FELIWAYClassic 30 Day Cat Calming Plug In Pheromone Diffuser Starter Kit, 48ml - Helps Reduce Common Signs of Stress in Cats & Kittens, Enhanced Calming

We rescued a cat from a prior horrible situation. She would hide at most times when we were home. It wasn't magic over night, but we installed this diffuser (paired with months of patience) and within a day or two, she was coming out without treat incentive. Just to say hi. For a few minutes at a time, but definitely progress we hadn't seen. She doesn't bolt back under the furniture when people are out. We have a long way to go, but made HUGE advances since installing this.

This cat pheromone diffuser has made such a huge difference in our home. My cat used to be super anxious—going outside the litter box and hiding all the time.Since using this diffuser, she’s been so much calmer. No more accidents outside the litter box, and she’s even started coming out to greet people—and doesn’t freak out when the dog’s nearby!It’s completely odorless, easy to use, and lasts for weeks. I honestly wish I had tried it sooner. If you’re dealing with stress-related behaviors, this is 100% worth it.

Short version:PROS - VERY effective at reducing stress levels and decreasing inappropriate behaviors.CONS - The diffuser refills are only effective for 20 - 25 days (Two other relative, in separate homes, also report they only seem to be effective for 20 to 25 days).- The cost. VERY expensive when using the recommended number of diffusers in the home and then having to change them sooner than the recommended effective date.Long version:I have seven cats who, while have free access to a large fenced yard and limited access to several hundred acres outside of the fenced yard, primarily spend their time indoors. There are conflicting personalities between them, in addition to added stress of intruding strays. With the high stress levels came spraying indoors and increased aggressive and inappropriate behaviors.I use 3 Feliway diffusers, one at each end of my home and one in the basement. It has literally saved their lives and my sanity. The diffusers do not last a full 30 days for me, usually around 25 days. I can tell when they are no longer effective, as the bad behaviors escalate. It's not immediate...It takes me about 3 days to figure out why the spats and spraying have become noticeable, when I check the diffusers (I write the approximate date for replacement on the refill bottle)it is close to the change date. Within one day of replacing the refills, all is calm again.I also have found the spray to be VERY effective in discouraging marking/spraying when applied every two to three days to the preferred objects. When applied to a pair of leather gloves that I use to "handle/pet the feral strays, it is extremely effective in calming them and reducing the number of "strikes/bites" to the gloves. It always amazes me to watch these very feral cats calm to the point that they not only allow me to pet them but relax enough to roll on their back for me to rub their tummy. I use the spray liberally around the area where I feed them, which also helps discourage marking from both my cats and the strays.And I really mean it when I say it is a life saver. About 6 months after moving into my new home in the country, an intact male stray (that I had neutered and named Melvin) decided to make himself a home with my four other cats (three females and one male, all altered). Being an adult (estimated 2+ years), it initially cause some tension with my other cats but eventually we all settled into a fairly stable routine. However, I had to continually work with Melvin to lessen his aggression during play.About two years after that, my best friend was in a bad car accident, and while she survived, she could no longer care for her three cats...so I adopted them. Even though I took 2 months to slowly integrate them, they created tension among my 5, especially Melvin. Over the next year, Melvin's stress levels increased to the point of spraying, aggression and overall depression. I tried several medications (my sis is a vet) but to no avail. His spraying became uncontrollable, to the point where he deliberately sprayed objects next to me, and eventually ON me. While he never really got rid of all of his stray-tom mannerisms, it was as if something sort of snapped in his brain, that while he wasn't mean, he was simply not right and definitely not happy. Having exhausted all other solutions (even using Feliway spray), I had him euthanized.Less than a week after the heart breaking euthanization of Melvin, one of my males (from my original four) started spraying in the house, and also one of the males of my friend's three. Medication did not help either of them. As a last ditch effort, I started using the Feliway diffusers and applied the spray to all spray-desirable objects on a daily basis.I am VERY happy to report that while there is an occasional marking and spat (usually aggravated by the presence of the strays), the situation remains manageable. And while I still morn for Melvin, I breathe a daily sigh of relief that I don't have to make that decision again.So, the Feliway diffusers and spray, while expensive, are most definitely worth it and a total godsend for my seven fur-children.

First a little background, we have five cats. One (Pete) has been blind since birth. His sibling Benjamin started getting a little to aggressive when they all played. Based on Feliways claim that it’s supposed to calm and reduce stress we bought a plug in.After a few days we noticed Pete started spraying everywhere. We immediately took him to the vet to make sure there was nothing medically wrong and they were 100% confident it was behavioral. We racked our brain for a few days and tried everything. Added more litter boxes, created more safe spaces, nothing worked.After exhausting all efforts we started thinking it may be the feliway, so we unplugged it. We put it in a bag and placed it outside far away from the house. We aired out the house and that was the last day Pete sprayed. A leather chair, a table, curtains and hundreds of dollars in vet expenses all wasted because of this product that did the exact opposite of what it’s supposed to do.We did more research into feliway and found that all of the studies they reference are paid by feliway. Even worse there was also no control group in the studies. So it is basically just “take our word for it”.The independent studies that have been done saw absolutely NO positive impact. Basically what this product has done is taken a cats natural pheromone and amplified, heated it up and sent it into the air. It is basically creating an imaginary cat with a super strong scent to basically dominate everyone else. This cannot be good for a cat’s natural hierarchy.In Pete’s case he smelled another cat and since he could not see one he felt threatened and started trying to reclaim his space. Blind cats naturally have a heightened sense of smell so this must have been super stressful for him.I feel the marketing of this product is highly deceptive and is cruel. If your cat is stressed or misbehaving, take the time to find out why they are behaving the way they are and find a more natural way to resolve the situation. There are other options. This I don’t think is one of them. If you do decide to try it, use with caution. In the cases where it has changed the behavior of the cat I worry it is out of fear not out of relief.

I used this for a few months because of my skittish cat. it did help her a lot. But i forgot to change it and it got really hot and left scorch marks on my outlet. The oil also got all over the wall above the outlet and took forever to clean. Overall the product works it's just potentially a fire hazard and very messy.