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78 of 80 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a miraculous product, February 20, 2005
The scenario: my 6 month old kitten adopted from a garbage pit 4 months ago, for many unpreventable medical and physiological reasons reverted back to her feral state; fearful, crying, and creating all-night insanity, making sleep impossible for me, the other cats, and perhaps the neighbors as well.
Most alarming was that the stressful condition she was in altered her appetite, and the most she would consume was some warm milk.
I didn't want to add to the medications she was already taking, with a prescription of something like Diazepam (Valium), so decided to give "Comfort Zone" a try.
I noticed an improvement within 8 hours, and by 36 hours, all her feral symptoms had vanished, and she was calm, slept through the night, ate, and was her charming, cuddly self again. During the first 36-72 hour period, there were some "extras," like her rubbing against my legs while I was standing in the kitchen, but now things are back to normal, and she is behaving the way one would expect a healthy 6 month old to act.
The last month has been quite an ordeal, but with the help of "Comfort Zone," I feel as though a miracle has taken place, with harmony and peace back in our humble but cozy abode.
This 48 oz. bottle lasts approximately 4 weeks, covers up to 650 sq. ft. and is recommended for all situations that cause stress in a cat, from new environments to the addition of a new pet in the family. It will also treat "urine marking," another symptom my kitty was exhibiting, as she would spray against the wall instead of urinating into the litter, a nasty habit that required a lot of cleaning up and that "Comfort Zone" has cured.
Completely odorless, the bottle and plug-in unit is a 1-2-3 simple assembly, and feline facial pheromone that is the active ingredient does not affect humans, except to improve their lives by making their fur friends happier.
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50 of 52 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I Wish I'd Bought Feliway A Long Time Ago..., May 16, 2006
To the Feliway product description information above, I would also add, "Aids in calming cats...who manage stressful chronic health conditions."
My 4yr. old neutered male cat manages several chronic health conditions, which at times create seemingly unrelated behavioral issues, when flare ups occur that jangle his nerves. When his IBD is not well controlled, my otherwise angelic cat becomes stressed out & does deadly things - chewing through power cords, consuming inedible objects, eating plants untouched for years, climbing to & jumping/falling from extremely high places aggravating his arthritis, & more. When he's not feeling well, acting-out is his way of externalizing his bad nerves & telling me, "I don't feel well, help me".
So I bought a Feliway Diffuser for him for his birthday a few weeks ago, & the change in my cat's behavior was noticeable within the first few hours after plugging it in. Initially, I noticed a personality change - sort of a mellowing effect, reflecting a more leveled out & increased general sense of well-being. I see less lethargy, & more interest in social interaction, his environment, & play. It's a subtle overall field effect, but his happiness & joy somehow seem happier. I've noticed I've had an easier time with giving him his regular medications & brushing his teeth. It's a synthetic feline facial pheromone, but I call it "the airborne feline prozac"... And without putting more chemicals into his system that don't belong in the body, & their problematic side effects. My cat seems to appreciate the general change in the overall atmosphere of his home, & occasionally, he even sleeps underneath the diffuser.
The benefits my cat experiences also pass on to me - because if he is less stressed & upset, & doing fewer life threatening things in reaction to his nerves - then I'm less stressed out as well. I'd rather buy him Feliway, than spend money on veterinary visits & additional medication to deal with new problems he creates when he's stressed. And there have been a lot of them.
Feliway contains an odorless oil by human standards, & it does not upset my cat's severe asthma or allergies, nor my own more moderate conditions. In fact, I am wondering that if he's less stressed out psychologically - & in turn physiologically - if there might even be less asthma & less digestive upset due to a reduction in the cycle of internalized stress. And if it improves his overall quality of life, I'd much rather buy him peace instead of more doctors...
I live in a small 1 person unit, & 1 diffuser does seem to cover the entire place. I unplug ours when the window is open, & plug it back in when it's closed, while I sleep or am away, & any time I think he might benefit from it. The plastic bottle can be unscrewed from the plug-in unit & recapped to preserve it until your next use. This may help to extend the 6 week life span recommended in the packaging information, we'll find out. I would also add that the diffuser gets warm, but not hot to the touch, & certaintly not hot enough to burn a hand or singe a whisker or fur. I have handled the diffuser many times during use, & I have no fear of allowing my cat to be directly near it.
The only negative aspect of this product so far as I can determine is how much you'll want to kick yourself for waiting to buy it for long as you did... As a pet store employee recently told me, "It is one of the few behavior mod products for cats on the market that actually does work." While there is no substitute for building & maintaining a solid, trusting relationship with your pet - or for seeking competent veterinary care - Feliway does seem like it could be a great adjunct to it.
Feliway gets 2 Thumbs & Paws Up from kitty & me. =^..^=
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Remarkable & Effective Product, November 19, 2005
My 2 new cats were a rescue from neglect. They are 2 huge Maine Coons, 6 yrs., and siblings. The male (20lbs) unpacked within the first hour, moved in and wanted lunch. The female (17lbs) hid. Both were infested with fleas, ticks, and roundworm. She had good reasons to hide because she also had an upper respiratory infection, conjunctivitis, and a urinary tract infection. This is what happens when people think that their domestic pets can survive outdoors for long periods of time. They cannot. The female would have died before winter.
After a month of anti-biotics, flea, tick and roundworm treatments, her diseases were healed but not her psyche. Her brother liked to pick on her and she would growl like a mountain lion. She even scared me. I've had cats for 40 years and this is the first time I questioned my safety with one.
But I knew part of her reaction was stress from all the changes - new home, new food, warm bed, a host of sicknesses, etc. Nevertheless, I needed to get on top of the stressful behavior or they were going to be permanently separated with the female going to a new home. He was a lover right from the start. I didn't know what she was because she was freaked out. Sleep deprivation was also turning me into zombie.
A Google search turned up this product. It was serendipitous that this product was the first hit, because I study the same types of odors in humans (scientist); they're called human semiochemicals and pheromones (this product) are one class of semiochemical. At any rate, had this product Fed-Exed to me and all I can say is WOW.
Within 12 hours all stress levels dropped by a factor of 10. For the first time in 6 weeks both animals slept through the night without an 'argument' and I, too, got my first full night's sleep since bringing them home. It's been 2 days now and both animals are completely chilled out.
I've decided to bomb my entire house and put a diffuser in each room in order to maintain this blissful state for the next 60 days with the expectation that both animals will transition into calmness without any further need for the product after this time period. If it turns out that stress begins to increase, I'll just continue using the product in the rooms where they spend most of their time.
While the female is still 'tetchy', she is phenomenally less stressed and can be handled. Because of this product, I won't have to separate these two lovely animals and also will not have to resort to Valium for her.
While this product may not work for long standing stress situations where bad behaviors have been allowed to continue for years, it is an amazing product for recent changes. It seems to me that all shelters and rescue organizations might benefit from this product and its canine counterpart to relieve shelter stress. Highly recommended - it is science (not hocus pocus), backed up by empirical tests, and it works.
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