Feliway cat pheromone vapouriser

When a cat feels safe in its environment, it rubs its head against items such as furniture, the corners of walls, the bottom of curtains, and yourself, leaving behind chemicals called facial pheromones. These pheromones convey a message of well-being, calm and absence of stress.

Unlike dogs, cats display distress in much more subtle ways, best known as "quiet stress".This state can be conveyed by changes in behaviour such as urine marking, vertical scratching, loss of appetite or refusal to play and to interact.

Quiet stress can be triggered by things such as changes in the cat’s environment, re-arrangement of furniture, moving house, and new arrivals to the household. More obvious stressors are visits to the vets, hospitalisation, and stays in a cattery.

In these situations, a Feliway diffuser can be used to restore the natural balance, mimicking the cat’s own pheromones, helping to create a state of calm and well-being.

As with dogs, the active ingredient is released through an electric device, with each bottle of pheromone lasting one month.

For 'temporary' situations such as visiting the vet, the same product is available in a pump-action spray, which is squirted onto bedding, the cat basket, into kennels/cages etc, conveying the same message that the sprayed area should be safe and calm.



As yet there is no research specifically showing the effect of the use of Feliway in firework phobia. However, extrapolating from its effects in other anxiety-provoking situations, we feel that it is well worth trying Feliway in conjuction with our Firework Sounds CD. This is a safe way of addressing the problem, without recourse to sedative drugs.



For more information about Feliway and facial pheromones in cats, see the Feliway site www.feliway.uk.com