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Feliway Plug-In Diffuser with Refill, 48 Milliliters |  | Brand: Feliway
Category: Pet Products
List Price: $34.99
Buy New: $19.50
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Seller: AbsolutelyPets
Rating:  198 reviews
Color: PURPLE
Media: Misc.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 2.5 x 2.5 x 5.5
MPN: CTA0011
Model: 3002477
UPC: 764464024773
EAN: 0899484001012
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Simulates your cat?s natural pheromones to help your pet cope with stress | | • | Just plug into any wall socket | | • | Completely safe and made to comply with British safety standards | | • | Do not plug in beneath furniture or behind doors | | • | Includes 1 48-milliliter refill |
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Product Description
The secret to this innovative product is not a drug or a tranquilizer, but pheromones, natural chemicals secreted by animals to communicate. Feliway mimics the facial pheromone released by cats to calm and reassure other cats. The Comfort Zone plug-in will relax your kitten or cat in these stressful situations and more: when transporting, boarding or hospitalizing, when moving to a new home, and when introducing a new household member. Just screw the plug-in onto the bottle, gently tighten, and plug into an ordinary household electric socket.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 198
 Miraculous! September 8, 2005
Alejandra Vernon (Long Beach, California)
74 out of 75 found this review helpful
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.
I Wish I'd Bought Feliway A Long Time Ago... May 16, 2006
HJW
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
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. =^..^=
Changed my life! June 9, 2006
J. Tan (Bay Area, CA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
What a truly amazing product this is! I want to give them the Nobel Prize or something. Here's how Feliway changed my life (and my kitties too!).
Jake and Elwood were from the same litter, and played well together for a few years. My devious neighbor decides that it's okay to feed Jake...and then all of a sudden, Jake stops coming home (gee, wonder why) I actually thought he might have been dead, since I hadn't seen him for months.(Both cats are outdoor, btw). When I finally did see him, I snatched him, and confined him to indoors for a while. That's when all hell broke loose. Jake and Elwood started hissing and fighting with each other, and I couldn't have them in the same room as each other. Elwood freaked out over this "new" kitty, and started spraying every corner of the house... and he's neutered! So both cats were completely unhappy. Enter Feliway.
Within 2 hours of plugging this bad boy in....Jake and Elwood were mellow with each other, and stopped hissing. After a full day, they were sleeping with each other and spooning. Even cleaning each other's heads! I can't even completely explain how magical this truly is. I love this product. I also bought the spray to wipe down the carrier before they go to the vet. It's also just as miraculous!
I wish the vet would've recommended this! September 10, 2007
K. Smith
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I have a male cat who would repeatedly (and seemingly randomly) go outside the box- like right outside the box. I took him to the vet a few times, after ruling out an infection, they suggested I try to give him anti-anxiety drugs. Well one smell of the pill raised his anxiety even more and he would hide under the bed. A few months later, hopeless and tired of cleaning the carpet (and tired of buying cleaning supplies!!!) I bought feliway. I've been using it for 6 weeks now and I haven't had to clean the carpet since. Keeping my fingers crossed!
happy kitties! September 24, 2007
Gretchen Collier (beatsville, LA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
After much agitation, from both me and kitties, i broke down and bought this.
We were having issues of them going where they are not supposed to.
I asked the vet what he thought about this product, given the situation i was facing, and he recommended it.
I bought it and brought it home.
After I plugged it in, it took about 2 days for it to get in the atmosphere and make a difference.
But it has. My cats are normally pretty laid back and affectionate, I think this has helped them be even more so.
They haven't gone outside of the box since about 48 hrs after I plugged this in; that's been a HUGE relief.
Advice: bringing a new cat into the house or changing things? This and a spray bottle of Nature's Miracle are about the two best investments you can make to make sure your house doesnt smell like you have cats in it if you do. It's a relief to walk in the front door and no longer smell that telltale ammonia smell in the air.
I know some people say they can smell it or it irritates allergies. I have never been allergic to cats, so i think thats why it doent bother me. Also i think i can smell it barely, but its not unpleasant to me- i think that its actually mellowing me out a little bit too ;)
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