How To Solve Unwanted Cat Behavior Problems with Feliway For Cats, Feliway Diffuser and Spray

Ok, I know what you are thinking...

"What's this about a Feliway Diffuser? I've tried all sorts of solutions to stop my cat spraying urine in the house or scratching the furniture but none of them work!"

You're at your wits-end to know what to do as at the moment ...

It seems like you only have two choices, have your home smelling of cat wee or keep your cat out of the house!

But hang on while I explain ...

Feliway for Cats is available either as Feliway Diffuser or Feliway Spray and helps to destress your cat.

Why is this important?

Because destressing your cat can eliminate cat behavior problems such as urinating in the house or scratching furniture.

How can a Diffuser do all this?

The Feliway diffuser for cats works, not by using drugs, or tranquilizers, but by calming and reassuring your cat or kitten in stressful situations with a pheromone which mimics the natural facial pheromone that cats release when they happily rub up against you or furniture when they feel safe and secure in their own territory.

Feliway for Cats is odourless to humans and does not have any effect on people or other animals – it works only on cats and kittens.

Feliway for Cats, Diffuser and Spray are recommended by animal behaviourists and vets and is scientifically proven to help with cat behavior problems, the results having been published in at least thirteen studies that have been published in scientific journals or presented at veterinary conferences over the past twelve years.

The Feliway for cats diffuser plugs into any electrical socket and works in the same way as a plug-in air freshener as the vapour will rise in a column of warm air from the diffuser and prevent your cat or kitten urinating to mark its territory.

It is best used plugged into a socket in a room that your cat uses the most. It should not be covered, placed under furniture or behind a door.

How long does it last?

One Feliway diffuser is effective for a period of four weeks in an area of between fifty and seventy square meters. Refills are readily available and each new diffuser comes with a refill pack. Refills also last four weeks and the plug in part of the diffuser should be replaced about every six months.

• Indoor urine spraying
• Vertical scratching of furniture and soft furnishings
• Conflicts between two or more cats in the same household

• Stress related behavioural problems such as loss of appetite or generally nervous behaviour

When should I use the Feliway Diffuser?

Once the initial problem has been solved, use whenever there is a new stressful situation for your cat, such as:-

• Buiding work in the house
• Redecorating
• A new cat, kitten or other pet arriving
• A new Baby
• Visitors to the home, parties, celebrations and so on
• Fireworks

(in these stressful situations, it would be very helpful to plug in the Feliway diffuser in the room where your cat spends the most time, at least forty-eight hours before the event is due to occur).

Why would I need a Feliway spray as well?

A Feliway for cats spray is available to reinforce the benefit of the Feliway Diffuser.

If your cat has sprayed urine, clean the affected area using water or an odourless cleaning solution (do not use bleach or products containing ammonia as cats are very sensitive to these smells) and allow it to dry. Then, use the spray on the area where your cat has sprayed and on any prominent objects nearby. Use the diffuser for at least a month and use of the spray can be discontinued when the cat is seen marking the place with its own facial pheromones (rubbing his face on the area).

If your cat has been scratching the furniture, use the diffuser in the area, use the Feliway spray as above and provide your cat with a scratching post toy nearby – this needs to be suitable for your cat to stretch up and scratch. Again, use of the spray can be discontinued when your cat is seen rubbing his face on the area as he will be marking with his own pheromones.

The Feliway Spray is also very useful if your cat needs to make a trip to the vets or a stay in a cattery. You can use it in his travelling box and in the car, just spray directly fifteen minutes before putting the cat in his travelling box.

"It's been about a month now and, despite having workers in doing general maintenance to the house and the general rough and tumble that 2 under 5s bring with them, the cat has both gained most of his lost weight AND stopped spraying in the house."

"I had read about Feliway and how it can help the introduction of a new cat in your house, so I gave it try when we brought our 8 week old kitten home. I plugged the diffuser into his isolation room. The kitten caught a glimpse of our older cat and gave a hiss, but within a day of being in his room with the Feliway, his mood was much improved, tail high, and pretty much ready to take on the world."

"Within two weeks, I found my two cats snoozing together! I know all cats may not respond to Feliway, but it's certainly worth a try, especially to get a newcomer feeling better about their new home."

"After adopting a puppy into our two cat household, our vet recommended that we get this diffuser to aid in calming the cats (one was severely stressed). Within two days, the cats were calmer and had stopped scratching the furniture. They also began approaching the puppy without lunging and/or scratching at her. It's been about two weeks since I began using the diffuser and we are ALL calmer and happier now!"

"Select the most trafficked area where the cats have been spraying and set this in the wall outlet. Within a few short hours they were no longer spraying or snarling at each other in the room.
THey continued to posture and play but no longer have they been stinking up the room with spray.
I cannot smell the diffuser scent either and that is nice."

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