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

The FELIWAY Classic Pheromone Diffuser has been absolutely incredible for calming my anxious cat! This 30-day starter kit delivers genuine stress relief that has transformed my pet's behavior and overall well-being. The effectiveness is remarkable - within just a few days, my cat's anxiety behaviors like excessive meowing, hiding, and inappropriate elimination significantly decreased. The calming effect is noticeable and sustained throughout the diffuser period. What makes this special is the science-based approach using natural feline facial pheromones. It creates a comforting environment that helps cats feel secure without any sedating effects or behavioral changes - just natural relaxation. The plug-in format is incredibly convenient and covers up to 700 square feet effectively. The diffuser works continuously and silently, providing consistent calming benefits without any maintenance or daily administration. The 48ml refill provides excellent value for a full month of continuous calming support. Having measurable relief for stress-related behaviors makes this investment worthwhile for both pet and owner peace of mind. This has been particularly helpful during stressful situations like moving, new pets, or household changes. The diffuser helps my cat adapt more easily to environmental changes that would normally cause significant anxiety. FELIWAY has genuinely improved my cat's quality of life and our household harmony. Outstanding product that delivers real behavioral benefits through natural methods. Highly recommend for any cat owner dealing with feline stress or anxiety!

I have two cats, they do not get along with each other but they tolerate each other. One of my cats is a biter. She bites me for no reason. She was a rescue so I put up with her terrible habits. I've had her for 8 years. Sadly, I don't remember her as a kitten because she was so standoffish and had nothing to do with anyone. My vet advised me to try this to see if it could help her 'chill out'. I purchased this and got it quickly. It's very easy to use, just screw the bottle in and plug into the wall. There was no change in my cat immediately, but I did start to notice changes within 2 weeks, she would come out and sit on the sofa, she - very slowly - started to become more sociable. She and my other cat do not get along still, but she actually tolerates him also, doesn't like him but doesn't try to bit him....or me anymore. I started using this stuff about 2 years ago and have been using it ever since. The atomizer does wear out after time, and I realized my cat was getting back to her old ways. I checked the atomizer and it was still almost full. I noticed after about a week that the atomizer was just not working anymore. I read that they do wear out so I bought an off brand atomizer claiming to work with the particular product. It did not. My cat was becoming unsociable again. So I bought the name brand and it is again working for my cat. She actually sleeps on the bed with me at night, something she never did before. She's really a sweetheart but she just needed some help. I'm not sure how this stuff works to make cats calm down but it is the real deal. My only complaint is that I have lots of refill bottles, I only needed the atomizer that plugged into the wall. Feliway does not sell the atomizer alone, so I had to buy it with another bottle of Feliway, which is OK, I will use it, but just wanted the option for the replacement part, which is why I gave this product 4 stars for value. Otherwise, will use it for life.

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.

Can’t say for sure if it works because I can’t even use it. Every time I plug this in it smells like burning plastic. It gets too hot and the smell of something burning makes me too anxious to leave it plugged in. It seems like others have had this issue also. I hope I can find a more reliable brand to try. I don’t recommend this one solely because you might receive a faulty, potentially unsafe product.

It's hard to say if it was this product, or if our kitten is just chill, but on New Year's Eve, the firecrackers didn't phase him a bit. We foster kittens and had just gotten a new 8wk old kitten on Dec 21. We'd never used Feliway for other fosters to help them acclimate and adjust to our home, but with NYE coming up, I thought I'd give this a try. Kitten was very shy and afraid the first several days with us, then blossomed to a friendly, snuggly, active and super playful boy by the first week. At least he had time and was already comfortable with us and our home by the time NYE rolled around. I guess there's no way to tell for certain if it was the Feliway or if this kitten is just inherently chill, but the firecrackers didn't phase him at all. When there was a big boom, or a string of firecrackers he did duck into his tunnel, but as soon as the noise stopped he came right back out to play again without showing any anxiety or fear. I still have no way of knowing if it was the Feliway that helped because I have nothing to compare it to, but it did no harm so I'm happy. I will continue to use Feliway with future foster kittens. Even without fireworks to worry about, if it helps new kittens adjust more easily to their environment then it's worth it. I've read some reviews about people having issues with the plug in diffuser though, so just to be safe I plan on purchasing future supplies in spray form.

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.

We have found these very helpful for our cats during times of change or high stress (moving, introducing a new cat to the household, etc.). It isn't magic - there will still be stress, but the pheromones seem to lessen the intensity of the stress, and shorten the adjustment time. The effect is subtle but noticeable. I cannot say that this would work for all cats- we have had one cat that was not at all impacted by the pheromones, and a couple that ADORED the smell. Most, however, have the beneficial but subtle response described above. Like people, each cat is a little different from others, and will respond accordingly to their preferences and sense of smell. Overall, it has worked well for us.

I heard of this product from a new vet I just started taking my cats to. My cat usually is very tense and nervous when riding in the car or going to the vet, and this most recent visit seemed no different. Riding in the car and sitting in the waiting room, she was meowing desperately, frightened of her surroundings. However, a few minutes after bringing her to the exam room (which had a Feliway diffuser going), it all melted away. She acted so calm and sedate, she acted as if she were home. The effects lingered for the drive back, where she didn’t make a peep and just cruised along with me like a champ. Of course I was sold. I got one for our apartment in the hopes that it would calm some territory related tension between both of my cats in my small apartment. I put it in a central location- in between important resources for the cats (like food or litter) but not next to. I didn’t notice as huge a difference at home as I did in the exam room, but that is probably because of the fact it was covering more sq footage and being diffused in my apartment, which is probably a good thing because you wouldn’t want them zonked all the time. It does get quite warm so make sure it has plenty of room and won’t regularly come in contact with anything. I just got the multi cat version now in the hopes it more successfully tackles my specific problem with my cats, but all in all it seemed like a useful purchase! The only other thing I might find worth mentioning is that I think once it ran out, the cats got riled up and acted kind of agitated because of a mild withdrawal from having soothing hormones in the air 24/7. That again could just be me drawing lines between things that aren’t connected but there you have it. Tldr: It’s no panacea for every cat behavioral issue, but it is worth it. Get multiple and spread them throughout the home for best results