Feliway

Help your cat to face difficult and stressful situations by comforting and reassuring him with the help of Feliway.

What does it do?

Feliway is a product specially designed to reduce stress, anxiety and give your cat a serene life. Often, cats with behavioral problems related to stress will do urine marking, vertical scratching, excessive grooming, be aggressive or hide all of the time.

If this stress is not reduced, and becomes too frequent, it may cause an impact on the health of your cat. Common problems related to stress include cystitis’, alopecia, anorexia and obesity. Cats instinctively look to avoid conflicts and aggression, this is why their signs of stress are often subtle and pass unnoticed, notably; eating problems, excessive grooming, soiling of the house, reduced activity, withdrawal or refusal to interact with others.

To fight stress, cats mark their environment using visual indicators, olfactory indicators or pheromones. They spray with urine or scratch zones or objects that seem new or dangerous to them. Cats’ facial pheromones confirm to them that a zone is familiar and safe.

Feliway is the synthetic replication of the facial pheromones naturally produced by cats. It helps to calm or prevent stress and behavioral or medical problems associated with it. We find Feliway in different formats. Each product is adapted in function with the stressful situation present.

Feliway Spray (75ml, about 500 sprays)

We use it in restrained areas like the transport carrier, car, areas where the animal does urine marking or scratching. It indicates that this area is safe. It is ideal for: boarding stays, veterinarian visits, car trips, reducing vertical scratching, newly introduced items in the home, such as furniture. (For vertical scratching, you may acquire a scratching post which is much appreciated by cats.). Warning, do not spray onto areas where you want your cat to do his claws. Once applied, the product is effective for 4 to 5 hours, after which, it must be reapplied.

The Diffuser

Feliway can be used in a continuous fashion, mainly for cats who are stressed all of the time. It is ideal in multi cat households, to calm excessive timidity and to ease the familiarization of cats with a new environment. For optimal effect, place the diffuser where the cat spends most of his time, or in areas where he causes you problems. The diffuser should be plugged in permanence because frequent unplugging will prevent it from functioning. A diffuser covers a surface area of 46 to 72 m² and one refill lasts about one month. For effective results, change the diffuser every 6 months.

Wipes

There also exists Feliway wipes, ideal for short trips in the carrier. Pass a wipe on all the internal surfaces of the carrier, 30 minutes before placing the cat inside (to let the smell of alcohol evaporate).

Tips

Vertical scratching:

To obtain optimal results, atomize Feliway every day for at least one month. At the same time, install a scratching post close to the scratching zone, because Feliway will drive the cat away from the zone where he manifests an inappropriate behavior.

Urine marking:

Vaporize Feliway on zones where the cat does urine marking (vertical), this will indicate to him that this area is secure and that he does not need to mark.

For maximum efficiency:

You may combine the use of the Feliway spray and diffuser. The results are often very satisfying. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to speak with your veterinarian.