FELIWAYMultiCat 30 Day Cat Calming Refill for Pheromone Diffuser, 48ml - 1x 30 Day - Helps Reduce Conflicts and Signs of Tension in Multi-Cat Households

These were suggested by our vet to help with stress from the ridiculous loud noises that are a common everyday occurrence in our crappy neighborhood. We were a bit leery at first because of a mixed bag of reviews, but we are so glad we tried them because they are very effective! Our cats are much more relaxed and have stopped bickering with each other. They sleep more soundly and for longer periods of time. They are super easy to set up and they have lasted a full month, even when plugged in 24/7. We noticed a slight scent from them, but it’s not strong at all. If you’re on the fence about buying them like we were, I would say definitely give them a try because if they work for your cat(s), they’ll make a huge difference!

Why did you pick this product vs others?:This stuff is great. I have used it off and on for several years to help cats to deal with separation dress, returning to cat box after illness, and even kitty dementia.

I was skeptical when I purchased 2 diffusers but I was willing to do anything to help transition a new kitty into our home. I have a year old outdoor rescue, at 8 weeks, no mom or litter mates in site. He is very needy. He is soo loving and you can feel it, but I felt he needed a sister/brother and wanted that transition to happen smoothly and continue to. After finding our new kitty, followed all the steps to introduce them. Everything went so well! I was thrilled! As time went on I noticed moments of major tension and anger not only towards the new kitty but towards me as well. Scary lash outs, like a wild animal. It made me very nervous for our new kitty’s safety. After researching, and talking with my vet, we came to the conclusion our first cat has abandonment issues, and basically doesn’t want to share my affection/attention with the new kitty. My vet suggested the optimum formula first, I tried for 2 months and saw a significant change in the first cat. I forgot about changing the refill the first month and noticed him getting a little more aggressive and that’s when I realized omg need new refill asap. I changed to multicat just because there is no issues with the litter box, or going outside of it, they aren’t excessively scratching. I felt the motherly description of the multicat formula was more suiting for my situation. And almost total 6 months using this product, I whole heartedly would recommend this to any cat owner. My first cat will always have those moments, he can’t help that, but Feliaway helps those moments be more calm and way less aggressive in a sense that it ends up in innocent play and the new kitty chases him. They are so much more vocal, always chirping to each other. Only reason I can not give it five stars is that I feel that the refills only last 17-21 days. I never made it past 23 days of a refill. So just watch those refills, they are consistent in timing. I have 2 and they both are empty between 17-21 days. More cost over all in a year, I believe. There is no smell. Also needs to be in an unoccupied plug, both sockets. It plugs in the bottom and you can’t have anything plugged in the top. Pets love is unlike any other, the most true, and a happy home was achieved with Feliaway multicat! Thank you for your product!

We have a pair of 6 month old kittens from the same litter who are closely bonded. They are great friends and love to play together. We had recently had the male neutered. He had recently recovered, and been released from his "cone of shame" when we had his sister spayed. She was wearing a soft cone that we had gotten from the vet, so she wouldn't be able to get at her incision.We were told by the vet that her activity had to be very restricted for the first several days after her surgery, and, of course, her incision had to be protected. Since she and her brother like to play rough, we figured we would need to keep her separated for at least the first day or two post-surgery, and watch them carefully after that to make sure they didn't get too crazy, and no one got after her incision.Naturally, the evening of the day she had her surgery, when I opened the door where we were confining her to check on her and spend some time visiting, her brother and our older cat both got into her room. I figured I would let them visit her, and see how it went. They were being sweet and calm, and, after the requisite sniffing was out of the way, they just kind of hung out in the room with us. (Her brother didn't appear disturbed by the cone, and even groomed her face a bit. He didn't act at all weird around her, or like he didn't know her.)At bedtime, of course, my husband and I had to remove the other cats from our girl's room, since we couldn't really supervise them while we were sleeping, and she still needed to be activity-restricted. We already had a couple of Feliway diffusers, one with the Optimum formula, and one with the Classic formula, since we had had to separate the boy for a bit both before and after his neutering, which made no one happy.Sometime during the night, the girl had gotten her soft cone inverted, so it was kind of down around her shoulders instead of around her head. Her brother completely freaked out when he saw her that morning at breakfast. He hissed and looked big and acted like we had a strange cat in the house. It was really weird. I thought maybe it was because the cone was inverted, so I flipped it up so that it was back around her head, like it had been the evening before. Nope. He was still treating her like she was a stranger and a threat. I had a recovery suit I had purchased for her, so we put that on her and took the cone off, to see if it made any difference. No joy; he was still being weird, and we were concerned he might hurt her, so we had to separate them again.We tried periodically letting them interact again to see if he would get over it. Still no joy. By the evening of the second day, I was very concerned. He was not "getting over it". He actually hid under the bed during playtime and treat time that evening.She seemed to have her feelings hurt that her brother was treating her this way, and her seemed very anxious and stressed. (He is already an anxious kitty - thus the other Feliway diffusers we already had running.) I decided I needed to try the Feliway Multicat formula to see if it might help. Of course, I realized this an hour too late to pick up a vial at my local pet supply store, but I was able to order one on Amazon for delivery the next morning.The package came on time, and, shortly after I got up, I brought it in, and plugged in the Multicat vial. Over the course of the day, our boy seemed to gradually calm down. I wouldn't say he was interacting with his sister normally yet, but he was not acting like he was afraid of her, or treating her like a stranger, any longer. As long as we had to separate them at night or when we were out, he would be weird again for a few minutes when they were together again in the morning, but he would get over it pretty quickly.We're now a week out from her surgery, and, even though she's still in the recovery suit for a few more days, her brother is back to treating her like a member of the family, and not like we brought some kind of alien in the house. Sanity has been restored.I knocked a star off on value for money because the refill vials are expensive, almost as expensive as buying a new diffuser kit. I don't think the refill vials should be that expensive. It doesn't provide much incentive to buy a refill, vs. throwing away the diffuser and just buying a new kit when you need one. Not very economical, nor environmentally friendly, Feliway. I would have knocked off a couple of stars on value for money, but Amazon was offering the vial at a discounted price, and the product did work.These products are expensive, and I hope not to need them indefinitely, but, they did help us and our kitties get through a crisis.

Our veterinarian recommended this product. We have 3 cats, with one female having anxiety around other cats. So far, keeping this product in two rooms has eased the tension between the two females. Great blessing.