Farnam Comfort Zone Plug-In Diffuser with Feliway, 48 Milliliters

Comment: This not only did absolutely nothing but possibly made it worse. Don't waste your money. It just doesn't work.

Comment: We ordered this product when our 1 1/2 year old cat would not stop peeing outside of his litter box. He would pee right next to it sometimes, and other times, in a totally random place. He also would poop outside his box. This all started when we found that he had pooped in the tub one day. We thought it was sort of amusing and strange, but slowly, over about 6 months, it became a habit we could not break him of. When we were able to block off the shower, he started pooping in the sinks. We lived with this, but figured we could break him of it totally one day. Then, we found pee outside the litter box one day. And from there, things got out of control. He completely stopped using his box all together. Took him to the vet twice, both times with a clean check up and a diagnosis of 'stress induced behavioral issues'. So we tried many things to no avail. Then we found this product.
At first, we thought it wasn't working. We expected immediate results, like most reviews said would happen. I week went by with no changes, and we just gave up on it working, but also forgot about them and left them plugged in. Then one day, all of the sudden, we realized we hadn't cleaned up pee for a few days. We also noticed, our misbehaving cat, had stopped mounting and dominating our other cat, which he took a liking to do every so often. The two seemed to be getting along just peachy all of the sudden.
So, final thoughts - it half worked for us, but took two or three weeks. It half worked because while he is no longer peeing outside the box, he is still pooping in sinks and bathtubs regularly. We can deal with that, although we would like that to change as well.
As and interesting side note - we are pretty sure our cat is now addicted to this stuff. No joke. We had the original ones we had purchased plugged in, and had forgotten to check them to see if they were close to running out. One day we noticed our cats poop was completely runny. His stools were a mess. He also seemed lethargic and anti-social. We checked the Farnam and it was empty. We ordered new ones and plugged them in, within two days his stool went from constantly runny and messy, to 100% normal. And he became social again.
Just yesterday, we noticed his stool was again, a runny mess - checked the Farnam, and yup, it is just starting to run out.
So, that was interesting that he is so effected by it now that it changes his stool when he doesn't have his Farnam fix.

Comment: This is exactly what my Vet recommended for my cat that was overly grooming, biting, licking & tearing out his abdominal fur. I found it for much less at Amazon.com than at the local Pet stores. As it turns out, it looks like my cat has a yet-to-be-diagnosed skin allergy problem so I am unsure if the product actually helped in this situation, but I will continue to use it at least until everything with my cat is resolved and maybe longer if it helps calm him.

Comment: This product does seem to help, and it certainly is WAY LESS EXPENSIVE to buy it here than it is in the pet store. Be aware - you need to use this at least 3 full months to make a long term change, and use it in all the rooms where you have a problem - for us, that turned out to be almost the entire house! Also, we finally had to add some anti-anxiety medication from the vet because our cat, who had been doing very well, would revert to spraying everytime he felt too stressed again - such as when we had company.

However, overall, this stuff (and the anti-anxiety meds) have made the difference between giving away and keeping a beloved cat.

I also recommend that you buy or check out at your library a book on cat behavior and learn why your cat is spraying in the first place - this stuff isn't going to fix everything if the source of the problem still exists, but we do have altogether 3 much, much happier cats!

Comment: I have two cats who have lived together for about 18 months. Both were rescues and both had spent considerable time awaiting adoption.

My male cat, prior to my adopting him, had spent 5-1/2 months living in a pet store; when I got him, it was clear he was frazzled by the cat store lifestyle, although the people at the store told me what a great cat he was and how sweet. But when he was new to my home, he meowed in protest any time he was picked up, despite being a great hog for attention if you left him on the floor.

He was nervous and jumpy for many months; he had been between shelters and fosters homes and the pet store, so it was clear he was waiting for his "lap of luxury" rug to be yanked out from beneath him. After about 15 months with me he was due for booster shots. He was so stressed out after a couple hours out in the car/at the vet that he started acting out - mounting my female cat (which I had never seen him attempt before), running around the house, hiding atop the tallest cabinets in the kitchen. My biggest concern was obviously his mounting behavior, because that was stressing my female cat out. While neither cat had ever clearly become the "alpha" cat in our household, this was an obvious attempt on his part.

When he didn't calm down on his own, I started looking for a product to help him so I wouldn't have to resort to drugs. I saw this at the pet store but found it 50% cheaper on Amazon. I plugged it in and less than 48 hours later I could see a marked change in his stress and anxiety levels. It took a couple weeks before he quit running after my female cat.

The bottle did not last quite a full 4 weeks; for me, I think it lasted about 25-26 days. By the time I was onto the first refill by about a week, I would have to say: this is a changed cat. He's calm, he has gotten much more personable and seeks out attention more, he doesn't always meow when you pick him up anymore; he quit trying to mount my female cat -- I'm not saying he's a whole new cat, but it's certainly like somebody flicked a switch on his personality and turned off the crazy.

My other cat was mellow to begin with, so I haven't seen a change in her; but boy, what a difference in my male cat.