Reddit reviews Feliway Behavior Modifier Spray 75 ml

• Take your cat to the vet to make sure it isn't a health problem first!
  
• Get more litter boxes. Your oldest cat might be trying to stake territory in the new place by peeing on the mat. If your current box is closed/lidded, try an open one, or vice versa.
  
• Try different types of litter. You might try Cat Attract litter or additives.
  
• Try moving the cat box around. Maybe it is too close to his food, or to something that makes him feel less secure.
  
• Try cleaning the mat he has peed on with enzymatic cleaner. If a spot smells like his pee, he may continue to think that is where his pee goes.
  
• You can also try a Feliway diffuser or spray to try and calm your kitties. If he's peeing in the doorway because of stress, it might help.

You can also get Feliway. It is worth a try for the price.

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After driving from AZ to upstate NY with 4 cats last summer by myself, I think I'm qualified to answer this question!

After doing lots of research I bought this Petego Pet Tube Kennel and it worked out great! I didn't buy the optional cushions, I just put a plush king blanket in there. It zips on both sides and has handles to carry. With you and your husband you'd easily be able to carry 3 cats in and out of hotels. I think my cats really liked it most because there was plenty of room and they could cuddle with each other.

I have an SUV so I had lots of room, I put all my boxes and stuff I was bringing in the back and then put the tube in lengthwise, with ends toward front of car and back, not side to side, it just worked out better for me that way.

Since it was such a long trip I didn't want them to be stuffed in the kennel all the time so I rigged a cargo net around the driver's seat and had suction cups and clips to pull it around all the way and attach to the window so the driver's compartment was completely enclosed. That way I could stop for gas and meals without having to worry about one of them jumping out, which was my biggest fear. It took me awhile to engineer before I left but it worked wonders. Before final stops for the night I'd pull over and wrestle them all into the kennel before opening any doors.

For the trip - Disposable kitty litter trays are a must. Portion their cat food into ziplock baggies. If you intend on letting them out at all in the vehicle as I did then cover everything with sheets. If you're going to keep them in kennels bring extra pads and stuff for the inside so if they soil them you can change them out. Bring plenty of garbage bags to keep anything soiled in until you can wash.

It was hard finding pet friendly hotels along the way but I did manage it. I wanted to keep driving until I felt I had to stop so I didn't make reservations, just started calling hotels for availability I had previously researched in each city I thought I might stop in. I brought my own sheets and mostly stayed in cheap roadway inns with decent reviews that had exterior rooms to make it easy to get in and out. Bring a hand held vacuum too. You won't believe the mess your cats will make in the hotel room with their food and litter box. I also vacuumed as much hair as I could as well, I didn't think it was fair to leave a big mess for the staff (I'm a hotel manager myself). I would put the cats in the car and do a quick vacuum of the room before I left. The vac also came in handy when I had to leave the room and come back. I turned it on when I was about to open the door to scare them from trying to dart out. It worked wonders!

Also buy one of those $10 cardboard scratch pads from Walmart or a pet store and put it in the hotel room with you to (hopefully) keep them from clawing up the furnishings.

It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. My cats meow'd for the first half hour but settled in after that and pretty much just slept and slept and slept. They didn't really eat or drink in the car all day but they did when we were in the hotels. One would use the litter box in the vehicle (I had it behind the passenger seat so I could reach it to scoop) but the others only used it in the hotel room.

I had also bought Feliway spray and calming chews for the trip. I really don't know if either made a difference for them since I have no basis of comparison but I wanted to make sure I did everything I could to minimize their stress. They did like the flavor of the chews a lot.

Hope this helps!

Best way to clean it: Natures Miracle. I buy it literally by the gallon.
Deep clean everything he had peed on, then DOUSE it in nature's miracle.
Afterwards, treat it with: Feli-way (http://www.amazon.com/Feliway-Behavior-Modifier-Spray-75/dp/B001GQI8SS).

These are the best treatments to clean up/prevent them peeing without potentially harming your cat.

Put a litter box (buy a new one, yes...you may need to have multiple boxes) right by your bed. If you're worried about litter everywhere, put a towel/rug under it and invest in a hand held vacuum if you don't have one already. After a few weeks, if he uses it consistently, slowly move it (like 6inches-1 foot a day...) back to where you had it first.

If that doesn't work, you might consider switching litters. I like Swheat Scoop, as it clumps well.

Be sure to clean your litter box 1-2 times a day. It's annoying and even though all the books say you should, so few people bother to because cats will use it anyway. But once I did this, my cat started using her box again.

(Worst case scenario is that your cat may have a UTI, which leads to them urinating in unwelcome spots, but the addition of a new kitten is more likely).

Also, puppy pads are something you might want to try for a temporary fix.

Rescue Remedy(pet formula) This works wonders for kitty aggression!


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Plus, Feliway spray. This to calms them down when aggressive. Each product is a non-medication tool I use to keep my cats happy.

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I also have a female who gets slightly aggressive when shes done being petted and is moody with the others. I use both products when needed. They work wonders together. I have to use it less and less now that I can 'read' her signs better. I can tell when I need to get my face away and stop touching her. When she first started acting like that I was at a loss. She could be ok one second and swipe at me the next. Now when petting her I pet, and stop and watch her reaction and if she gives me the ok, I pet again. I'm patient with her and allow her to tell me what she wants. Now it rarely happens if ever.

Be patient and I know this sounds kinda silly to some but don't take it personally. :-) Also, I am not affiliated with these products in any way. I've posted advice with these products because for me they have been a god-send and I wish I'd had them when I got my first cat.

All my best to ya!

I had a similar situation with a dog we rescued, though in over a decade of owning pets, I'd never had this happen before. She was fine with strangers and other dogs until she was spayed. Then she got really protective and defensive. What may have happened is that since the hormones gave gone down in your cat's system, they may now feel vulnerable- she has to prove her toughness. Call it overcompensation. Usually, I'd say 99% of the time, spaying and neutering "works" to calm a pet down.

You might want to bring kitty to the vet just to make sure that's all that's wrong, as cats may also get defensive when they're sick. Make sure she didn't get an infection from the operation.

If it turns out nothing is wrong with her, just buy some Feliway spray. It's this stuff for cats that makes them "be nice", by... well, setting up the right scents.

http://www.amazon.com/Feliway-Behavior-Modifier-Spray-75/dp/B001GQI8SS

I've got two cats here, by my side. One of them, whenever he is sick (or is in a mysterious bad mood), he attacks his furr-brother-from-another-mother. He never used to, it just happened as he aged.

Hope some of this helps! Good luck. Separate the cats when you can't watch them for now. It may also just be a territory battle, so you may want to make sure there are some high places one kitty can jump to, to be safe.

Does she have a place up high to perch? Is she spayed? She sounds partially feral and possibly stressed out from the move.

Don't play with her with your hands anymore. Use toys on strings or laser pointers. And play until she's worn out, when she lays down or starts to pant you're done it. Keep the focus off of any body parts.

Also try a cat hormone to calm her, http://www.amazon.com/Feliway-Behavior-Modifier-Spray-75/dp/B001GQI8SS

I'm late to the party but I have the same problem with my cats. You might try Feliway for a while - it keeps my younger male cat calm. A vet once told us to put a bit of tuna juice on the necks of our cats so they'd have positive associations with each other.


My younger male cat knows that when I say his name in a certain way, he'd better back off. Not that I've done anything to make him fear the consequences - the worst I do is hold him by the scruff until the female gets away safely. Not the best method though, as it doesn't really teach him anything except that when I'm around, he can't bug her.