Date: 10/25/2006
 
I have eleven cats of various ages; all of them rescued strays or shelter cats. One of them we had raised from a two-day-old kitten. He's two years old now, and a real pain in the rear most days due to some emotional problems he seems to have developed after being hand-reared by humans. One day I brought home a six-week-old kitten that was a throw away. He is a great kitten, but the effect his arrival had on the household was near catastrophic. The hand-reared cat and another cat began trying to "out-do" each other with some type of urine marking contest all over the house. We were mortified. We had never had this problem before. We had them checked for physical problems, and then came to the hard realization that we were going to have to euthanize them both to save the house from any more damage. It was very sad. We were discussing the possible euthanasia with the vet one day, when one of the techs said another customer with the same situation had found something in a catalog that worked. The woman had said it was a miracle cure. They took a couple days to get a hold of this woman and learned she was using Comfort Zone® with Feliway® diffusers. We immediately bought several for the house along with refills and some of the spray. We were trying anything to not have to euthanize the cats. Within three days the urine-marking contest stopped. One of them had been marking on the kitchen counters, so you can just imagine our relief. The emotionally-disturbed hand-reared boy is already normal and more willing to interact within the household. He stopped peeing outside the box altogether. The other cat is coming along slowly and will go a few days now without an incident. I have only had the diffusers for one week, so I expect that with more time his urge to do it will decrease even more. I no longer am considering putting these animals to sleep. The cost of the refills will be worth saving the damage to my house. I am able to enjoy my cats more. Oh yeah, the kitten that was recently introduced has toned down his "rough play," and now sleeps with the old beagle. I am considering trying some of the canine version Comfort Zone® with D.A.P® for thunderstorm season!
 
Submitted by: Dayne Scott
 
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