NurtureCALM 24/7 Feline Calming Pheromone Collar (Upto 15" Neck)

I first used this product on my vet's recommendation when I had to fly my two cats across the US and then keep them at a kennel until I could move them into a new apartment. The folks at the kennel reported that my cats were everyone's favorite and the best behaved. Of course I thought they were buttering me up, but when I moved the cats into the apartment, I left the collars on to help them acclimate. I immediately noticed that one cat who's a former indoor/outdoor cat (he became indoor-only b/c he fought too much) who often cries mournfully to be let out as well as for his meals no longer did so and instead vocalized less and in a calmer and less grating manner -- short "meawrs" rather than long wails. Both cats also purred and relaxed more easily. When the collars expired I didn't replace them to see if it could have been the new location that changed their behaviors. The former crier began to cry more and more without his collar. I bought him a new one and the crying began to drop off. The collar doesn't work like magic though. The cat has to get into the habit of calming down with it on. Early on, it works better if you try to help it by petting the cat and comforting it. You get a lot for your effort. Once I got the crier purring with his collar on, he'd lay down and purr and purr. Soon he could get into this relaxed stated with less coaxing. Another way I know the collar doesn't work like magic is that the crier escaped the apartment one day and when he came back, he went back to wailing to go outside even with the collar on. The crying began to taper off again only with time. In the past, he'd escaped without the collar and he made a lot more noise for a longer period of time before it tapered off some. He'd still wail regularly without the collar -- even after "forgetting" the outdoors. With the collar, the crying eventually tapered off nearly completely as his memory of the escape faded. I didn't get the other cat any more collars after the trip since her behavior is generally good anyway. I do have one negative story about the collar involving her. When she tried to get the collar off of herself when I wasn't home, she got it trapped in her mouth. It held her mouth painfully open and my girlfriend was too scared by the cat's panicked state to try to cut it off, which is what I did when I got home. It may have been that I had the collar too loose on this cat though I remember tightening it to the recommended amount before trimming it. Still, I'm not sure I can blame the product in this case. I also think that a break-away collar (which this one isn't) might always come off for some cats, but I wanted to mention this incident so others would be forewarned. I've tried two other companies' calming pheromone collars because they cost significantly less. They both worked just as well as this one on the crier, but I found the sickening artificial "lavender/chamomile" scent much too offensive. I can't imagine the cat liked smelling like a recently cleaned public restroom all the time either. He did scratch at the scented ones more often as well as over-cleaned himself when he had them on. While they both calmed him down, I'm willing to pay more for this brand because it's virtually scent/odor free. In summary, this collar worked well to help a neutered 9 YO male indoor/outdoor cat be okay with becoming indoor-only.

I have a 19 year old cat who is a calico - you can imagine her cat-ti-tude.. I rescued her when she was 3 days old and she has never left my side since - through difficult life altering events she never once left my side. Every night for 19 years she has slept at the top of my pillow. She has raised 3 airedales, one boxer, 2 other rescue kitties who have come and sadly left us, and now she is bossing a corgi and mini pin around. She is quite simply the Queen in our house and knows it. But last year I started to see her change. She spent more time staying in the bedroom, did not want to be touched and spent little to no time with me. Medically she was fine - it was like she was distancing herself to make saying good bye easier. I honestly thought we were on the last journey together. This made going on a trip of a lifetime for 2 weeks very difficult. We would take little trips and every time she would have more and more issues. She would attack, hiss and bite everyone who took care of her while we were gone. It became so bad for them and her that we had to have her stay with our vet - that was the only person who would house her nas it was. They are trained to handle difficult cats but still my girl has issues. She gets stressed out so quickly that I even tried home services but she would rip into anyone who would feed her. She does better left alone in her own home but going away for anything longer than a day or so was worrisome for me due to the changes. Last August we were going to viisit family in France for 2 weeks. Vet said they would watch her and asked me very politely to drug her. I said I would not drug her so they gave me this all natural pet collar instead. I have tried using essential oils and even flower essences which had no result so I was doubtful that this collar would work but wow it did. That was 5 months and 3 collars ago and today I can tell you this is the most amazing thing ever for my kitty! She not only has come out of her shell but she spends more time with the family, is far more relaxed, and more playful. My old girl kitty has really changed all because of this collar. She acts like she is a young kitten and seems to really be enjoying herself. Sure she still attacks the vet when she kennels there but she seems to really be enjoying herself when she does it :-) She is not overly drugged, is not medicated - this collar just seems to take that brittle edge off where she can enjoy her life again and at 19 she deserves to have everything and anything she wants. NutureCalm feline collar saved us and I hope you will try it for yourself because you really have nothing to lose. Every animal is different just like every person so if this collar does not work for your kitty try another - just do not give up.

This collar was a miracle for Dr. Wilson!! He has always been quite anxious but when I brought home Benedict Kittenbatch he literally started barfing up blood. I took him to the vet and after a $1,000 day my vet concluded there was nothing wrong with him; he is anxious and might have an ulcer that has been irritated by the stress of having another cat in the house. It was amazing, after I put this collar on him, he stopped barfing immediately. I took it off the first month and found a pink barf that afternoon, so I bought another. No barfing. I am definitely concerned that the collar does not break away. A lot of people are writing that they are leaving it loose enough that the cat gets it stuck on their jaw, but that's because it's way too loose. Your cat shouldn't be able to get it that far over their head at all. It has to be tight enough, but it definitely has the potential to hurt my cat if it gets caught on something because it won't break away, but the positive impact it's had on his life has outweighed the risks. This product is going to be one that your cat either reacts to or doesn't. You have to try it to know. Its been wonderful for Dr. Wilson, but it probably doesn't work for some. Like how catnip gets some cats high and doesn't affect others at all. It happens. If it doesn't work don't buy more. Good luck!