Back in the 70s, when I first heard of pheromones, I sort of lumped it in with mood rings. Most pheromone "potions" smelled like butt and so I thought it was just a gimmick directed at guys who couldn't get laid with a $100 bill taped to their head.
So imagine my surprise this week when I used a pheromone product that appears to have worked really, amazingly well!
It's not a human thing, but a cat thing. We adopted a cat as a companion to me at the apartment. The first 24 hours, she was totally freaked out, hid, hissed and growled if she even caught sight of us, wouldn't eat and was generally disagreeable. We don't know much about cats (... we're dog people), and so we were at our wits' end.
Some research online turned up a product -- ComfortZone with Feliway -- an artificial cat pheromone. It was expensive and we were skeptical, but they claimed it would help a cat be more relaxed. And we were prepared to try anything.
I can't say for sure that it worked -- but if it didn't, then this cat must have experienced a 180 degree turnaround in attitude and behaviour within an hour of plugging this thing in. She went from hiding and hissing to taking treats from us and seeking our our affections. The difference was truly amazing!
They have a product for dogs too. I don't know if it works as well, but we're thinking of getting some and trying it out, just for future reference. (We regularly take in rescue dogs, often with issues.)
If you have a pet and you're experiencing behavioural problems, you might at least try something like this. I never would have believed something like this might work -- but I'm more open-minded now!
If only they made a product like this that would work on men! ;-)
..c..
(... now I'm wondering if those Q-Ray bracelets really work...)
So imagine my surprise this week when I used a pheromone product that appears to have worked really, amazingly well!
It's not a human thing, but a cat thing. We adopted a cat as a companion to me at the apartment. The first 24 hours, she was totally freaked out, hid, hissed and growled if she even caught sight of us, wouldn't eat and was generally disagreeable. We don't know much about cats (... we're dog people), and so we were at our wits' end.
Some research online turned up a product -- ComfortZone with Feliway -- an artificial cat pheromone. It was expensive and we were skeptical, but they claimed it would help a cat be more relaxed. And we were prepared to try anything.
I can't say for sure that it worked -- but if it didn't, then this cat must have experienced a 180 degree turnaround in attitude and behaviour within an hour of plugging this thing in. She went from hiding and hissing to taking treats from us and seeking our our affections. The difference was truly amazing!
They have a product for dogs too. I don't know if it works as well, but we're thinking of getting some and trying it out, just for future reference. (We regularly take in rescue dogs, often with issues.)
If you have a pet and you're experiencing behavioural problems, you might at least try something like this. I never would have believed something like this might work -- but I'm more open-minded now!
If only they made a product like this that would work on men! ;-)
..c..
(... now I'm wondering if those Q-Ray bracelets really work...)
