Feliway Friends Testimonial: Jip & Lizzy’s Story
Cats have evolved as solitary hunters which makes them very territorial animals. This can prove problematic for owners introducing a new cat into the family.
Protecting their space and feeling under threat, cats may start fighting, chasing each other, blocking resources such as food bowls or litter trays and generally creating a tense atmosphere for the whole household.
This was certainly the case with Jip and Lizzy.
Jip meets Lizzy
Growing up in cat households, Charlotte and Martijn were excited about bringing their new addition, Lizzy, home to meet Jip. But while the owners developed a strong bond with both cats unfortunately the cats themselves did not get on at all.
In fact, they started to fight each other aggressively. Jip would often hide in wait for Lizzy and then attack her.
Introducing Feliway Friends
Charlotte and Martijn had tried everything they could to relax the cats and create a less stressful household. However, the attacks soon reached a point where they knew they had to try something different.
They decided to see if Feliway Friends could help. Clinically proven to help reduce conflict between cats in multi-cat households, this new Feliway product releases a synthetic copy of the cat-appeasing pheromone (CAP) naturally produced by a nursing mother to her kittens after birth. This pheromone has a calming effect as the cat feels safe and secure.
So it begins…
Excited to see if Feliway Friends could help them, Charlotte and Martijn plugged in the ‘nice, small and easy to use’ Feliway diffuser in the room where Jip and Lizzy spent most of their time together.
They didn’t expect the cats to become best friends but they hoped there would be some sort of truce between the two.
Two Weeks later.
Just 14 days later, Charlotte and Martijn saw a big change in the cats’ behaviour.
Jip’s stressful and unpredictable behaviour of attacking Lizzy had stopped. He no longer stared her out or chased her.
Before they started using Feliway Friends, Jip and Lizzy couldn’t be anywhere near each other without a fight breaking out but now they find them calmly lying next to each other.
Charlotte says it is like ‘a miracle cure’ and Martijn describes it as a ‘burden off their shoulders’ and is looking forward to a ‘very bright, happy future for the four of them’.
You can out find more about Feliway Friends on the Feliway website. If you are experiencing a similar situation as Charlotte and Martijn and would like to see if Feliway can help you create a peaceful home for you and your cats, email sophie.molyneaux@dirtandglorymedia.com for more information about a free 30 day trial.
