This is anecdotal, unscientific information about 3 specific cats. Even their vet said it may or may not work but give it a try. I’m happy we did and I’ll continue to use it as long as it works on my cats.

Hi Jane. Thanks for your comments and I agree with everything you say and even the phrase I sadly had to delete owing to my overcautious nature. I think the manufacturers and developers have made it with the best of intentions, and have a sincere belief in its efficacy. It’s just sad for cats like yours that the evidence doesn’t stack up.

Hi Karolina. I keep an eye on the literature and I’m not aware of anything worth mentioning that changes the general tone of this article. However, if you want me to look at a specific item of research, just reply to this comment and I will do so.

Thanks Kylie and I agree that it’s very concerning that mine was the only attempt to review the literature. I will add that prior to this I sold and recommended Feliway, and it was as a result of looking at the literature that I removed it from my practice. I certainly did not go in to this expecting to find the evidence so poor. What is even sadder to me is having written this (and having many other webpages that rank very highly) this particular page is very hard to find online. I don’t know why that is but I only wish that it could appear higher in search results so that people can get an alternative view point.

Hi Margaret. By no means am I saying not to use it. As we say, an absence of evidence is not evidence of absence! It may well work, and my point is only to not rely on it so heavily that we don’t do other things as well. In your case, for example, have a read of our guide to getting two cats to get on with each other and introducing a kitten to a resident cat.