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 brought home a fluffy little red female kitty cutest thing. After a year of 3 vets, every spray, cat CBD, multiple negative UTI bills, $75.00 urinary cat food, calming powder, different catbox, different litter, couch covers, plastic poke mats, THIS IS A MIRACLE. Still curious and sweet but tranquil and no more peepee in the wrong places.

It works. The first one we purchased really worked. Now, it's like he has gotten used to it. So, its not great but we do see a positive behavior difference. Better than drugging him.

NEVER AGAIN!! In my attempt to help my twin boys, Panther and Puma, from suddenly fighting after over two years of only peace and love, I feel that this product could have killed my precious Puma. I had purchased one of these and put it on my Panther, as he was the one who had become the aggressor. I asked the vet to show me how to put it on, and she showed me to have it loose enough to put two fingers inside the collar while on the cat. When I got home from the vet, it wasn't even 10 minutes until he had it off. When I found it, it was obvious that somehow he chewed through it. I ordered two more and put one on each cat last night. I put it a little tighter, leaving room for one finger in the collar, hoping that this would not let them be able to get it off. I checked numerous times to make sure it wasn't too tight, that they didn't have any difficulties breathing. I awoke this morning hearing a scratching noise on the floor beside my bed. I turned on the lights to see Puma being choked by the collar. It was stuck very tight inside his mouth with his mouth wide-open and the back of it still behind his ears. We have wood floors and there was a puddle of saliva mixed with blood in front of him. I grabbed him and tried to tear the collar off. I could not get it to break apart, despite pulling on it very hard. With my boy in obvious danger, I grabbed him and ran to where we keep the scissors and cut it off. He had blood all around his mouth and for the next 20 minutes, he licked his paws. I could not tell him how sorry I was to put him in this dangerous situation. I'm just so glad that it happened right beside me while I was home! Had I not been home, I fear that I may have come home to a deceased little boy. I later picked up the cut collar to show my wife that it should break apart and I had to pull really hard to get the release to come apart. I know that it has to be difficult for the manufacturer to make it so that it doesn't fall apart easily but come apart in an emergency, but I feel that it's too difficult to release. Just glad I still have my boys alive and I will never put another collar on them.

I CALLED COMPANY WHO MAKES ***this product is 100% synthetic lilac and chamomile fragrance. It SHOULD not cause any lilac poisonings. It is made from zero percent of the plant. It may cause other issues with sensitive cats. ***MY EXPERIENCE. I contacted them for the sole purpose of my cat is VERY sensitive to the lilac plant (I come home with any on, it’s an immediate shower) I also know SOME of these (mainly cheaper) products will actually use lilac or chamomile, I wanted to triple check it was just fragrance. It’s immediately smells like Lilac. She’s been using this collar for about 2-3 weeks now. And it was an immediate change, within a day. I only bought because she’s an anxie girl and after nine years has begun cleaning her belly bald. I haven’t seen her excessively clean SINCE putting this on her. And I’m not sure how, but I know she’s enjoying it. She’s STILL an anxie girl, that’s just nova.. but I’d be lying if I said this wasn’t an easy “fix” This has been much easier than force feeding her medicine. About the collar now, it’s cute, purple and it does tear away making the clasp crap… but exactly what a cat parent wants. I’d rather have a tear away clasp than one that clicks any time. It’s been comfortable on her, fits right on/beside her normal collar.

I’m not really sure if it’s making a difference. But my little guy will continue to wear it.

Recently lost a beloved cat to a heart condition, and I do think that this collar made his last few months a little more comfortable. He engaged in nervous behavior like startling or hiding, less, and cuddled more. Which is kind of everything. Also the collar is so safely breakaway that you may have to check it from time to time to make sure it hasn't been loosened by accident. That's fine, especially considering that one of the number #1 complaints with some of these collars is that they aren't all that "breakaway". My other concern when I started buying this collar was that there might be some kind of skin contact reaction to the chemicals. For my cat, there was not. I only wish that they left the perfume out of it - there is some chemical smell from the pheromone brew, but it's not really better - or even effective - to try to mask that with heavy perfume that takes a good week to die down a little. 4.5 stars.

I have 6 cats with the 6th being a new arrival that my daughter brought to me that was very undernourished and homeless. When the last kitty came all you know what broke loose and I was having spraying and inappropriate urination issues along with fighting going on. I have the new arrival seperate from the other most of the time but I am trying to slowly get everyone to get along. I got the spraying and urine areas all cleaned up but there is still a lot of friction in the house among the cats along with my anxiety dealing with it all. Anyway I ordered 4 of these collars. Two of them are for the major offenders of fighting and the other two are for two of the cats that are really stressed about everything. I put the collars on the major offenders first and noticed a big difference in the level of stress amoung the cats. A day later I put the collars on the remaining two cats and within three days the stress level has really gone down. There is a little checking each other out going on but I think they are used to the fighting that was going on so I feel that will subside as time goes on. I am very impressed with the collar. I have used the feliway spray and diffuser and neither has helped to this level. I will be purchasing this item again when the effect wears off and will probably just get two for the major offenders as the stress situation with the others will have died down by then. I would recommend this to anyone having problems with their cat dealing with stressful situations. Now they just need to make a collar like this for us humans:}