SENTRY GOOD Behavior Calming Spray for Cats, 1 oz

I ordered (quote from order) "SENTRY GOOD Behavior Calming Spray for Cats, 1 oz", the spray version of the Sentry product. I used to buy it locally before that store apparently stopped carrying it, and it was effective to help calm cats, shelter cats and our own. Feliway makes similar products and enjoys an excellent reputation but this Sentry spray works better than the Feliway plug-in diffuser, whether it's spray (stronger) or the brand, I do not know. The effect of all these calming things varies cat to cat, but always helped the ones I've been involved with. I ordered two SPRAYS.The vendor sent me two refill bottles for the plug-in diffuser (that I do not have), not sprays, and despite me contacting them a few times, I got no reply. But, I just got the two spray bottles I ordered, so I guess they figured it out but zero communication, strange. Errors happen, not a biggie, but how they are resolved is important. I think I'm okay now but not sure since no instructions or info, and I am not sure what I'v been charged for, will have to check billing. Not sure if I am to return the bottles or not. So the vendor, I would say, made good, but their communication skills are zero. I may learn more in time, a great mystery.Meanwhile, the Sentry spray is effective, I've seen it calm cats substantially. Like most things, it's not a 100% solution but really helps.NOTE: The spray should never contact the cats, but for example spray on a door separating two cats you want to meet, or on the OUTSIDE of a pet carrier so the cat feels calm inside.

I used this along with calming collars for my cats for when we relocated. It works for small trips and for in the new home. I used this on the crate we used to move them and on familiar blankets at the new home to help calm them down. It does not, however, work for long trips... so if you're looking for something for that it may work, but it didn't do much for my boys. 3 stars b/c it works for short periods of time.

I bought this calming spray to apply in the carrier in which I brought home my newly adopted 3yo cat, Ernie, His previous owner had never put him in or familiarized him with carriers and I used this spray along with treats, toys, and a soft fleece blanket to create a comfy little den for him and entice him to explore the crate. He didn't have much time to get used to the carrier, so getting Ernie into it was still pretty difficult, but once inside, he calmed down a lot, and I'm pretty confident that the Sentry spray is the reason why. I was told by his previous owner that he usually cries the entire car ride (yes you read that right, he'd never been in a carrier, but he'd been loose in a car before) but he only meowed at me three times the entire ride from NY to Boston and seemed relaxed the rest of the time. The spray smells like lavender, but only if you spray it once, like the instructions say to. If you spray more, you start to get a whiff of the cat pheremones used to make the spray and it is not as pleasant

I just used this twice for the holidays, once flying from California to Michigan where I flew 4 hours, had a 6 hour layover, and then flew 3 hours and drove 2 hours. The second was a 2 hour drive, 6 hour flight, 1 hour layover, 1 hour flight. Both times my kitty was calm as could be and enjoyed the trip. She was content to stay in the carrier on flights, and roamed the airport with me on a leash in between.

My cat is skittish about leaving the house to go to the vet and about getting her nails trimmed. Bought this to try to calm her before either of these events. Unfortunately, this product does not work. Not even a little bit. In fact, she seems to actively dislike it. Also, it has a VERY strong lavender scent. I sprayed only a tiny bit, but the odor was so strong it gave me a headache, and I'm not usually sensitive to smells. Would give 0 stars if I could.

This stuff is amazing, and works even better and faster if you spray it on your cat’s collar. (Take the collar off before spraying! Or use a piece of fabric like I do, as long as you have eyes on your cat the whole time since it’s definitely NOT a safety collar.) Because I care about you and want you and your cats to be happy, I will also share the secret trick I discovered for truly miracle-level transformation, even though it sounds really weird and you’ll probably judge me.I have two cats, a brother and sister, who usually get along well. The biggest problem is that Bingley (my male) is SO susceptible to hormones. The many feral cats in my neighborhood didn’t ask Planning and Zoning before extending their cat highway through my backyard, and in spring Bingley would sit at the screen door until he suddenly got a whiff of a Tom and become a butthead, or smelled a mama cat and came to curl up with me and suck on my blanket.I’d previously had massive success with the feliway multicat diffusers, but open windows made that a no-go. When I saw this spray had the mama cat pheromone analogue in it like the Feliway multicat, hope was kindled.The secret trick: before spraying, rub the fabric/collar on the back of your neck or somewhere else it will pick up a lot of your scent. When you tie it on they smell mama cat pheromones and you at the same time; you’ll have cuddly, adoring, angelic bundles of love within seconds.The first time I tried it Bingley had been behaving like a stroppy teenager for days with both me and his sister, Agatha. I prepped the fabric then knelt on the floor to grab him and tie it around his neck. At first he tried to get away, but as soon as he got a whiff of the collar he froze. Then he started purring. I let him go and he walked around behind me and jumped onto my back, where he stayed (still purring) for a good half hour.Aggie is less affected (sometimes even a bit annoyed) by it, but then she’s also less affected by the feral cat hormones, and she’s less of an emotional dingus in general.(*I gave it four stars for scent, but I don’t actually have a sense of smell so I have no idea. No one else has ever complained.)