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Even the most well-mannered pets can experience anxiety and stress, resulting in some unsavory behavior. When we go through times of change, excitement or upheaval, so do they! Of course, we have the luxury of understanding our circumstances (and the reasons behind them) better. As pet parents, we must help our pets get through tumultuous times.
You and your pet may see things differently
The commotion of a kitchen renovation may be music to your ears when you think about the beautiful results. Your dog or cat only knows there are scary noises and strange men with hammers in the house!
The addition of a new baby or pet to the family means lots more love and joy to you. To a pet who’s used to getting all the attention, there will be confusion and feelings of displacement.
Fireworks are a fun, beautiful, exciting symbol of celebration for us. For our pets, it may seem like the world is coming to an end!
How can we help our pets cope with stress?
Offering some extra love, patience and understanding on your part can help reassure your pet during times like these. For a little extra comforting, you can ease your pet’s anxiety and perhaps shorten the adjustment period with the aid of synthetic canine or feline pheromones.
Products like Adaptil for Dogs and Feliway for Cats are perfect for soothing your pet’s fears and uncertainties with the use of synthetic replicas of the natural pheromones they might encounter during times of relaxed contentment.
Adaptil for Dogs reduces signs of stress
Many dogs feel it’s their duty to protect home and family. This makes it even more difficult for them when they’re faced with unusual or frightening situations.
Use of a canine appeasing pheromone can help them through challenging times. Adaptil for Dogs is available as a diffuser plug-in, convenient spray and as a wearable calming collar for 24-hour comfort, even outdoors.
Created to mimic the pheromone mother dogs naturally emit to reassure their puppies, Adaptil can not only help calm your dog but also curbs inappropriate behaviors (scratching, whining, pacing). It may even help improve focus during training. Times of stress such as fireworks, separation anxiety when dogs must spend extended periods alone or when visitors are present may feel less threatening or scary with the use of Adaptil.
Feliway calms your kitty
Is your cat a little stressed out? The Feliway Diffuser Plug-In is the perfect way to help your cat or kitten feel more at ease during challenging situations.
The synthetic pheromone in Feliway mimics the natural facial pheromone that cats release when they’re comfortable and content in their environment.
This “happy signal” is what’s emitted when cats rub their faces against walls, furniture or people when they’re purringly pleased with the situation.
Feliway helps curb unwanted stress-related behaviors, such as spraying and vertical scratching.
For homes where relationships between two or more cats may become tense, there’s the Feliway MultiCat formula. This formula mimics pheromones naturally released in the mammary area of mother cats to help create a bond with their kittens. This “harmony marker” helps keep the peace and reduces conflict.
When soothing words and a scratch behind the ears isn’t enough, prepare your dog or cat for life’s little disturbances the easy way with the help of Adaptil or Feliway.