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Alison - 24 Dec 2003 17:13 GMT

Hi ,
Kim went to the vet today with a re-occurrenceof cystitis and I've
bought a plug- in feliway .
Does anyone else use this ? I didn't expect to smell anything but I
can smell something !. The plug iself isn't hot but I can feel heat if
I hold my hand over the diffuser and wondered if it's safe to leave in
all the time?
Alison

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Wendy - 24 Dec 2003 17:33 GMT

I've got one running all the time. It gets a little warm but I wouldn't call
it hot.
I don't smell anything with the one I have running.

wendy

Hi ,
Kim went to the vet today with a re-occurrenceof cystitis and I've
bought a plug- in feliway .
Does anyone else use this ? I didn't expect to smell anything but I
can smell something !. The plug iself isn't hot but I can feel heat if
I hold my hand over the diffuser and wondered if it's safe to leave in
all the time?
Alison

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Luvskats00 - 25 Dec 2003 22:34 GMT

I bought it to help prevent my male (neutered) resident cat from (constantly)
pouncing on my newly adopted (spayed) female cat. I haven't seen any
improvement.

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Wendy - 26 Dec 2003 04:00 GMT

lol Not laughing at your dilemma but just relating. I got mine to see if I
could get Tiggy to stop stressing out and I don't know if it's working or
not. However we put the Christmas tree up the other day. Boots tried chewing
on a few branches (fake tree) but that was about it. I had to unplug the
plug in to use my light table and forgot to plug it back in. The next day
Boots is half way up the tree. I plugged it back in.

W
I bought it to help prevent my male (neutered) resident cat from
(constantly)
pouncing on my newly adopted (spayed) female cat. I haven't seen any
improvement.

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MaryL - 24 Dec 2003 17:38 GMT

> Hi ,
> Kim went to the vet today with a re-occurrenceof cystitis and I've
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> all the time?
> Alison

Alison,

There is always some warmth from the Feliway diffusers, and the "stem" that
extends from the lid to the base of the jar will eventually discolor and
turn brown. I can't smell anything from mine unless I get very close to the
diffuser. However, there is some scent when the spray is used; so it's
possible you are getting a little extra from yours. Can you still detect an
odor if you stand a few feet away? If so, you might want to exchange it.

MaryL

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blkcatgal - 24 Dec 2003 19:46 GMT

I have used the diffusers in different parts of my home. I have smelled an
odor with one of them....it's in the upstairs hallway. Whenever I plug a
diffuser in there, I smell an odor. I think it's because it's in a smaller
area, not in a room. With the diffusers that I have in bigger rooms (I have
one in the living room and one in the family room) I do not smell an odor.
So I really think it's the closed area where you get the smell. And yes,
the diffusers are a little warm.

Sue

> Hi ,
> Kim went to the vet today with a re-occurrenceof cystitis and I've
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> all the time?
> Alison

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Alison - 24 Dec 2003 22:29 GMT

Hi ,
Thanks for all the replies. I had Kim's heat panel on at the same
time. It's quite old and I think it got too hot for the armchair. Time
to get a new one! I turned both off earlier and put the diffuser back
on a few minutes ago and I can't smell anything.
Alison

> I have used the diffusers in different parts of my home. I have smelled an
> odor with one of them....it's in the upstairs hallway. Whenever I plug a
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> > all the time?
> > Alison

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Fat Freddy - 24 Dec 2003 23:07 GMT

> put the diffuser back
> on a few minutes ago and I can't smell anything.
> Alison

I always notice an odor from a new dispenser, but after it's been
plugged in for a while, the smell goes away.

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Barb - 25 Dec 2003 17:35 GMT

I used Feliway for a couple months to help my older cats and kitten adjust.
I never smelled anything. The cats did calm down but the kitten would have,
anyway. I was home the first month to watch it and it got warm but seemed
to be safe. Left it on when I went to Florida for the pet sitter's sake! So
now we are getting along nicely without it. I guess it served its purpose.

--
Barb
I can only please one person a day.
Today is not your day.
Tomorrow doesn't look good either.

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Cathy Friedmann - 25 Dec 2003 23:28 GMT

My sister uses one for their cats. She leaves it plugged in 24/7, & has
never mentioned anything about a smell emanating from it.

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

> Hi ,
> Kim went to the vet today with a re-occurrenceof cystitis and I've
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> all the time?
> Alison

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