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Cat calming plug in- odour

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MsGinaLinetti · 06/12/2025 10:08

The agency we're adopting our kittens from has given us a Feliway- type plug in and I've dutifully, as directed, activated it in preparation for collecting them later today.
now my kitchen smells unpleasant, it's like a stale odour. Is this normal? How soon can I get rid of this device?

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WildCherryBlossom · 06/12/2025 10:11

I’ve never noticed any smell from felliway at all, but I may not have a finely tuned nose 🤷‍♀️

I think it usually takes a cat around a month or so to settle, depending on the individual.

Raggededges · 06/12/2025 10:11

You could try pet remedy instead. These pheromone plugs in really do work for helping cats settle. Pet remedy is valerian based. It does have a distinctive smell but you get used to it and a month should be fine.

MsGinaLinetti · 06/12/2025 10:14

Yes that's the one- it's Pet remedy
smells like a cat bed

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MsGinaLinetti · 06/12/2025 16:15

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Cat calming plug in- odour
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WildCherryBlossom · 06/12/2025 17:48

oh my word 😻😻😻

WildCherryBlossom · 06/12/2025 17:48

looks pretty settled to me 🥰

MsGinaLinetti · 06/12/2025 18:45

Ha ha. Ikr

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Needanadultgapyear · 06/12/2025 22:03

MsGinaLinetti · 06/12/2025 10:14

Yes that's the one- it's Pet remedy
smells like a cat bed

I can't bear the smell of valerian and yes it smells like cat pee to me.

MsGinaLinetti · 06/12/2025 22:03

Oh that's what it is. Yes it's stinky
unplugged now

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AgapanthusPink · 06/12/2025 22:12

I've just got a Feliway one. No smell at all but hasn't seemed to have any effect on either cat!?

MsGinaLinetti · 07/12/2025 04:12

Hmm. Maybe it's all a con?

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Needanadultgapyear · 07/12/2025 06:43

AgapanthusPink · 06/12/2025 22:12

I've just got a Feliway one. No smell at all but hasn't seemed to have any effect on either cat!?

Feliway I can’t smell as it is cat pheromones and feliway has good quality studies behind it.

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