FELIWAY Classic - Starter Kit

FELIWAY® Classic sends "happy messages" to cats that help them feel safe and secure at home. In this way, FELIWAY® Classic helps cats adjust to the pace of modern life, supporting their well-being and reducing signs of stress such as urine spraying, scratching, or hiding.
The “happy messages” that FELIWAY® Classic uses are the same messages cats release into the environment as a means of communication. These are known as pheromones. When cats feel comfortable and happy, they release these pheromones by rubbing their face against furniture, other household objects, surfaces, people, or even other cats at home. When they later come back across these messages in their environment, this helps cats to feel reassured.When modern life goes against a cat’s natural needs, they may not feel totally comfortable and may no longer release these messages. Instead, they may begin to show signs of discomfort such as urine spraying, scratching, or hiding. So, by mimicking the “happy messages”, FELIWAY® Classic can help cats to feel comfortable and secure once again.

FELIWAY® Classic should be used in the room where your cat spends the most amount of time. Plug the diffuser into a properly functioning electrical socket that has clear space above it of at least 4ft (1.2m). This allows the oily vapor that carries the “happy messages” to rise above the diffuser in a column of warm air and into the surrounding environment.

You should use FELIWAY® Classic to comfort your cat when:
• Your cat shows stress-related signs, such as urine marking or scratching on walls or furniture.
• Your cat shows signs of unhappiness (e.g. hiding, low activity, lack of appetite, excessive grooming, etc.).
• You are planning to make changes in your home (e.g. moving, renovation, decoration, arrival of a new pet, arrival of a new family member, etc.).

Most cats will benefit from FELIWAY® Classic being used continuously to create a pleasant environment in your home. The minimum recommended duration of use for FELIWAY® Classic is one month.

Many cat parents start to see results within the first seven days of using FELIWAY® Classic. However, all cats are unique and results can vary. The first signs of your cat feeling more comfortable and secure may come later depending on the duration and severity of their behavior. We recommend that you use FELIWAY® Classic for at least one month to see the best results.

If your cat is urinating, hiding, or has a lack of appetite for medical reasons, FELIWAY® Classic will not help. In these situations, it is important to consult a vet to rule out any potential medical issues.
Other situations in which FELIWAY® Classic is not an appropriate solution include:
• If your cat is urinating in your home but does not have access to a clean litter box.
• If your cat is scratching your walls or furniture but does not have access to a scratching post.
• If your cat does not get along with another cat living in the same household (we recommend using FELIWAY® MultiCat instead).
• If there is tension or even aggression towards a cat’s humans (we recommend that you consult your vet or an animal behaviorist).In these situations, it is important to ensure your cat has access to an adequate number of appropriately placed resources.

FELIWAY® Classic and FELIWAY® Friends have key differences and should be used in different situations. FELIWAY® Classic mimics the natural messages that cats use to communicate and mark territory as safe and secure, known as pheromones. FELIWAY® Friends also mimics natural pheromones, but the ones that mother cats send to their kittens to help them bond together.
FELIWAY® Classic is a great option for helping cats who are showing signs of stress, such as scratching, urine spraying, or hiding. FELIWAY® Friends is suitable for reducing common signs of tension and conflict between cats at home, such as fighting, chasing, or blocking.

Yes, you can use FELIWAY® Classic and FELIWAY® Friends together at the same time. Using both FELIWAY® diffusers simultaneously can be beneficial in homes with multiple cats who are showing signs of conflict, or where an individual cat may also need extra support. For example, this might be if they’re also showing signs of stress including hiding, urine spraying, or scratching.

FELIWAY® Classic and FELIWAY® Optimum both work in similar ways, but they differ in the formulation of the messages they release into the environment. FELIWAY® Classic releases “happy messages” that mimic the natural chemicals cats use to mark an area as safe and secure, known as pheromones. FELIWAY® Optimum, on the other hand, uses a pheromone complex that has been specially designed using bioengineering technologies. FELIWAY® Optimum is our best ever FELIWAY® product for enhanced serenity, helping to solve the common signs of stress in cats.