Sentry Calming Collar for Cats, Long-Lasting Pheromone Collar Helps Calm Cats for 30 Days, Reduces Stress, Anxiety, Loud Noises and Separation, 3 Count

PROS: This collar works better than any other anti anxiety alternative I’ve tried. My Furgie is pretty jumpy when it comes to a lot of things, and if there’s new people, new environments, or just periods of heightened anxiety, this collar makes a drastic difference. As it works for 30 days, I can usually sense when the collars effectiveness has ran out, because Furgies anxiety will become more noticeable. I’ve tried other collars and diffusers, with strong funky smells that fill up the room, and they all pale in comparison to SENTRY’s effectiveness.CONS: Before buying this collar I saw lots of safety concerns raised by other pet parents, from choking hazards to causing rashes. I’ve never had an issue with a potential choking, maybe Furgie has a higher IQ (sincerely no offense) but this alone has caused an issue for me. Apparently due to choking concerns, SENTRY made the collar clasp release easier, which Furgie likes to take advantage of in her free time.To combat this, I’ve tried a few methods, and have seen a few on here that look worth trying. HOWEVER: if you’re reading this before purchasing, I’d recommend the first bullet if your cat is indoors and doesn’t ordinarily wear a collar before worrying about devising a makeshift alternative by attaching it to other collars or some other sophisticated workaround.The methods that have worked for me include:• Putting a collar on the cat at least a week or two before putting the SENTRY collar on so the cat gets used to the sensation of having a collar on. Most cats HATE wearing a collar, so this will help with the initial itchiness and scratching your cat will inevitably have to get out of their system. Wait until this phase subsides, the longer the better, as you don’t want to waste your $25 on a collar that sits under your bed in the one spot you can’t reach.• Leaving the collar length a bit longer, so if your cat tries to unhook the collar it takes much more effort and they likely will give up. (Pictures 1&2)• Putting an additional collar on so when your cat scratches the collar they’re scratching the wrong collar and can’t unhinge the clasp. (Pictures 3&4)• A teeny tiny bit of super glue on the clasp before quickly sliding the collar on and letting it dry for a few seconds before the cat has a chance to know what happened.All in all, it’s a 5 star product review for me despite the cons, as it’s the best product in its class and I’ll do anything to make my baby feel more comfortable.

I have a very angry cat. The only time he is nice is at bedtime when he snuggles into bed with us and makes biscuits. THATS IT.Petting aggression- checkUnsocialized with other cats and will attempt to end them on sight- checkDislikes play- checkHis human guardians got 2 new kittens a few months ago in hopes of socializing and enrichment. Cue the uptick in aggression and anxiety, resulting in a kitty UTI from stress and an emergency $$$$$ vet visit.We have tried diffusers for months on end, even different formulas. Little monster dude gained a bunch of weight the first month and laid around more. It didn't do much personality wise, then he seemed unaffected since.We tried those herbal drops in the yellow bottle everyone swears by. No noticeable changes.We tried calming chews. He ate them a couple times then refused them since, even not being free fed. No difference seen.He's been on CBD oil for cats for about 3 weeks or so, has started refusing his wet food because of it this last week. Slightly more friendly, less bitey, seems to help with his movement more than anything. Plays a little more than he used to.Guys, I am not joking when I say he has been LEANING INTO petting. Not only that, but EXTENDED petting not just give him 3 scritch and snatch my hands away to avoid the angry bites. Head butts into the petting! I kid you not. He might have been body swapped by another cat, cause I don't know this guy.He's also been purring a lot when interacting with us. He used to only purr when baking biscuits at night. Who is this cat?!!?This collar was bought as yet another attempt to circumvent getting a vet appointment to prescribe him kitty meds. Last vet in 2022 told us to sedate him prior to bringing him in again. (Never touched him, and didnt resolve the reason we were there, but still charged me $$$ for the visit!)The collar smells a little, like lavender or something herbal and light. I have aversions to smells that are too strong because they give me headaches. I don't mind the collar smell at all. I can only smell it if I lean down into kitty's direct space.It's only been a few days but we took the collar off for about an hour yesterday and he was right back in jerk-cat-mode. This collar will be on permanent reorder status here.If your cat is being anxious or aggressive please try one of these Sentry calming collars for your and your furry family members' sanity and safety.If anything changes I will update my review.UPDATE its been about a month. My cats personality has not done a 180 (he still bites sometimes) but he is still leaning into petting and interacting with us for an extended time. He plays a little more than before, I attribute that maybe more to the CBD he is given. He does seem happier and more confident overall, but still my little monster. I also noticed I see his eye color more now; before the collar his eyes looked like black marbles unless he was in direct sunlight. Now they look normal and definitely un-devilish. This is worth trying if you have tried everything else like I have. I will continue to purchase.