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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / December 2005Feliway and Rats
Does anyone use Feliway in their homes for their cats? I'm wondering if anyone has noticed if rats have a negative reaction to the product. Thank you, > Does anyone use Feliway in their homes for their cats? I'm wondering > if anyone has noticed if rats have a negative reaction to the product. > Thank you, My guess would be yes. Most rats are scared of cats and I can just imagine having cat scent all over must really spook the rats. But that's just a guess. It would be interesting to know if it does indeed affect the rats? Joanne Owned by 17 rats > Does anyone use Feliway in their homes for their cats? I'm wondering > if anyone has noticed if rats have a negative reaction to the product. > Thank you, I haven't used Feliway with my cats, although I probably should as they are having some behavior problems lately! I do notice that when my rats are out of their cage they ARE extra cautious, as I'm sure my house is filled with cat-scent (we have 5 cats). I remedy this by sitting with them and playing during out-time, and they come right out and play. If I am not in the room they tend to hide during out time. But when they are in their cage they are brave and empowered - it's like they know they are safe in there. The cats are actually really afraid of the rat cage and won't go near it - the ratties fought them off the first couple of times they got close, and the nipped noses and toes were enough to turn them off to the rat cage for good. Sorry I couldn't answer your question but I thought I'd add my cat-rat experience. Meghan You know, I would have thought that the rats would be freaked out for sure, but I have had responses that people have found that is not the case. Strange. I'm still wary, though. I have a boy pussycat, Horatio, who is downright evil and tries to kill my girl Anastasia all the time. I thought about maybe using it to calm his aggression. Nothing else seems to work. > You know, I would have thought that the rats would be freaked out for > sure, but I have had responses that people have found that is not the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > his aggression. > Nothing else seems to work. You should give it a try and let us know how it goes. I've got a couple of cats that seem to hate each other too. Let me know if you do try it!! Joanne Owned by 17 rats Wow...sounds like the opposite at our house. :) It's usually females we have trouble with. Lexee (who is my husband's cat through and through) is usually the aggressive one (I have scars). We've got one foster kitty who is female that butts heads with Lexee too. It's probably a dominance issue. Oh and on the cat subject I just wanted to add that our rescue group usually likes to keep the number of cats to 5 or under 5 because the stress levels go up, and with that brings aggression and illness. Now to bring it back to ratties... :) Every rat I've had has always stood up to cats...they don't really seem scared (unless they're out of the cage, then they're apprehensive), and they'll actually attack any cat through the cage bars! Holly > You know, I would have thought that the rats would be freaked out for > sure, but I have had responses that people have found that is not the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > his aggression. > Nothing else seems to work. |
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