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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: rache on April 10, 2007, 15:42:59 PM

Title: Feliway
Post by: rache on April 10, 2007, 15:42:59 PM
Hi ladies,

Just wondering if anyone has experience of feliway diffusers and when you need to replace them. My refil ran out last week and since I replaced it, it made a burning smell for a few days and now is giving out heat, but not as much as usual I think. cat goes bonkers when ever it runs out and she still hasn't settled. Just wondering whether I need a new one it's the third refil I've just put in (including the one that came with it).

Thanks
Title: Re: Feliway
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on April 10, 2007, 16:01:50 PM
I've had one plugged in since last April - must have had about 8 or 9 refills and I've never had any burning smell.  That doesn't sound right. 
Title: Re: Feliway
Post by: rache on April 10, 2007, 16:05:51 PM
That's what i thought. It was off for three days and I thought the buring smell was probably just dust which had settles in the mean time, but I wondered whether I may have damaged it as it will have run out a while before I turned it off. Sounds like it should still be working. But she's started crying again at night and the feliway usually stops that - I can't cope with another sleepless night!!
Title: Re: Feliway
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on April 10, 2007, 16:09:36 PM
I've just checked on the feliway site and it says there may be a burning smell for a short while when you plug one in so if it's been off for a few days you may get a bit of a smell.  But I wouldn't have thought it would last for more than a few hours.

http://www.feliway.uk.com/feliway_uk.nsf/Page?OpenForm&DocID=87&POS=5&Key=null

It does also say to make sure they've not peed on it!  Any chance that might have happened?
Title: Re: Feliway
Post by: rache on April 10, 2007, 16:16:23 PM
I don't think so, she's quite a clean cat, it's more likely she's slobered on it! I'll give it a few days and see if she settles. It was the burning smell (which has stopped now) coupled with the fact she's a bit unsettled.

Thanks for the advice, I'll watch the liquid level and if it doesn't go down in the next week I'll replace it,

Thanks

Rach
Title: Re: Feliway
Post by: Christine (Blip) on April 10, 2007, 16:23:43 PM
I keep one going all the time - this thread reminded me that I needed to get more refils so, Ela, I have ordered them from the link on your site.  For any folk who don't know, this means Chesterfield CP gets a small donation.

 :Luv:
Title: Re: Feliway
Post by: CurlyCatz on April 12, 2007, 11:13:17 AM
i remember someone reporting the same type of smell in catchat aswell.
Title: Re: Feliway
Post by: Ela on April 12, 2007, 11:24:38 AM
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Ela, I have ordered them from the link on your site

Thank you, your kindness is appreciated. ;D