Appeasing pheromone spray is used to help a variety of different animals, from dogs and cats to horses and even birds. The idea behind pheromone sprays is to take the pheromones already produced by the animals and use them to create a ’safe’ environment by smell for each creature. Animals naturally secrete pheromones on a daily basis which gives other animals of their species important information about them.
Dogs, cats and horses each have their own sets of issue to deal with in regards to anxiety and fear. Dogs tend to be afraid of being left on their own, whereas cats and horses do not seem to mind that as much. Dogs and horses tend to be afraid of thunderstorms, which in some, cause a blind fear where the animal reacts in a violent way to itself or to others based on that fear. Cats have anxiety when other animals, especially other cats are introduced into their environment, causing them to scratch and spray in order to show dominance.
Appeasing pheromone spray uses the pheromones produced by the mothers of these species when lactating. Early in motherhood, usually within the first week, the mother secretes soothing pheromones that help to calm their babies during their transition into the world from the womb. Scientists have harnessed this pheromone so that it can be emitted into the air and sprayed onto bedding and the inside of cars so that the animal is soothed not matter what the environment.
Research
Appeasing pheromone sprays have been tested most thoroughly on dogs and cats, but studies have also been done on horses and birds. One study with dogs was done at a shelter. The test group was exposed to the appeasing pheromone spray through a diffuser so that their entire environment was exposed. The control group was not exposed to the appeasing pheromone spray. The results showed that the test group was calmer overall than the control group. The test group was more open to human contact and its barking volume levels were decreased by twenty percent.
Research also shows that cats are calmer when a pheromone spray and diffuser are used in their environment. Cats that normally claw and spray reduced or stopped the habits completely once the pheromones were introduced into their environment. The same holds true for horses and birds that showed a reduced anxiety level in regard to formerly high stress situations, such as thunderstorms when appeasing pheromone spray was introduced.
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