ThunderEaseDog Calming Pheromone Diffuser Refill | Powered by ADAPTIL | Vet Recommended to Relieve Separation Anxiety, Stress Barking and Chewing, and The Fear of Fireworks and Thunderstorms (30 Day

We have a 6 year old shepherd mix who is pretty high energy, overly-excitable and anxious. We decided to give these a try after speaking with our vet when we bought our first baby home. We knew introducing a baby would be a big change and wanted to set our dog up for success the best we could (along with other measures).We have been using these plug ins for 3 months and have seen a pretty noticeable difference! Our dog seems more relaxed overall. He still gets bursts of energy here and there, but he is more calm, easier to settle down and more responsive to commands. We use these in combination with effective training methods and a calming collar. We have successfully weaned off the collar but plan to use the plug ins for a while longer.I will note, we have an older dog who is also anxious - but a different kind. Our older dog is a velcro dog with separation anxiety. She does not appear affected by these whatsoever! But, we did not have any need to adjust her behavior.

I was using this for several months with my rescue dog and then decided to stop to save money because I wasn't sure it was really helping. Recently she seemed extra anxious and was barking at my housemate more, so I decided to try this again. It is definitely making a difference. She is noticeably more calm. I had to go away for a couple nights too, with my housemate taking care of her, and she did pretty well without me compared to other recent trips. So this is going back on my Subscribe n Save! (Note that while this is the only thing I changed so I can confirm it is helping, it alone would not be enough to manage her anxiety. She is treated by a vet with a couple meds too.)

This is a plug-in diffuser, much like Glade Plug-ins or Febreze unstoppables. Unlike either Glade or Febreze, this diffuser has absolutely no scent whatsoever so it's a good idea to keep an eye on it around the 30 day mark for replacing.Anxiety:We have two senior dogs, both with anxieties such as separation anxiety, for one. In one dog this product seems to ease this, but he also benefits from a book on Audible when no one is around - go figure! (It has to be an audio book, he just does not care for music!) The other dog resorts to pacing, like a lion, until she exhausts herself, finally collapsing and falling asleep. Additionally, every evening our boy was having anxiety attacks that would come out of nowhere. He'd whine, pant heavily, and pace for hours. This was the reason we decided to give this product a chance well over a year ago; hopeful the pheromones would either reduce or ease his anxieties altogether. Our former Vet would not even entertain the idea that our dog was going through hell every evening, so we have had to find a solution, through trial and error, on our own. This product has definitely reduced those anxiety attacks down to about one per week. A huge and glorious improvement for him, and us.Thunderstorms/Rain:With continued use, it seems as though this might actually be working for my senior boy. He no longer cries, bursts through pet gates and bedroom doors looking for comfort. Instead he quietly retreats to our lower level, resurfacing about 10 minutes later, and curls up on his bed to nap out the worst of it. It's too soon to tell if this helps our girl, as we've only had one thunderstorm since she came to live with us.Fireworks/other loud noises:Last summer, this made little to no difference in how well my jittery guy handled the noise. We haven't had our old girl long enough to know how she'll react to this type of racket but will keep these on hand just in case.We recently bought these refills for two reasons: 1) it's spring and thunderstorms are starting in abundance and 2) our senior girl joined our home. Because she wakes in the middle of the night and begins pacing anywhere between an hour to two hours, we thought (or rather, hoped) this diffuser would be of some benefit to her. It's been plugged in for the last 60 hours and so far it has not helped with her nervous, middle of the night pacing. It wouldn't be fair to say this isn't working for her as I have little history on this formerly, terribly abused dog. Her environment is still new to her and I feel as if she needs more time to recover from being abandoned, neglected, and beaten. She is a sweet, loving girl who has already bonded with us, but her issues seem deep seated. We will give her time, both with her new home and this diffuser, to see if there is any improvement and / or benefit.Overall, as a repeat buyer, I would recommend with a caution to buyers that just because it might not work for you doesn't mean it's some sort of scam. Your furry friend might have deeper psychological issues, or it might be something/one in your environment making Fido uneasy.

It WORKS but give it time! It is not a miracle and needs about 2 weeks to start working, keep in mind space u need to cover and keep doors window closed or use 2 in the apt (I do that as I like to keep my windows or patio door open). Years ago, I recall reading and it 1 plug in covered about 600-650 sq. ft. so figure out the math for your space and go from there. Good luck!

I was buying this product regularly both the diffuser and the refill, as a very satisfied customer. I would use it whenever there was a thunderstorm or fireworks because they drove my dog crazy. I would lead him to the bathroom because it was an inner room and he was insulated from the thunder and fireworks noise. I had one of these in the bathroom and was planning to put more around the apartment to keep him calm. Then the price for these suddenly almost doubled, and living on Social Security I simply couldn't continue. So Adaptil, if you can return the price to what it was before I will be buying these again.