Nature’s Miracle Cat Calming Spray, 8 Ounces, Stress-Reducing Formula for Cats

HIGHLY recommend for anxious cats. Helps FAR more to relax during stressy times, incl. estrus cycles in pre-spay days or adapting to new things/places/ppl/animals, than all else I’ve tried. Mine was feral so you can imagine how freaked out she was to suddenly be trapped inside (+I have 3 dogs). You don’t need to spray much, just in areas (on floor, rugs, bedding, chairs) where cat will be, but *DON’T* spray ON the cat or try to mist the air-you want it near them, not on. I’m sure cats will be affected differently but for my girl, this was TOP THREE, if not *THE* most effective tool for her transition to indoor life. I still use 6mo’s later and have on Autoship. It’s AMAZING for tough times (like a recent spay.) I bought before I got her indoors & sprayed areas I knew she’d use in quiet room I’d sectioned off for her. During estrus I sprayed rugs/floor and after mist settled I’d drag string toy or throw ball in that area. She’d settle to rest within 20mins to hour. On vet trips I spray carrier 10mins before putting in-she won’t sleep as she hates feeling trapped, but it helps to large degree. I prefer pheromone sprays to other calming aids because they’re very safe and she’s immunocompromised (leukemia) so am extra cautious. She was maybe 7mos old when I took her in—no mom around and lived in yard of neighbors recently vacated home. As situation wasn’t urgent (she was safe) and wasn’t sure I could keep her, for months I only fed from distance & built trust. Pls excuse my length but the amount of homeless, needy animals is legit agonizing to me so I try to help where I can, so if ever you’d like to help a stray/ feral/ ANY nervous animal, I’ll offer up my BEST TIPS: 1. Use calming, VERY soft, melodic voice at ALL times and speak often to them when feeding as they build trust. Give them a name and use it often. 2. CLEVER TRICK I used to condition my feral to come so I didn’t leave ant or animal-attracting food down long: Clink a butter knife on rim of drinking glass right before feeding. I did this in front of her at first. Initially confused her but made sure to do EACH TIME I fed. Within weeks, when I wanted to feed but couldn’t find her, I’d clink glass LOUDLY many times and she’d appear. ALSO helps later if they get out and worked when she escaped twice 1st month indoors. 3. Never reach out or approach if they don’t seem ok with it. Avoid lots of eye contact. If not urgent or you aren’t sure you can adopt or just don’t want to trap, start to put food&water down when you see them, then leave. Over period of days or weeks, once they seem comfortable enough, start sitting 20 ft away while they eat. Gradually narrow distance each time but never make sudden movements or be loud. PATIENCE IS KEY, esp. with ferals or anxious animals. Always gage comfort level/mood and let *them* decide. When they want to get closer, they will (unless urgent- ie, they’re in danger, hurt, or ill—in which case borrow humane trap from a shelter and bring to vet. Most states have cities with a low cost vet option.) 4. Wet food is a great trust builder, Wet and dry even better, if you can afford. Try to leave just enough they’ll eat and clean area after to avoid ants. You can crush some flea treatments / other needed meds/supplements in wet food (Capstar’s very safe for cats over 2lbs, but be cautious abt meds &dewormers, esp. for young cats or pups, as cheapest isn’t always safe. Google safest products for specific need, (ie. Dewormer) for age/weight range and you’ll find info to choose,) A stray Tom cat had a bad limp so I crushed Cosequin hip &joint treats for cats, (glucosamine supplement, costs abt $10 for months worth and is beneficial for most cats &dogs) into his wet food and DRAMATICALLY helped his mobility &pain. 5.ANOTHER CLEVER TRICK with ferals under 1yr old, (or older, it’s worth a shot? ) : Use long string or cord to stimulate interest in play and build trust. (If it works, this will ALSO become useful later to guide them places- I did this to get feral to nap on towels I’d placed in sheltered spots during hot or wet weather.) I used long nylon cord and from distance of abt 15ft, I’d toss and drag near cat. First 5x or so she was uninterested, but ultimately all young cats want play so eventually she couldn’t resist. I now know that while she played it cool, so addicted she became to string time that she began to crave play. It prob had as much to do with gaining trust as food or all else. Just be sure to keep distance and use slow movements. 6. For very young kittens or pups, PLEASE make sure there’s no mom around for many hours before taking in. Moms frequently leave to find food and a baby’s survival chance is far greater with their mom. If under a month or 2 old, even formula may not save a kitten, so if you find one you’re POSITIVE was abandoned, which is often not the case, their best chance is for you to keep formula on hand and try to find another nursing cat. Mama cats often nurse kittens who aren’t their own and gives them a better shot than formula. 7.Be mindful abt when/where you feed and any other animals around. Don’t leave it near spots where animal sleeps or shelters, as food attract predators or animal fights & may endanger them. Make sure ants aren’t swarming and keep food/water area as clean & shaded as possible. 8. In fair weather, you can put blankets/towels,etc. in shaded spots, but if cold, never use cloth—it’ll get damp and animals can freeze to death on it. Pine straw, as far as I know, is only safe option for cats in cold weather, (not even hay, I’m told). Google “cold weather feral shelter diy” tips for using plastic bins &pine straw. If very hot, put frozen water bottle/jug out and they may rub against to cool down, tho my cat didn’t. I sprayed yard with hose in summer to bring down temps, which worked best for extreme heat. 9.If you’ve built up trust with stray and want to bring indoors, set up a calm, quiet, comfy room where they can have their own space and feel safe while adapting to new home. For feral cat, provide good “hiding” spots and anything cave-like, such as blanket forts and narrow spaces they can retreat to when overwhelmed or spooked. Often they may hang there for several days or weeks at first, until they feel it’s safe to come out more. If in yard, start leaving door open for periods when they’re near it or use a toy to lure them in. Slowly, while they’re away from door, close it. They may panic. In my case, she’d been sleeping all nights & many days on my porch and had already come inside a few times for a bit while door was open, so when the day came to close the door, I knew letting her back out wouldn’t deter her return. First time closing, it was so hot that when I shut door she just ate and napped, relieved to be out of heat, ..but then woke and desperately wanted out so I let her go. Next few times she immediately panicked. I let her back out each time for a week so that she’d trust I meant no harm. HOWEVER, if you’ve trapped a cat to bring in, aren’t sure they’ll return, or they're no longer safe outside, DON’T open the door again. Just make sure they have a quiet place, preferably with windows, give food, water, etc, and leave them alone for a while. I closed off our sunroom and put down food, water, litter box, some towels to rest on, toys, & made a blanket fort that served as a hideaway tent, and used pheromone spray a few times daily. Later I played soft music or YouTube’s CatTV squirrel vids on TV for her. First few weeks she stayed under blanket fort most of time, occasionally at window. She wouldn’t let me touch her for at least a week, and then only barely for a month. A few months in, was roaming all over, and now at 6 mo’s indoors she mimics a lifelong house cat and loves to cuddle and play. You’d never guess she’d been feral. With dogs also, or any nervous animal, #1 TIP once you’ve taken in is to give them a “safe space” that’s comfy and low stress while they learn their new home is safe. As their mood allows, give them attention, cuddles, and praise often. BEST ADVICE on dealing with ANY animal at all, and a good way to sum it all up, is simply : Imagine how you’d feel if in their position, then act accordingly. Sorry for length but hope it helps an animal! :) Ps-mine’s now solely indoor cat, btw, and is now happy to be. I don’t agree with letting pets roam freely in populated areas or anywhere unless it’s completely safe, like a farm or country yard. It’s dangerous for them, other nearby pets, greatly increases homeless & sick animal populations, endangers wildlife, and selfishly puts out animal rescuers, who oft wind up caring for someone else’s pet at added expense, many of whom are already in debt due to vet bills and food costs of actual homeless animals, without also feeding homed ones, but how can they know the difference? If you take in a stray, please think twice before letting them roam. They’ll almost surely adapt to indoor life if given the chance and are well cared for :)

UPDATE: This stuff is amazing! What I did is, I soaked a sock with it, and I put the sock in an airtight jar, so I don't have to scare her with the spray bottle. When she start to get annoying with her meowing, I quietly get the jar, open it, and put it on the floor 5 or 10 feet away from her. When she smells it, she freezes for a moment, and then she prances out of the room with a little "bark." It's very funny. I don't know what it does to her, but she doesn't meow for a while. And she's still very affectionate when I pet her. Original Review: I don't know if the solution calms her down, but the spray bottle made my cat run away from the first time I tries to spray some into the air. Now I just grab the bottle to make her stop meowing, and she runs away. Also, I noticed she does not like the smell. I tried spraying some on the bed, she stopped lying in it. I tried spraying some on a paper towel, she sniffed it and backed away like it might be dangerous. Strange. It just smells like lavender. She does seem calmer since I bought this product. And she meows a lot less, which is a GODSEND. The reviews were right about the spray bottle leaking and getting on your hand every time you spray, but that's a small price to pay for something that works so well (for me) at this price point.

I was extremely skeptical about this. I recently got a kitten and I also have a five-year-old cat. Introductions are always difficult. I spray it on all of the common areas, daily. Only 10 days later and they are accepting each other. My five year-old is much less aggressive and tolerant than she was in the beginning. The professionals say three weeks to get acclimated. But these two are tolerating each other in less than two weeks. It has a slightly minty scent, which I don’t quite understand. It’s not a magic potion, but I truly believe it has helped. Definitely recommend trying.

This product worked well with my 2 crazy cats, but I used it for my sweet boy after his surgery and he went BALLISTIC! I’ve never seen him like that. Just the smell alone made him go crazy. Once I took away the sheets I sprayed he went right back to normal. So weird.

This worked great for getting my nervous cat to use the new self-cleaning litter box. I gave about three small sprays, and she definitely noticed the smell and it clearly was pleasing to her.

I LOVED the red packaging Nature's Miracle Cat Calming spray I got at Petsmart last week. It worked fantastically where pheromone sprays didn't at all. But I ran out, so silly me, I thought I'd order more on Amazon. I didn't realize there was a difference between the white bottles and the red ones other than just the package color so I got the white one because that was what came up first. WRONG. The white one says completely different things on the packaging, including a different ingredient list, different company information including address and website (the website on the white package doesn't even work), and the white one says (c) 2011 whereas the red one said (c) 2021. And the 'white packaging' bottles don't work at all. The red one from PetSmart immediately calmed my guy down when I sprayed it and he would happily go and lay down on his bed or the rug where I sprayed it and relax. No more yelling, pawing at the door, he was so much calmer. (He's a rescue who's still getting used to being inside again - a stray, not a feral, but he was outside on his own for a long time and needs time to get used to being in a house again.) But this white packaging does nothing. He's right back to screaming, banging on the door, and just seems way more stressed out. He now won't even lie on his bed and just sits next to it hunched up unhappily. There doesn't seem to be any way to get a refund, and I bought four bottles of this stuff since there was a coupon to buy three and get a fourth free, and I figured I'd be using a lot of it. I'm furious.

So far, this works great. Adolescent female cat with infinite energy. She gets the zoomies several times a day. One squirt (not at the cat, directed away from her) in the general area seems to calm her right down. The cap leaks a little. The odor of the spray is not oppressive. Cautiously recommended, as this has been in use for only 4 days. So far, so good.

I thought I would try a new brand of catnip spray for my lovely cats. I sprayed it on their cat scratch stand like usual, but they refuse to go even near it. These are two cats that stop by their cat scratch stand numerous times a day to get there “cat scratch on”. I finally had to take some cleaner and try to wash off this nature’s miracle spray and let Dr. for several days before I applied their regular cat scratch spray. Would not recommend it based on my cats opinion of the odor.!

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Unfortunately doesn't really work for my cat.

This helped calm my boy. For some reason he has been stressed lately but this helped within minutes.

Its not worth it ….its not working

The spray seems effective as I had also bought it once earlier. Sometimes it calms the cats in my home and they do not fight.