works for me
I bought these at the vets after checking to make sure amazon price was the same (it was)...i introduced a VERY active kitten to a household of two 4 year old cats. (mistake). the older cats were terrorized...chased around the house, hissing, carrying on, even after a slow two week introduction with kitten shut in another room. when i took the kitten to the vet they put a thundershirt on him, because he was climbing up my face....it instantly calmed him down. so i bought one for him (small) and one for the cat most hostile to him (large). the pros: they do calm the cats down...with no ill effects that i have found. they can still walk around and play, but it takes the "edge" off -- and softens the hostility. cons: the wrap-around collars are uniformly too large, though they don't seem to effect function, they do get in the way of other collars or harnesses, and just kind of hang in the way. they are also hot, so not practical for summer wear. ans it can be challenging to get them just...
Works great...if you can get it on.
I work as a veterinary technician bought this product for use at my vet clinic. I have found that it works great for scared cats that want to run or the cats who just won't hold still. They tend to just freeze and stay still which is great for blood draws and exams. The chest strap never seems to get tight enough but I have used it without the chest strap and it still works great. In general, the sizes run a little small. It is labeled for 9-13 lb cats. That is only if they are at their ideal weight. It will not fit a fat and round 11 lb cat. However, it does fit cats smaller than 9 lbs without any issue. I haven't been able to use it on the really hostile cats because they won't tolerate me putting it on. It is pretty easy to wrap an angry cat in a towel when their feet are also restrained. However, it is not easy to wrap something around their chest when all their claws are still ready and able to strike. Great for scared cats in flight mode but not for really hostile ones in...
Thundershirt means no more Valium needed (for kitty)!
Our 19# kitty, Laser, REALLY hates to fly, and we had resorted to giving him Valium. It made him less hysterical but he felt so whacked out he'd yowl much of the flight AND the entire first night after we'd arrive. So let's just say that NO ONE liked that he traveled so poorly!
A friend recommended the Thundershirt, and we were reminded of it when we saw an ad in the airline's in-flight shopping magazine. We ordered the large size, which seemed to be fine for our big guy. It's pretty adjustable and we got it to fit pretty well, but Laser was so mellow in it he didn't seem to care if it was or wasn't on perfectly.
We first tried it for the road trip to the airport, and we had ZERO yowling. Then on the airplane, it was still great. I hadn't doped him up but had the pills with us just in case. The Thundershirt took enough of the edge off for him that he wasn't thrilled to be on a plane, stuffed in a small bag, but he was mellow and not freaking out. Yahoo...
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