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Do cat and dog pheromone diffusers interfere with each other?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | British Shorthair | Male | neutered

Introducing two cats to a cat and dog household. Would the defusers for cat and dog work together if on at the same time or counteract each other?

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Answered By Dr. Heidi DVM, CVA, CCRT, CVTP, CVSMT, CVCH

Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist, Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner

Published on January 13th, 2018

I presume that you are talking about pheromone diffusers. The diffusers are completely different pheromones and will not interact with each other in any way. Pheromones are species specific, so they will not affect another species. The cat pheromone should help calm a cat and will not have any effect on a dog. The dog pheromone should help calm a dog, but will not have any effect on a cat. Here is the information from the Feliway website which explains that a little more. https://www.feliway.com/us/FELIWAY/FAQ Good luck! I hope that was helpful and answered your question. Thanks for using PetCoach.

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