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My cats fight near the litter box. Where to put Feliway?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered

I have 3 cats and they are all spayed and neutered. My cat Batman is the only male and one of the females is the mom and Batman and her do not get along. I just bought two feliway multicat diffusers and have them both plugged in the area they are most which is in the living room, it's only day 3 but Batman has a habit of scaring his mom when she uses the box... i have 2 boxes; one in the bathroom and one in the kitchen. Should i move one of the diffusers in the kitchen near the box?

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Answered By Jessica Keay, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on February 26th, 2018

I think placing one of the diffusers in the kitchen would be a good idea, as the pheremone will be most heavily dispensed near the diffuser. Also, it is recommended with litter boxes that you have one more litterbox than the number of cats in your household, so in a house with 3 cats it would be recommended that you have 4 litterboxes. This isn't always possible depending on the household, but it if is, you may consider adding additional litterboxes. Also providing places for the mother cat to hide or escape, including boxes/houses and cat trees/platforms can be helpful. Best of luck to you and I love the name Batman!

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