ALRIGHT SO HERE'S THE THING, WE LOVE OUR CATS, I'VE
GOT ONE OF THOSE.
WE ADORE OUR DOGS, I'VE GOT ONE OF THOSE TOO.
WHAT WE DON'T LOVE AND ADORE IS SOME OF THE THINGS THEY DO.
LETS FACE IT, WHEN OUR PETS GET STRESSED, UM THINGS HAPPEN.
YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF THINGS I'M TALKING ABOUT SO WITH US TODAY
TO TALK ABOUT SOLUTIONS FOR WHEN OUR PETS GET STRESSED IS DR.
PETREE, DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL SERVICES AT CENTRAL GARDEN AND
PET.
WELCOME DOCTOR!
THANK YOU!
WELCOME TO YOU RUBY.
WE'VE GOT RUBY ON THE SET HERE THIS MORNING, SHE'S A LITTLE BIT
STRESSED TOO BEING KIND OF IN AN UNFAMILIAR ENVIRONMENT AND I
WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE STRESS DOESN'T JUST
EFFECT US AS HUMANS RIGHT?
ANIMALS GET STRESSED AS WELL.
WHAT CAUSES THEIR STRESS?
YOU KNOW ANIMALS CAN BE STRESSED FOR MANY REASONS, FOR CATS THEY
REALLY DON'T LIKE CHANGE.
SO A NEW BABY IN HOUSEHOLD, A NEW DOG ANOTHER NEW CAT THAT'S
INTRODUCED TO THE HOUSEHOLD.
WOW.
A LOT OF DOGS DON'T LIKE NOISE SO JUST THUNDERSTORMS,
FIREWORKS, THINGS LIKE THAT MMHMM MY DOG HATES THAT AND MY
DOG IS A PUPPY SO I NEED TO TALK TO YOU AFTER THE SHOW ABOUT HOW
I HANDLE THE PUPPY YEARS.
BUT CATS AND DOGS, NO PUN INTENDED, REALLY ARE DIFFERENT
ANIMALS AND SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT STRESS AND HOW THEY EFFECT
EACH INDIVIDUAL PET IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE SOME OF THEM WILL
EXHIBIT DIFFERENT BEHAVIORS.
I KNOW MY CAT DOESN'T MIND THE THUNDER, MY DOG GOES AND HIDES
UNDERNEATH THE COUCH SOMEWHERE.
YEAH, ABOUT 18 MILLION DOGS IN THE U.S. ARE
AFFECTED BY NOISE PHOBIAS AH EITHER BY THUNDERSTORMS OR
FIREWORKS AND ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER OF CATS ACTUALLY IS
AFFECTED BY STRESS WHERE THEY WILL ACTUALLY DO INAPPROPRIATE
BEHAVIOR SUCH AS URINE MARKING OR THE VERTICAL SCRATCHING THAT
CAN REALLY DAMAGE YOUR FURNITURE.
GIRL, THAT VERTICAL SCRATCHING IS DRIVING ME CRAZY.
HOW DOES A PRODUCT WORK THAT MAY HELP KIND REDUCE OR PREVENT
THESE BEHAVIORS BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S GOT TO PHEROMONES BUT WALK
ME THROUGH THIS.
PHEROMONES ARE CHEMICALS THAT ANIMALS EMIT TO COMMUNICATE WITH
EACH OTHER IN THE SAME SPECIES.
FOR INSTANCE, CATS THE FACIAL RUBBING THAT THEY DO, EITHER ON
PEOPLE OR OBJECTS YEAH THEY'RE ACTUALLY LAYING DOWN PHEROMONES
AND THAT ACTUALLY MAKES THEM MORE COMFORTABLE IT MAKES THEM
FEEL BETTER AND THEN MOTHER DOGS PRODUCE A PHEROMONE WHEN THEY'RE
NURSING TO HELP MAKE THE PUPPIES A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE AND FEEL
SAFE.
I GOT YOU.
AND SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT STRESS AND WE WERE SAYING THAT
RUBY AND SHE'S HERE LOOKING AT JILL HER OWNER RIGHT NOW OVER
THAT MOMMY WHY AREN'T YOU HERE AND WE CAN TELL BECAUSE THIS IS
AN UNFAMILIAR ENVIRONMENT FOR HER.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE REASONS OTHER THAN BEING UNDER THE
BRIGHT LIGHTS OF A NATIONAL TV SHOW THAT A DOG OR CAT MIGHT BE
STRESSED AND KIND OF START EXHIBITING SOME OF THE BEHAVIORS
YOU TALKED ABOUT.
WELL CATS GUESTS STRESSED, YOU KNOW THE VERTICAL SCRATCHING
VERTICAL THAT THEY DO, THAT'S REALLY NOT NORMAL BEHAVIOR.
WHERE AS THEY'RE SCRATCHING IN A HORIZONTAL, THEY'RE TRYING TO
GET THEIR CLAWS SHARP BUT IF THEY'RE DOING IT VERTICAL,
THAT'S A SIGN THAT THEY'RE VERY STRESSED.
AND THEY CAN CAUSE A LOT OF DAMAGE.
WHERE AS DOGS, WHEN THEY BECOME STRESSED BY NOISE PHOBIAS YOU
KNOW THEY WILL ACTUALLY WIMPER AND COWER.
THEY CAN HURT THEMSELVES THEY CAN DESTRUCTIVE AROUND THE
HOUSE.
YEAH WHICH CAN BE BAD FOR BOTH DOG AND THE OWNER.
YES.
SO WHAT CAN DO?
TALK TO ME ABOUT SOME SOLUTIONS.
OH WE DO HAVE A PRODUCT CALLED COMFORT ZONE.
IT ACTUALLY MIMICS THE PHEROMONES THAT I WAS TALKING TO
YOU ABOUT.
OK.
FOR THE CAT IT'S THE FACIAL PHEROMONE THAT THEY PRODUCE AND
THEN THERE'S A DIFFUSER.
YOU SIMPLY PLUG IT IN AND THEN IT LASTS ABOUT A MONTH.
SO YOU PLUG THIS IS LIKE YOU WOULD AN AIR FRESHENER YES.
AND IT LASTS 30 DAYS AND KIND OF MAKES THE PET CALMER, CALMS THE
ENVIRONMENT.
CALMS THE ENVIRONMENT AND THEREFORE CALMS THE PET IT HAS
BEEN SHOWN TO DECREASE THE URINE SPRAYING AND THE VERTICAL
SCRATCHING IN CATS SO WHAT IS THE TAKEAWAY FROM THIS
DISCUSSION WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAVE OUR VIEWERS WITH?
WELL, I GUESS THE FACT THAT WE REALLY DON'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH
THESE BEHAVIORS AND YOU KNOW, PEOPLE JUST KIND OF ACCEPT IT
WELL, A CAT'S JUST BEING A CAT, OR A DOG BEING A DOG.
WE REALLY DON'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE BEHAVIOR WE CAN
ACTUALLY HELP THEM AND WE CAN HELP OURSELVES AND KIND OF TRY
TO FIND A PRODUCT SUCH AS COMFORT ZONE WHICH WILL ACTUALLY
STOP THAT DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR.
SO WHERE CAN FIND COMFORT ZONE?
YOU CAN FIN BOTH THE DIFFUSER AND THE SPRAY IN PETSMART,
PETCO, AND OTHER PET SPECIALTY STORES I KNOW A LOT OF PET
OWNERS OUT THERE ARE FURIOUSLY, THEY'RE LIKE WHOHOO THANK YOU!
AND I KNOW RUBY'S LIKE WHOOHOO IS IT OVER?
YES RUBY IT IS!
(LAUGHS) SO WE'RE GOING TO LET RUBY GO, DOCTOR WE'LL LET YOU
GO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH THOUGH.
THANK YOU.
GOOD INFORMATION.
AND IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DE-STRESSING
YOUR OWN PET VISIT PETCOMFORTZONE.COM THAT'S
PETCOMFORTZONE.COM OH AND YOU'RE ALSO INVITED TO VISIT US ON
FACEBOOK TO SHARE YOUR FAVORITE PET STORY OR EVEN YOUR BEST
NAUGHTY PET STORY.
I'VE GOT A LOT OF THOSE.
JUST LOOK FOR COMFORT ZONE PRODUCT.
GET ONLINE AND SHARE, IT'S THE SOCIAL THING TO DO.