Victoria
8 de marzo de 2024
Surprisingly, it actually works pretty well.
TL;DR: It works. Make sure the collar is tight enough to get proper skin contact and the barrier is set to a good distance. The shock feels at worst like a tiny rubber band lightly snapping the skin, and at the lightest like a finger giving you a tap.UPDATE TL;DR: About 6 months later, it's a great product when you take the time to work with it. It was my last ditch effort to save my cat from being rehomed after over two years of trying hormone diffusers, sprays, collars, extra food dishes, extra litter boxes, and it's the only thing that's ultimately been successful in protecting the furniture.The details:I'd about given up trying to keep my male cat off our kid's bed and a giant lounging pillow that he can't seem to help spraying on despite being fixed. I decided to set up the barrier in the doorway of the room with said furniture to just keep him out of it entirely while still allowing our other two cats who don't pee on anything to come in as they pleased.At first, I tried the collar on myself. As others have said, it's no worse than being snapped by a small rubber band at the strongest setting, and that's proven to be plenty for our guy (He's 2, not super fluffy or thick-coated).I did at first think it didn't work at all. I watched him literally walk over the barrier on max distance while it beeped at him incessantly (the beeping is pretty quiet) but he ignored it entirely. I looked at the directions in the kit for troubleshooting why it wasn't working, and one of the primary things was "make sure it's tight enough/getting proper skin contact."So I tightened the collar a bit, making sure it was more snug, still thinking it wasn't going to help, and waited to see if he'd cross the barrier into the room he's been banned from. Eventually, I heard the beeping once more and watched him attempt to walk past the disc.He suddenly stopped, jumping back and running away from the door. Success! I gave him treats and love for returning to the space he needs to stay in. He attempted it a second time that day with the same result, and now, the beep is enough to deter him from even trying.I love him very much, and as a result, I've spent so much money and time trying hormone sprays, collars, diffusers of all different brands to try and stop this happening without success. Waterproof cat blankets on things helped, but we needed a way to stop him entirely, as the blankets only provide so much protection, and I didn't want him to think he could keep spraying on things when we moved into our new house.I also hated keeping every door closed, as it restricts the other two well-behaved cats from being able to roam the space as they please, and three cats confined to one area because all the doors have to constantly be closed really sucks, and probably doesn't make the issue for him any better.I will definitely be buying more barriers to keep him out of bedrooms and any other rooms I don't want him peeing in. I will also give putting it on top of furniture a try to allow him to come into some rooms, but stay off the furniture.It's been a week since I got this, and I'm so relieved to see that it works. My furniture is finally safe, my other two cats can have the run of the whole place again, and the best part is that now I don't have to consider rehoming him, as this was literally the last thing to try before deciding that he needed to find a new home.I haven't seen how long the batteries last, but others in the question section reported roughly 3 months depending on how often your critter tests the barrier, so I'll keep an eye out for that when the time comes.UPDATE: It's been about half a year now, the system is still working great. I purchased two additional barriers to refine the space my cat can access so I can block objects he pees on rather than entire rooms being blocked off for him. It's worked insanely well. I routinely replace all of the batteries every 3-5 months to ensure they stay on.I now have a barrier that lives on the couch when we're not sitting on it, one to block him from the lounging pillow, and one for our son's bed. The bed was miraculous in how well it works; I put it underneath, close to the center, set it on level 4, and it's strong enough to go through the bed, frame and all, and trigger the collar when he gets on top of it. He can now come in the room and hang out again, just can't get up on the furniture he pees on.These really work well when you take the time to adjust them and find out how best to set them up for your situation.One thing I will say is make sure you're frequently checking (and you should always be checking pet equipment anyways), as after 3 months, one of the barriers had shut off and just wouldn't turn on anymore. Thanks to the training it gave my cat, however, nothing bad happened. He learned not to get on the couch, and he stays off even without the barrier.Customer service is amazing, too. All I needed was a screenshot of my Amazon order info, and I followed the support link Amazon provided, chatted with a PetSafe representative, and they immediately sent out a new device under the 1-year warranty.Ver másVer menos
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