OT Advert on the box

[harry]

Some sort of plug-in smelly device that drugs your dog/cat? How does this work?

What effect has it on humans? Is anyone buying such a thing totally mad?

[newshound]

Something we can agree on!

I can see that perhaps a catnip dispenser might work on those evil bastards, but you have to wonder about what might work on both species.

People do have strange ideas, I heard of someone taking a sachet of "bute" for a headache when they had run out of paracetamol. Phenylbutazone is a painkiller / anti-inflamatory used on horses, a sachet is the dose for 500 kg of animal. They were not well afterwards.

[Graham.]

Totally. Did you notice the small print disclaimer at the bottom of the screen suggesting you might want to refer your pet to a shrink?

[The Natural Philosopher]

Now we know what happened to Plowperson!

[spuorgelgoog]

"Feliway is a synthetic copy of one of the feline facial pheromones (F3) used by cats to mark their territory boundaries."

None, unless the smell of a cat has an effect on you. You can buy (apparently) human pheronomes

Owain

[Nightjar]

There are two different products. Feliway for cats and Adaptil for dogs. They are pheromone dispensers and have been sold by vets for many years. I've never had an animal that showed any signs of stress, so I've not tried them.

[damduck-egg]

The suppliers seem to have missed the biggest potential market of all, can they not develop one that drugs children.

G.Harman

[spuorgelgoog]

I thought that was what Gripe Water was for.

I was going to say it had been replaced with Rohypnol, then realised I meant Ritalin.

Owain

[newshound]

Too late, you said it online now

:-)

[spuorgelgoog]

Yeah, it's not good giving kids Rohypnol is it

Owain

[harry]

Does this mean they'll attract every cat/dog from miles around?

[Nightjar]

In days past, young children were given a twist of cloth, containing sugar soaked in rum, to suck. It could keep them quiet all day.

[Nightjar]

I presume they will be using appeasement pheromones, rather than sex pheromones.

[whisky-dave]

colours, sounds, dummies, playstations, xboxes, smartphones all work on kids.

[Adam Funk]

Now I imagine cats walking down the street with e-cigarettes, vaping 'nip.

[Tim Streater]

What seems to be needed is baby laudanum.

[harry]

You remember it???!!!

[Adam Funk]

I'm pretty sure that used to be available (not in my lifetime, though).

[spuorgelgoog]

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup was sold until 1930.

Owain

[Nightjar]

My partner does. It was how the field workers on her Uncle's estate kept their kids quiet when taking in the harvest: Give them a rum soaked twist and put them under a hedge.