Skeptoid #953: Pet Pheromone Products

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Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

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🗓️ 10 September 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Lots of companies sell pheromone products claiming to calm down your dog or cat, but there's a very big problem with that basic claim.

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0:00.0	Tell your vet that your dog or cat is nervous, anxious, scratching at the furniture or
0:08.8	messing on the floor and you're likely to be offered a pet pheromone product.
0:13.6	It's a natural biochemical scent that signals your pet to relax,
0:18.1	which they can do without drugs or complicated training.
0:21.6	The only problem is there may be no such thing. And we're
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