Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Failed-foster parent to three feline siblings here. Our guys were barely four-weeks-old when we first brought them home and very sick. Fast forward two years: they're now enormous and highly active, Siberian-mix cats… and an oft-naughty trio! Over these past couple years, Thundershirts have helped (and continue to help) us with myriad, feline behavioral issues. The first Thundershirt, we bought in hopes of quelling our girl, Tawny's, extreme vocalization issue — which was SO loud and persistent, we honestly worried about disturbing our condo neighbors. Fortunately, Tawny took to the Thundershirt like a fish in water! Not only did it succeed in completely calming her down / shushing her up… she lovvvves that shirt so much, she actually *prances* around when it's on (no kidding). Our boy cat, Raymond, went through a very long period (1+ year) of self-suckling and suckling his sisters' fur. We tried every, possible recommended cure — including getting him a stuffed animal buddy with a mechanical heartbeat and internal warmer. Then, we bought a second Thundershirt for Raymond, fingers-crossed… and success again! It wasn't long before Raymond went from constant-suckle-mode to once/twice-per-day, then eventually stopped altogether. Our third cat, Polly, although gregarious and confident when at home, was *terrified* of unfamiliar people — not to mention being taken even two steps outside our door… say, to the vet. I'm talking: yowls so intense, one might wonder if the animal was being tortured. Needless to say, we felt as horrible subjecting Polly to such fright, as likely she did to enduring it! Two months ago, during a sibling-on-sibling Wrestlemania, Polly's retina was scratched. Waking up to find her eye swollen shut, we needed to get her to the vet… hopefully, with as little drama as possible, on the day before a long car trip. With Raymond's Thundershirt on, plus ​hope and a prayer, we loaded Polly into her carrier without a fight… in fact, during the entire trip to the vet, Polly only made but one small peep! So, we bought Polly her own Thundershirt, and now we have three (one for each cat). Also, the Thundershirts have helped to quash other, various misbehavior patterns: from bouts of jumping everywhere they aren't allowed and pawing like maniacs at the food/treats cabinet, to midnight racing sessions, and beyond. Certainly, there are animals who don't/won't respond to the Thundershirt with the same about of luck. But, for our three guys, they have been key to many a cat-parenting success. The only negative pieces of feedback I have, when taken in proportion to success rate, don't demerit a full star… but maybe a half a star: 1) The stitching which secures the velcro is spotty, especially in the two shirts we bought more recently. 2) The velcro itself is a little too grippy (again, the first vest we bought was closer to optimal) 3) It seems the fabric has gotten much thinner/flimsier than the first vest we bought… which paired with the new, extra-grippy velcro, makes for sometimes a difficult untangle to put the Thundershirt on (as well as a harder time taking it off). For reference, our cats weigh about the following amounts and have the following sized shirts: Tawny: ~13 pounds, hefty-build, long and very dense fur (size: Large) Raymond: ~12 pounds, masculine-build, long and dense fur (size: Large) Polly: ~11.5 pounds, skinny-but-long build, very long but thin fur (size: Medium)