Scientists catch scent of solution to stop cats and dogs from fighting

Pheromone product found to increase friendly behaviour and reduce aggressive incidents, writes Andy Gregory

Pheromones could hold the key to peaceful canine-feline co-habitation (Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images)

Scientists believe they have caught the scent of a way to foster better relations between cats and dogs.

The chances of canines and felines co-habiting in total peace are typically viewed as unfavourable unless they are socialised to do so from an early age.

But by filling a home with calming pheromones – chemicals produced and secreted by animals which can alter others’ behaviour – University of Lincoln researchers found that conflicts between the two species were significantly reduced.