Bitter Lemon Spray - Anti-Chew Spray for Dogs, Cats, Puppies, & Kittens- Training Aid for Chewing - Safe & Non Toxic - Ideal for Pet Behavioral Training - Made in USA (8 Fl Oz)

We bought this spray with hope of improvement over the old Bitter Apple spray we used to rely on to keep our dogs from chewing on things. The Bitter Apple worked like a charm, and tasted unbelievably awful, but also smelled awful. Even an accidental whiff of the vapor could get the taste in your mouth! I am a long time veterinarian with lots of experience in various behavior problems with pets. The Bitter Lemon is MUCH better in regard to the smell, as it advertises. We didn't taste it, but it does seem to still deter chewing,and it has a faint almost pleasant smell, not overwhelming at all. Believe it or not, my mom bought this because her cat likes to chew on everything. That's right - her cat! He chews on paper, paper bags, cardboard boxes, countertop corners, chair legs, and worst of all, the computer printer. It's hard to spray paper stuff, but the spray seems to deter him from chewing on the edges of the printer for at least a day or two, then it may need to be resprayed. We also had the idea of spraying people's hands and legs, ankles, feet, etc, with this, because he also has an occasional tendency to unexpectedly grab those in his mouth and paws, which is not appreciated, but haven't tried this yet. Maybe this summer my mom says she will try spraying her ankles once she is wearing shorts. She recommends this product, and I am happy with how it has been managing her cats problem behaviors so far, although I wish she would use it more proactively. Highly recommend.this product!

This product does not work to deter my cat from our plants. I liberally sprayed my new plants down with this stuff(as per the directions), to the point where it was dripping off the plant. My cat? She went right up and started chewing. I let her, because I had read some reviews that said that they stop at one bite. She didn't. She kept chewing. To add injury to insult, the mist from the spray made it impossible to breathe comfortably in my small apartment, and after breathing in the fumes from this product for fifteen minutes it made me violently ill to the point of vomiting and being bed ridden for hours. I have no idea what is in this product that made me so ill, but it is the only change I introduced to the apartment, and I cook my own food (which is vegan to boot) so it's extremely unlikely that I gave myself food poisoning. It could be that I have a certain allergy that I'm not aware of; this product is probably safe for most people, however I would urge that you test your reaction to it before spraying it anywhere, and that you keep the area you are spraying it very well ventilated. I would go so far as to encourage a face mask, as this stuff is extremely irritating to the mouth andthroat. But again, this product did not seem to deter my cat at all; I could just have an extremely odd cat. Lol. JUST BE CAUTIOUS WITH THIS PRODUCT!

Only worked while it was wet. Once it dried, my dog chewed on what had been sprayed. 🫤

works ok ifheavily sprayed

We bought THREE different "chew stop" products including this one and two others. None of them had any noticeable effect except to lighten our wallets.We did make the mistake of getting some overspray on our kitchen counter top that found it's way onto some gummy bears that flopped out of the bag... My wife wasn't at all happy about that!I wish at least one had worked to some degree, then I could have determined how often it needed to be re-applied to remain effective.As for deterring our 9 month frenchie... no dice. If it had worked, the Bitter Cherry (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A2BSZZY) was the least expensive of all the items we tried. The other products were: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01I2A6MPG (this one Bitter lemon because we have observed our French Bulldog to avoid biting lemons that fall from our tree) - no help.And https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0841LVD57 - Bitter Apple spray. We didn't really expect this to work because Zeus has been munching on green apples that fall from our neighbors apple trees for quite a long time.In short: it will likely repel humans adequately, but like many other reviews have noted, doesn't seem to help much / at all with dogs.HOW WE TESTED IT:Zeus, our Frenchie, discovered that while he could not rip apart the top surfaces of his dog bed, he COULD flip it over and shred the bottom fabric. So, I sprayed copious amounts of each of these substances on each of three corners of the bottom of the bed... and even on one of the top surfaces where he "suckles" to soothe himself. There was absolutely no change in behavior. I even repeated the application of all three areas with the same products to the point where all were quite damp. No change. Zeus didn't even seem phased and attacked each of the corners with his usual abandon.I also tried spraying each of the three products on rags to the point where half the rag was quite damp... Zeus cheerfully chewed and tugged on the damp part of each rag. I saw no change in behavior at all... except for me... I touched my mouth with a finger that had touched the bitter lemon and ... well YUCK - it was like chewing on aspirin.Finally I tried spraying corners of the amazon box these 3 products came in. Zeus loves to shred boxes. The spray(s) might as well be liver pate... no behavior changes at all despite licking, and biting of the various treated surfaces.In short, none of the sprays worked in any discernable way at all. I'm going to try my experiments again, but I don't expect any difference.On the plus side, only the bitter Lemon smelled unpleasant - and only mildly so due to its "chemical" aroma. The others were pleasant smelling and I saw no change to the surfaces they were sprayed on.It seems our best approach to curtailing the chewing is to be diligent watching, chastening bad behavior and rewarding good behavior. Besides, there is just not enough of any of these products to prevent Zeus from wanting to munch on any shoes or socks he finds!