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Pheromones as signal compounds play an important role in the lives of all animals. Studies of their properties prove the great importance of these compounds in animal intraspecies communication. Especially significant is the role of these compounds in animals with a highly specialized sense of smell, such as the feline and canine families. Thanks to the research on domesticated representatives of these families, the domestic cat and dog, the structures of the body responsible for the production and secretion of pheromone compounds have been described. This made it possible to isolate these substances and determine their chemical composition. This was followed by the production of their synthetic counterparts, which made it possible to broaden the spectrum of research on pheromones. The results of experiments conducted over the past few years suggest that pheromonotherapy can be used to reduce stress in animals bred by amateurs. This review cites examples of research on the reduction of the level of anxiety in dogs and cats with veterinary phobia during hospitalization and consultation in veterinary clinics. Prospects for the use of pheromonotherapy in veterinary medicine are also discussed.