In the paper, we consider the Cauchy problem for a fifth order pseudoparabolic equation that appears in studying the issues of fluid filtration in fissured media, the moisture transfer in soils and etc. The Cauchy problem with non-classic conditions not requiring the agreement conditions are studied for a discontinuous coefficient pseudoparabolic equation. The equivalence of these conditions with the Cauchy classic condition is substantiated in the case when the solution of the stated problem is sought in S.L.Sobolev anisotropic space