Guest guest Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 At 01:50 AM 1/11/04, you wrote: >I'm a little worried about diffusing oils if I got a new cat. I know >that oils are not good for cats. I'd send the neighbor's cat home for a >few hours when I needed to diffuse oils in my old house. Usually, I'd >wait until he asked to go outside - so as not to hurt his feelings. >Here, if the cat lives with me...where could she go? How safe is it to >just put a cat in a different room for a few hours, I wonder. How long >before it's ok for a cat to come back into a room that's been cleaned >with oils in the water or had oils diffused into the air? > >Any cat owners in this group who diffuse oils often? more than diffusing...for years we ran our business out of my house... with (at that time) four resident felines. three avoided the pouring room... one wanted to live there.... none seemed to be harmed by the fact that the house atmosphere was FULL of the oils... (one did pass away while the business was here...but since she was 23....I doubt it was the oils!) (they all avoided the room that had 16 oz of tea tree spilled into it.... until the carpet was replaced they didn't want to be there. Can't blame 'em, neither did I!) Your source for superb Essential Oils, Aromatherapy Accessories, Information, Books and more! Visit us at: <http://www.naturesgift.com> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Marge, Kathleen, JenB, Thanks for your replies. I'm definitely keeping your experiences in mind. I had a feeling I was being too cautious. JenB, it sounds like you've been as wary as I was but I'm still not sure we have to be. What do we actually KNOW to make us think cats can't even be in the room with oils? Anyway,I was thinking about your suggestion: Further, I could send copies of a letter to JAVMA, and the other journals and magazines. The problem is, it there is lots of anecdotal evidence, and little hard research, and no studies. Would any of the journals take it seriously? Doubt it. Anyone have any thoughts, ideas or advice on this? Maybe, just write to say that more people are using these essential oils in various ways (in, on, and around cats, horses, dogs, etc.) , and suggest that since there are no studies, and little research but some anecdotal evidence that they may be harmful to cats, vets might want to be aware of the situation. Do you have any first hand anecdotal evidence/experience from your own work? Instead of declaring how dangerous these practices are, you could make your case for a need for research/studies to find out if they are safe. If your letter gets published, even if no studies result, veterinarians/pet owners who read your letter will have gotten a heads up. Gail Rice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 In a message dated 1/13/2004 11:43:15 AM Pacific Standard Time, nsorcl writes: > Kathleen, where is the article written by the vet about the liver tumor? > http://www.aromaticsage.com/CO.htm K Cheers! Kathleen Petrides Editor: Aromtic Sage http://www.aromaticsage.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 - > JenB, it sounds like you've been as wary as I was but I'm still not > sure we have to be. What do we actually KNOW to make us think cats > can't even be in the room with oils? We know that cats have a lack of a specific liver enzyme, glucuronyl tranferase. And we know that lack of this enzyme makes it very hard for cats to biotransform and excrete terpenes and other EO chemicals - just as they cannot biotransform and excrete advil, tylenol, and large doses of aspirin. Essentially, the chemicals cannot be eliminated from the body and become toxic to the cat. As far as being in the room - if the oils are aersolized, they can be inhaled and introduced into the bloodstream, where thanks to the liver issue, they cannot be eliminated. That's what we know, and that's why I'm so vigilant. It can take a long time for liver damage to show up. So there _IS_ a real danger to cat from EOs - especially ones that are aerosolized. Kathleen, where is the article written by the vet about the liver tumor? > Maybe, just write to say that more people are using these essential > oils in various ways (in, on, and around cats, horses, dogs, etc.) , > and suggest that since there are no studies, and little research but > some anecdotal evidence that they may be harmful to cats, vets might > want to be aware of the situation. Do you have any first hand anecdotal > evidence/experience from your own work? Instead of declaring how > dangerous these practices are, you could make your case for a need for > research/studies to find out if they are safe. If your letter gets > published, even if no studies result, veterinarians/pet owners who read > your letter will have gotten a heads up. Good idea too, and I agree with you, except that I think it IS important to declare how potentially dangerous they can be to cats. A good site to check out is thelavendercat.com JenB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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