Guest guest Posted April 3, 2007 Report Posted April 3, 2007 One little chocolate chip can kill a small cat too... Cindi On 4/2/07, TheZentub <zentub wrote: > > I don't doubt that cats do use the essential oils from plants, if you > watch > a cat they will do some amazing things with plants/herbals but they are > doing it out of inner knowledge and not just cause someone told them too. > > I have seen some cruelties in my time, have never been able to watch any > toward animals. > I believe half an aspirin is enough to kill a cat. > Leslie <Snipped> Quote
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2007 Report Posted April 3, 2007 Hi Leslie, As is the case when folks try to extrapolate the effectiveness of herbs to the effectivness of essential oils .. concentration has a lot to do with this. > I don't doubt that cats do use the essential oils from plants, if you watch > a cat they will do some amazing things with plants/herbals but they are > doing it out of inner knowledge and not just cause someone told them too. True it is that cats and dogs and other creatures eat a lot of greenery, but we gotta look at concentration .. it takes 4 metric tons of Rose Blossoms to produce 1 kilogram of Rose Otto .. one ton produces 250 gr., 100 kilos produces 25 grams .. 10 kilos produces 2.5 grams .. and 1 kilo produces .25 grams .. the average kitty cat ain't about to eat 1 kilo of anything. ;-) Granted I used an extreme example above .. if I used Oregano it would be 18 kilos of oil per metric ton of plant material .. but even that would boil down to 100 grams of plant = 1.8 grams of oil. I don't believe a cat can consume 100 grams of Oregano leaf .. but I am pretty sure that 1.8 grams of Oregano EO could do a cat in. Some cats & dogs do get sick and even die from eating the wrong things. They are not always as wise in this regard as we would like to portray them as being. > I have seen some cruelties in my time, have never been able to watch any > toward animals. Same here .. but even as a cat loving feller .. I gotta admit that amongst the animal kingdom one of the most cruel critters to be found is the domestic house cat .. they love to play with their live food. ;-) > I believe half an aspirin is enough to kill a cat. > Leslie Maybe .. these two Vet Links don't prohibit it but they both say that the danger of overdosing because cats metabolize aspirin very slowly. http://vetmedicine.about.com/cs/altvetmedgeneral/a/dogcataspirin.htm http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_aspirin.html Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com >> " Nikki Sherritt " <nsherritt wrote: >>I actually do know that cats and EO's don't mix because their little >>livers cannot take it. I don't ever use any on, near or on things >>they sleep or eat in. These areas that they spray are areas they >>don't sleep or hang out in (like the walls.....). >> >>I think I got the solution from a natural pet care book that mentions >>using mint tea lightly sprayed on the surface of the area. Again, >>don't be alarmed! I know not to use EO's on cats........ Quote
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2007 Report Posted April 4, 2007 Yes indeedy, if you must give chocolate to your pet use the substitute " Carob " . Good Point Cindi. Leslie - " Cindi/Epona'Bri " <wafstet Tuesday, April 03, 2007 2:18 PM Re: Cats and Chemicals - Bad Mix > One little chocolate chip can kill a small cat too... > > Cindi > > > On 4/2/07, TheZentub <zentub wrote: >> >> I don't doubt that cats do use the essential oils from plants, if you >> watch >> a cat they will do some amazing things with plants/herbals but they are >> doing it out of inner knowledge and not just cause someone told them too. >> >> I have seen some cruelties in my time, have never been able to watch any >> toward animals. >> I believe half an aspirin is enough to kill a cat. >> Leslie > <Snipped> > > > The information contained in these e-mails is not a substitute > for diagnosis and treatment by a qualified, licensed professional. > > > Step By Step Instructions For Making Herbal Labna Cheese! So easy, SO > yummy! > http://www.aromaticsage.com/cz.htm > > > To adjust your group settings (i.e. go no mail) see the following link: > /join > Quote
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