'No essential oils on or around cats'.... is an erroneous statement.
Knowledge of oil chemistry is critical when using oils with cats. EO's
cut owners vet costs.
Essential oils containing PHENOLS are dangerous for cats. Cats can use
other oils, and in fact enjoy them. e.g. Peppermint (Mentha piperita)
if it's organic and steam distilled without chemicals. The peppermint
family is related to cat nip. There are cats who will search
peppermint oil out of a purse and roll on bottles of peppermint much
like their behaviour with cat nip...
On more than one occasion, essential oils have saved my cat's lives,
and at other times saved me extensive medical bills. They are fabulous
for treating for viral or bacterial infections. I have used them on
open wounds and severe infections. On one occasion it took two
experienced cat people 5 tries to hold a badly wounded cat in a towel
to apply oils to his horribly infected ears and other puncture wounds.
Four hours later, he quietly lay on the bed and allowed more Rosewood
oil (monoterpenols: linalol 95%) to be applied to his apple red ear and
other wounds. A couple of drops every 4-6 hours continued for 3 or 4
days. On the final day, when approaching with the oil bottle he 'took
a hike'. Inspection later that day revealed no more infection. He
knew. Trust your animal's indicators. Rosewood has been studied at
Weber State Univ. for its inhibition rate against gram positive and
gram negative bacterial growth.
I've noticed that my cats will often lick my wrist where I have applied
essential oils for perfume like purposes.
EO's saved one cat's life when he was in a seizure and rigid - even his
tail could not be moved with hugely dilated eyes. We had no time to
get to the vet - he was on his way out. It took about 5 minutes until
he 'returned'. We used a combination of inhalation, and direct topical
neat application with different oils.
Essential oils are an umbrella term. Each oil acts differently subject
to it's chemical constituents. Cats must be treated with care, and
with the correct oils will respond favorably, just like people or other
animals.
Clean water - and high quality water - CS - is important for keeping
the pipes clean for our furry friends.
Christine
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On Jul 19, 2005, at 9:21 AM, sol wrote:
I still prefer lavender essential oil. It doesn't have the
photosensitizing effect of lemon essential oil. Of the citrus oils, I
believe grapefruit oil is the only non-photosensitizing one.
Eucalyptus oil can be very irritating to the skin. Eucalyptus radiata
is the preferred oil according to Patricia Davis (Aromatherapy: An
A-Z) because it does not irritate skin or mucous membranes.
Lavender oil (I am reminded this year because we have huge numbers of
gnats, flies this year) does not keep the bugs from 'buzzing' you, so
they still annoy, but do not bite. Best and longest lasting repellancy
is with an oil dilution, diluted in water (I use CS) it must be
applied more frequently.
sol
P.S. No essential oils around or on cats.
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