Cats and fumes -- was tuberose question

December 6, 2005

At 12:54 PM 12/6/2005, you wrote:

>How wonderful that your Boodles is a healthy senior! I saw a program on

>tv about a cat

>named " Grampa rex " - he lived until 36! Of course, I would love for my

>Sammy to have

>such a long, healthy life. His ailment is really a mystery, some sort of

>acute kidney failure

>which he appears to be bouncing back from - though he still looks pretty

>miserable.

>

>Of course, I was worried that he somehow got into my essential oils, as I

>know how toxic

>they can be to kitties, but he really does not go into the studio area

>(shared with my

>husband and lots of art supplies!)

No, that's probably not the reason for his kidney failure, . Cats

are very prone to this as they age. I know of many, many cases. Some have

to give them IV drips at home on a regular basis.

>Do your cats seem interested in your eo?

My cats are not interested in the aromatics. They do love to sniff flowers

and herbs when I bring them inside, but of course, that's harmless. It is

good to remind folks here, especially newbies, that cat's livers cannot

metabolize essential oils and aromatics (fumes) easily. It can cause

extreme illness, even death.

My home is very well ventilated almost year round, since I live in the

tropics, but those who have to close their homes up due to cold should take

special care that the cats don't have to breathe in fumes from their

perfume too much.

Anya

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