Syndicated DVM on EOs and cats

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Dr. Michael Fox's veterinary column appears weekly in my local paper. He's

pretty cool, into good food for pets, holistic treatments, savvy behavior

modification. He does, however, frequently post about using EOs on cats,

says it's OK (my words, not his.) I found it a hassle to contact him about

it, since they tell you to write the paper. Ha. Like I do snail mail.

 

Well, on Sunday he did it again, so I googled him, found his webpage, and

wrote him. Here's what I wrote, and his reply. He said it is OK to post

this. He also sent me a Word doc on tick and flea control, if anybody would

like it. I haven't read it in depth, so I'm not sure what it says.

 

 

>Hi Dr. Fox:

>

>Glad I found your email via your webpage:

>http://tedeboy.tripod.com/drmichaelwfox/

>

>I enjoy your column very much and agree with most of your advice, and have

>learned a lot from the wisdom you share. When it comes to advising people

>to use essential oils on their cats, however, I must disagree.

>

>Being a collector and lover of essential oils for over 30 years, when

>aromatherapy books came out in the late 1970s, I read every one I could

>get my hands on. Many mentioned treating pets with EOs, and I never

>questioned the recommendations.

>

>For the past ten years or so, I have been very active on various internet

>aromatherapy discussion groups, and a lot of new information has come out

>about how dangerous EOs are for cats. Dogs can tolerate the oils, but

>cat's livers cannot.

>

>I would like to direct you to http://thelavendercat.com and

>http://www.aromaticsage.com/CO.htm for some introductory reading on the

>subject. Thanks for your time and consideration in this matter.

>

>PS I'm a perfumer, and I keep the cats away from the room I blend in, with

>the door closed, and the overhead fan on. I advise people to not diffuse

>or spray aromatherapy blends around their cats, either.

 

Reply:

 

>Thanks for your well received advice. I have Kristen Lee Bell's book,

>Holistic Aroma Therapy for Animals. For some serious conditions like

>eosinophilic granulomatosis, short-term use of certain essential oils is

>advisable, I believe. I have fine-tuned my web site entry on controling

>fleas and ticks---see attached, and will follow up on the references you sent.

>Thanks again, Michael W. Fox

 

so if you get a hit from Minneapolis, Kathleen, it's him, checking out the

article. I have no idea what Bell's book says. Anybody have it?

 

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Hi Anya,

 

I sure hope he DOES check it out. The Vet (Dr. Fred Pomeroy) who wrote the

article on my site is very well known and highly respected in his field and

Dr. Fox certainly couldn't get better information from a more reliable

source than another veternarian.

 

As for the book... Hmmmm. Some people really like it, some people really

don't. Some people that I really respect don't like it for a number of

reasons. I haven't read it, but I have had some folk mention some worrisome

things she has written about cats.

 

Like I said, I haven't read it though. Sure would love to have someone

review it for me, especially if they don't have an axe to grind, anything to

gain AND knows about proper EO use on dogs and cats (NONE! NONE! NONE!).

 

K

 

 

 

> so if you get a hit from Minneapolis, Kathleen, it's him, checking out the

> article. I have no idea what Bell's book says. Anybody have it?

>

>

> Anya

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> Cheers!

> Kathleen Petrides

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