Kristen Leigh Bell's book

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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!).

 

I own a copy of this book, and since I generally know nothing about EOs, I

really like it. I haven't spent much time in the cat chapter, until this

morning, since I am a dog person. I will attempt a brief review.

 

Her chapter on Cats begins with an account of her own experience, and the

observation she had that when she began blending oils, her cat would disappear.

Kristen learned that EOs were not good for her cat, and the cat would leave just

to protect herself. Approximately 20 pages explain the cautions regarding EOs

and cats, with a few recipes using hydrosols after that. If I had read all her

cautions, I would most likely avoid EOs like the plague around cats.

 

The first chapter of the book explains the whole concept of aromatherapy.

Chapter 2 talks about the " ... Quest for Purity and Quality " . She describes the

tests used to determine quality. She also lists oils that should be avoided. In

chapter 3, she describes the chemical groups that the different oils belong to.

She goes on to describe the 52 oils she feels are safe for dogs and horses - and

says NOT CATS on that page. A full-page dedicated to each oil, where she

describes the oil (what it might be used for, specific cautions, etc), then

lists the method of distillation, part of the plant the oil comes from, where it

is produced (in the world), color of the oil, brief description of scent, and

the dominant chemical group it belongs to. Recipes follow that. Most recipes use

a few drops of oil per half ounce of cariier oil, with the end dosage around 3

drops of the blend. (A far cry from the " Raindrop " technique I once saw where

about 100 drops of oil, stright from the bottle, were

put on a dog).

 

At the very end, she lists several of you on the list as reliable sources for

oil.

 

I hope this review helps those of you who were wondering.

 

Since I am a student of my animals (dogs), if you can recommend any other

books, I would love to hear about them.

 

Donna C