Posted by Lisa (San Francisco Ca) on 03/22/2016 11 posts
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My dog had a terrible reaction from tea tree oil. I used 50-50 tea tree mixed with castor oil and applied it to my dog's paws to help them heal, and my dog almost immediately turned red all over his body and developed a fever of 104.2. I washed the stuff off of him immediately, but it really gave me a scare. It took an hour for me to get his fever back down and he was really suffering. So, I would say, you might not want to use this stuff on your pets!
Toxic to Cats and Dogs
Posted by Judith (Chicago, IL) on 12/02/2008
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Tea Tree Oil is a known toxin for cats. Do NOT use tea tree ever on cats. I have heard this many times including once from an essential oil expert. Essential oils in general can be very dangerous to use on cats. Please check out this link to a company that sells tea tree oil products and even warns on the site that it is toxic to cats. http://www.tea-tree-oil-use.com/pets.htm
Toxic to Cats and Dogs
Posted by Craig (Cumberland, MD) on 11/06/2007
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Tea tree oil is toxic to dogs and cats. It is readliy absorbed through the skin and can cause breakdown of the nervous system, resulting in shock, hypothermia, and death. I know because I accidently poisoned my dog by putting about a teaspoon of tea tree oil on a tick bite. Hours later she couldn't stand, was disoriented, and shivering. I gave her activated charcoal by mouth and bathed her and rubeed the spot with activated charcoal. She got better quickly after the charcoal, and the vet said she was lucky. Do not use Tea Tre Oil.
