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I know many of you/us use it. I havent personally but if you are concerned I suggest you contact Poison Control for further information ............. > I'm sitting here in tears writing to you this afternoon but I want to pass > on the terrible lesson I learned this morning so that no other dog has to > go through what Neuman went through last night. > > I was cleaning out some cupboards and accidentally knocked a bottle of pure > Tea Tree Oil off the counter. The lid came off and about a dime sized > amount of the oil leaked onto the floor. Well, there was Neuman, right > behind me, and he licked it up. Now Tea Tree Oil is a homeopathic remedy > and Neuman had gotten so little of it that I wasn't worried. Still, I > stayed up til Midnight watching him to make sure everything was alright. > When I went to sleep - he was fine. When I woke up this morning, Neuman > couldn't stand up. He was shaking violently and salivating heavily. His > body was going through tremors and his muscles would suddenly become rigid, > relax, and become rigid again. When I touched him anywhere - he would cry. > I scooped him up and went screaming for the hospital. I told the vet what > had happened the night before. Since all of my dogs are strictly inside > dogs, there was no other suspect but the Tea Tree Oil. The vet called > Poison Control. Poison Control told him that the symptoms of Tea Tree Oil > poisoning can occur anytime from 2 to 8 hours from ingestion. They told > him there was a case of a person who used Tea Tree Oil on an infected tooth > and was in a coma for 18 hours. This stuff is a wonderful antiseptic and > will cure everything from acne to warts, but IT CAN ONLY BE USED > TOPICALLY!!! Never use it on yourself if there is any danger of your > animal licking it off of you. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER USE IT ON YOUR ANIMAL IN > ITS PURE FORM AND IF YOU USE TEA TREE OIL SHAMPOO (FOR ANIMALS) TAKE EXTRA > CARE THAT THEY DON'T INGEST THE SOAP, and if any of your animals > accidentally ingests even the smallest amount, GET THEM TO THE VET > IMMEDIATELY. Neuman is now resting comfortably at the hospital, receiving > fluids, medication, and all the support they have. He has had extensive > blood work done and it is all coming back normal - so no permanent damage > was done. Except to me - I'll never forgive myself for putting him through > this. It was just complacency - I never thought a natural remedy could > cause any harm. > > So PLEASE if you animal ingests anything besides its normal food, don't > rely on your own assumptions - CALL POISON CONTROL. They receive calls > about animals as well and with as much concern as they do calls about > people. The call is free and they are there 24 hours a day. I don't want > any animal to go through what Neuman did and I don't want anyone to feel > the way that I do right now and a simple, free phone call could prevent it. it was a shock to read this . Barbara Steel --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.394 / Virus Database: 224 - Release Date: 10/3/2002 ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:LISTSERV@;APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:LISTSERV@;APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
