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ESSENTIAL OILS AND ANIMALS | ESSENTIALS OILS TO AVOID AROUND YOUR PETS

Symptoms that your Pet is likely to exhibit if it has been affected adversely or poisoned

  • The smell of essential oils on their fur, skin, breath or vomit

  • Difficulty breathing

  • Drooling

  • Fatigue

  • Weakness

  • Difficulty walking or stumbling

  • Muscle tremors

  • Pawing at the mouth or face

  • Redness or burns on their lips, tongue, skin or gums

  • Vomiting

Click here for Plant Therapy Pup and Pony Essential Oils Safe for Dogs and Horses

Essential Oils that are Harmful to Dogs and Cats, with commonly used Essential Oils highlighted in Red

Essential Oils Harmful to Dogs

  • ​Peppermint

  • Citrus (d-limonene)

  • Tea tree (melaleuca)

  • Cinnamon 

  • Pennyroyal 

  • Sweet birch

  • Pine 

  • Wintergreen

  • Ylang ylang

  • Anise

  • Clove

  • Thyme

  • Juniper

  • Yarrow

  • Garlic

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Essential Oils Harmful to Cats

  • Lavender 

  • Peppermint 

  • Citrus (d-limonene)

  • Tea tree (melaleuca)

  • Ylang ylang

  • Sweet birch

  • Cinnamon

  • Pennyroyal

  • Clove

  • Eucalyptus

  • Pine  

  • Thyme

  • Oregano

  • Wintergreen

Why are some Essential Oils Dangerous to Animals?

Many animals lack the enzymes for breaking down the compounds of Essential Oils, and this can lead to poisoning or build-up of toxicity that will eventually cause them to be sick.

 

Cats, for instance, lack a liver enzyme (which most other mammals do) called glucuronyl transferase that helps to eliminate compounds through hepatic glucuronidation.

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Birds have an extremely sensitive respiratory system that can respond negatively to certain compounds inhaled. 

Click image to Download Free the list of Essential Oils Safe for Dogs and Horses, approved and compiled by Plant Therapy

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