Lavender Poisoning in Cats

I have just started using diluted lavender oil (2 drops of oil for 2 ounces of water) and I was told that lavender is bad for cats. Will that much on my pillow, with my cat then sleeping on my pillow, be harmful to him? He hasn't shown any symptoms so far.

My cat got some lavender hydride oil on her tail and on side of her butt. I've washed most of it off with a warm,wet towel with pet shampoo. But, there is still a small amount left there and should I be concerned? She is still acting normal and she didn't get burned by it because of how sudden it was. She seems to be breathing fine and is grooming.

I had accidentally drop a few of my lavender oil that has not been diluted on top of my cat's head. Then i gave him a bath immediately to wash it of but there is still a trace of lavebder smell. What should i do? But now he is still breathing fine, no burns and is grooming himself but a little hyper.

I’m an idiot and sprayed some all natural flea repellent on my kitten. This was yesterday, I bathed him off today because he is starting to get lethargic and has no interest in his treats. Did I poison my baby???

Odin has been vomiting for about 3 days straight now, at least 1-2 times a day. We have glade scented lavender canisters above his food bowl and water fountain for about 3 months now but he’s only been having symptoms this last week. He’s an older Siamese cat, 14years old and I gave him a flea treatment as well 2 weeks ago. I’m honestly really worried because his ears are twitching all the time, I’ve combed him with a flea comb with no fleas coming up. He just sleeps more than usual and isn’t the same social cat that I’ve been used too. I made a appointment for this Monday but I’m worried if I could be doing something to help him now.

Can i burn a lavender scented candle? i have 2 adult cats, iris and max but a kitten, her name is bean. The candle is from the dollar store and i don't believe its organic and i read that non organic paraffin candles can't contain essential oil because it breaks down the paraffin. but the fragrance itself. will it harm my kitties?? especially my little one? she's not super duper young but shes still a kitten.

I used lavender oil on my pillow, I‘m having trouble sleeping. I didn’t know it was bad for cats. He doesn’t sleep on my pillow. I took him out of my room after I found it. Is it ok ? Can I keep using it ?

Hi, I have a female cat, 16 yrs old. It seems that she is vomiting more in the past couple of years, sometimes food, mostly water. I was reading about Lavendar oil and am curious if the Wall Plugins from Bath and Body Works, would affect her at all?? I use the lavendar/vanilla ones. If so, I'm trading in a bunch I just bought. I won't knowingly hurt her.
Help?

I need help, I m financially struggling and I have a mental illness and my cat she’s been my best friend and I did not mean to hurt her and I feel awful, I diluted a drop of lavender and poured coconut oil and water with it and soaked the collar and she s licked her collar and I was unaware that the poison could go through the skin and I was unaware that lavender essential oil is bad for cats as my auntie use to use on her cat. She has puked up once today and the puke was runny, did not smell like lavender oil, I washed her this morning
I don’t know what to do because I can’t afford the vet costs, I live in Western Australia Perth.

Hi, my husband purchased cat food for our 1 1/2 year old male cat. The brand name is Orijen for cat and kitten. I found that one of the contents of the food is lavender, didn't say how many mg... No symptoms yet. Is lavender safe? please advice if I need to continue this food for my cat. Thank you.

My cat licked some lavender like bath oils sort off of my skin a couple days ago and then today and yesterday, she is very lethargic. She doesn't want to eat and is gagging slightly. Vet says out of all oils or what have you, lavender is fine. Gave her an antibiotic but it hasn't worked yet. Is this the fault of the lavender or something else? Her white blood cell count was normal, stool fine, skin perfect.

A person in our life recently found out their house has bedbugs. I have been giving her rides and visiting her house and I was afraid that my house would be infested. So I looked up ways to repel bedbugs and it said lavender oil would work. Not thinking about the effect it could have on my cats, I bought some and sprayed it on myself, in my car, and in the bedrooms. Now one cat is acting really odd. He acts like he’s high. He runs circles and looks at me like I have three heads. Yesterday he was running from room to room howling in each room like he was calling someone. He was panting like a dog for a few minutes but I assumed it was due to the running. I’m going to wash all of the blankets that I sprayed it on. His sister seems to be ok. They are both still eating, drinking, and using the litter box. Should I take him to the vet now or wait and see if it stops when I wash everything?

Hi, a family member put lavender essential oil on my cat’s ears after reading that it would help with his anxiety. When I was told this, I researched and found that it’s toxic for cats. Do you have any advice on how to treat this? Though he’s okay now, i am worried about him being poisoned.

After my kitten getting into some smelly mischief I had to bathe her. It was late and I grabbed my Castile oil soap which I had read in the past was safe to use on animals and washed her, it was only after I realized that it was lavender and not safe for her so I washed it off with a specified cat soap from the pet store. She was exposed to it for probably 20-30 minutes before I washed it off, I have since given her food and water and so far she seems fine. Is there any home remedies I can provide for her? such as mixing paediatric electrolyte into her water? Right now I am monitoring her and if any serious signs show I will contact the vet, I'm just hoping for a home remedy that could help. Thanks.

Hi I've been using foodgrade edible essential oils like lemon peppermint clove and lavender I was told to use 10 % which is 37.5 drops of each oil I do use glass dropper bottle to distribute on neck there are she now just sleep she stopped doing thing is that the right amount I use a 50ml Amber bottle I want no chemical products she again continues in infest our house with fleas she's is in door but all get bugs because there are cat in our joining house and outdoors all around I want her to be safe but also clean and happy which means no bugs but using only natural safe product what do I do thanks for your help and information also what percent of not 10% then what percent of my oils would I use thanks I don't want to hurt her or worse kill her thanks

Hello, my wife and I are watching my parents cat and she though lavender oil would help him relax a bit. I told her I wanted to look up if it was a good idea first but she did it before I read that it wasn’t a good idea to do. She diluted it with coconut oil and put it on the top of his neck mostly in the fur and now I’m concerned. The lavender mix doesn’t seem to be overly strong to me but to the cat it might be. He is acting normal now but I’m not sure if we should bathe him to be safe?

My cat ate some epsom salt that contains “lavandula hybrida oil”. I don’t think she got a lot of it and she seems to be acting normal it but only happened a few minutes ago.

My cat was accidentally sprayed with a bottle of essential oils included lavender, tea tree and lemon diluted with vinegar and water. It got mostly on her back and I used baby wipes to try to clean her up but I am still concerned about it absorbing through her skin and in her digestive system when she licks herself. She has no symptoms yet. What should I do?

We received an atomized with lavender oil for Christmas from a fellow cat owner. We started using it last week without any immediate problems. This week, one of my cats got sick. At the time, the atomizer wasn't on and we all were in the kitchen away from the smell. My little kitty meowed at me like she was in pain and then proceeded to vomit up liquid. I made an extra cozy bed for her to rest in while I was away. When I returned I found a pile of vomit with some small object in it. Assuming that was the reason for her meow, I made sure there was fresh food and water for the night. In the morning I woke up to her vomiting again only this time it was bile. Since then she's been lethargic and out of sorts. I made boiled chicken for her in case she wants to eat but she's very unresponsive and isn't moving around much. Meanwhile the other cat seems totally unfazed. All the vets around me are closed right now so I'm hoping someone here will have advice for us. Thanks.

My cat got into my lavender oils. She is acting fine. No issues. Totally normal. Should I still have her I
looked at? She smells like lavender. Just on her head.

Can a cat get lavender poisoning from a diffuser in the room or does she have to ingest or touch the oil? I have never owned cats until this one and she sleeps in my bed with me but I really want to be able to continue to use my diffuser in my room at night.

I put a drop of lavender oil on my pillow next to my bed. Not knowing that it could be bad for the cat. Later that night I woke to her throwing up right next to me .... my assumption was she smelled it or licked It? She seems fine now and is lying next to me on the opposite side of where the lavender pillow was.

My cat is very old, maybe older than 17 yrs, but around there. She went blind 7 months ago. She has hit her head on furniture trying to navigate the house but she had been doing well, getting to the food and litter box on her own. Still purring and coming to see us. We were letting her live out her life for however long she'd be with us. I sprayed my bed with a mix of mostly rubbing alcohol & witch hazel but also had essential oils - lemon, eucalyptus, lemongrass. I did some sprays on my bed under and over sheets and let it dry. I didn't soak my bed. This was a one time thing. She may have come onto my bed once or twice but didnt really stick around. & just to note, she really doesn't clean herself anymore. She is now wandering, kind of walking in circles, can't walk down steps, barely walks up steps, she can't make it to the litter box and we've been bringing her food and water. This seems to have come on kind of suddenly though.. kind of. Her energy level has been slowly declining for a bit. Is this just within the process of her old age and other health conditions? Or could this little bit of exposure to the oils have poisoned her? She hasn't thrown up. But I did hear her stomach gurgling. She is eating a lot though, but we have to bring it to her. She may have hit her head one too many times and she is just very old. I need to know.

(p.s. we think she's been having little mini seizures - her head and eyes do a weird bobbing thing sometimes. Just figured from old age and hitting her head. She was still purring, eating, pooping so we have just been giving her a serene environment to relax in. We love her!!)

I have been reading about essential oils and cats and wanted to know if scented candles (soy or coconut based wax) are strong enough to irritate them and cause any known health problems from long term use as well? I can’t find anything online but don’t want to assume anything.

I don’t know what the essential oil quantities are in individual candles but they must be less than diffusers? On a candle making site I calculated about 5-10 drops in a 200gm candle based on their suggested amounts. A candle that size could burn for about 20-30 hours but they can also smell quite strong.

I normally try and stick with rose scented candles in natural waxes. But I would like to know if lavender would be safe and if citrus scents as other base ingredients are acceptable?

I just made the mistake of buying this lavender infused mattress(https://www.amazon.com/Memory-Foam-Mattress-Full-Lavender-Infused/dp/B01MQY51E9/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1525728437&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=lavender+infused+mattress&psc=1). i was so excited i didn't think about the potential harm it could do to my fur babies. its states "Our mattress have been lightly infused with natural lavender oil odorants to ensure a clean and fresh long-lasting aroma." I'm not sure if this is ok or i should cancel the order.

I had lavender essential oil on my hands from working with it. I then pet my cat on her back. I wondered all of a sudden if lavender essential oil isn’t good for cats. Once I looked into it, I was able to wash my hands and give her a hypoallergenic bath within ten minutes. I tried to stop her as I was preparing the bath, but I saw her bath herself a little bit before hand. So I know she must have consumed a little bit. She seemed to try to heave a few times, but didn’t actually throw up. Otherwise no other symptoms so far. What should I do?

My husband burnt his finger and had a drop of lavender oil on his finger to help it heal. Our curious 8 month old kitten walked up and sniffed/touched the area with lavender and then licked his nose. I then remembered essential oils are not good for cats. We wiped his nose and surrounding face with water. Husband does not think that the kitten has ingested much. Checked his mouth for burns and no evidence. Kitten is happy in his self. Any suggestions?

I bought my siamese a year ago from a breeder. She was diffusing lavender. He seems to be having alot of strange behavior. Could the lavender have affected him

My cat loves the smell of lavender. We had an unopened box of trash bags scented with lavender and she would spend hours trying (unsuccessfully) to open the box or just laying next to the box. I put on a lavender scented body spray the other day and she was in heaven. It's not an essential oil. I sprayed a towel with the body spray a couple of days ago and put it on the floor for her and it's now her new favorite spot. Her sister (litter mate) could care less. Do you think there would be any problems with her keeping the towel? What about spraying it every week or so? She really loves the smell of lavender.

how do we treat him he's wobbly watering eye's and nose loss of balance blind and hard time getting down from the bed to use litter pan he's peeing on the pillow he sleeps on or on the bed seems like he's starving but well fed how can we help him

I recently bought organica sleep lotion and started using it on my arms and hands before bed. Ingredients include lavender water, oatmeal infusion, almond oil, lavender extract, jojoba oil, cocoa butter, lavender oil, bergamot oil, and other ingredients. I have six cats ages 1 yr to 15 yrs old (various breeds) most of whom sleep on my bed, under the covers, on top of me etc. They don’t lick me but I’m now concerned it might be harmful if they inhale the scent. I’ve used it a week. None of the six cats have any adverse symptoms. Should I be concerned? Should I stop using this product?

I just brought in a stray kitten. She has fleas and I live in a small town and can’t get her into the vet yet. One of my friends said for the fleas I should use lavender oil (not diluted) on her collar so I put it on her collar. I looked it up and took it off within 5 minutes, I also pet her when some of it was on my hands. I immediately sprayed her with water and rubbed her with a towel but now the scent it stuck a bit. She’s been laying in my arms licking herself but not showing any concerns? What should I do?

I made a sugar scrub using lavender oil, only realizing after that that is bad for cats. My cat hasn't eaten it, but my (small) apartment now smells live lavender and I worry that he may be poisoned by just being in the same room with the thick scent? Is that a real concern or am I being over protective? Like, can he get sick just by breathing it?