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Cat Forum / General Topics / May 2005cats and citrus
Do cats really hate citrus? I got a citrus-based home fragrance oil that smells very nice and fresh. My husband and I both enjoy it, but I seem to remember that cats don't like it. Is this true? I live in a small one-bedroom apartment in NYC. My cats haven't flipped out or anything since I started burning the oil, but what should I look out for? I don't want to traumatize them. My husband and I both like the smell, so I would like to use the oil, but I won't if my cats don't like it -- how will I be able to tell?  Signaturenimue "If I had created reality television I would have had a much greater influence, but then I would have had to KILL MYSELF." Joss Whedon "There are two types of women -- those who like chocolate and complete bitches." Dawn French I'm not sure on this one. My cats don't like to go near when we are eating oranges, when any other thing we are eating will make them extremely friendly! However, I have an orange oil cleaner which I used to clean furniture that I would rather they didn't get on, and it had no effect whatsoever! SignatureSandra | Do cats really hate citrus? I got a citrus-based home fragrance oil that | smells very nice and fresh. My husband and I both enjoy it, but I seem to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] | use the oil, but I won't if my cats don't like it -- how will I be able to | tell? Citrus keeps mosquitoes away, so the smell must an influence, not too much on a cat I would say though. How about getting lavender or ginger or rosewood? There are so many nice smells. If you want to get a smell for your cat then buy *mint*! And don't get teatree oil, they really hate it! Cat and dog took off last night after I had rubbed a bit on my foot. Carola > | Do cats really hate citrus? I got a citrus-based home fragrance oil that > | smells very nice and fresh. My husband and I both enjoy it, but I seem to [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Carola You are absolutely right about the tea tree oil Carola. I have very long hair, (past my butt), and my female liked to play with it and to chew on it. Now that I have started using tea tree oil shampoo, she leaves it alone. I am glad about that fact though. Sometimes she would take a couple of inches off of the bottom of my hair by biting it! Now I can do whatever I want with my hair when she is around. She just has to smell it and she scampers away from it. >> | Do cats really hate citrus? I got a citrus-based home fragrance oil that >> | smells very nice and fresh. My husband and I both enjoy it, but I seem to [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >whatever I want with my hair when she is around. She just has to smell >it and she scampers away from it. LOL one of my cats often is trying to wash my hair (by licking of course) and purrs like mad during the process. its when the rough tongue starts hitting the skin that it gets uncomfortable though I wonder when Airwick will make a tuna-fish scented air freshener! SignatureDon Garber, Premium Label Clothing : High End Labels for MEN Great SALE going on NOW, prices are 1/3 of retail! Was $75, now $22.99 Unbeatable Service, Unbeatable Prices, GUARANTEED http://store.premiumlabelclothing.com/ Hi Nimu, I've been an aromatherapist for 15 years and a cat lover and owner for 25 and I have heard that some cats dislike citrus oils. But the Oil that really puts them off is Peppermint (Mentha piperita) - I advise gardeners who want to keep neighbouring cats off their patch to use this oil on sticks put in the ground upwind. They do of course love Essential Oil of catnip - which I buy in specially for my pusscat family. Its quite rare and pricey - but the entertainment you get when you put a drop on the rug is well worth it! Best wishes, Samantha > Do cats really hate citrus? I got a citrus-based home fragrance oil that > smells very nice and fresh. My husband and I both enjoy it, but I seem to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > use the oil, but I won't if my cats don't like it -- how will I be able to > tell? | Hi Nimu, | [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] | Best wishes, | Samantha Can you answer a question which I have had for years? What is the difference between mint (peppermint) catmint and catnip? Thanks! Carola > Can you answer a question which I have had for years? > What is the difference between > > mint (peppermint) I'ts peppermint as in peppermint gum. > catmint no idea. > and > catnip? hasn't got anything to do with peppermint (or spearmint which is what I have growing in the backyard) pat > Thanks! Carola Hi Carola, Yes I think I can. Its all a basic confusion to do with Latin (botanical) names and "common" names. Peppermint is Mentha piperitus, Spearmint is Mentha spicata, Catmint is also commonly known as Catnip and Catnep, it is Nepeta cateria (really!), it is of the same family as mints (the Labiatae family) which is why it is called a "mint". Hope this has finally cleared this up! Another weird example is Tea Tree - common name of Melaleuca alternifolia, it is not related to TEA as we know and understand it. Which is why some aromatherapists (like me) call it Ti Tree instead. But its the same E. Oil. And which is why aromatherapists worth their salt buy by Latin Name, not common name. Saved confusion. Best wishes, Samantha > | Hi Nimu, > | [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Thanks! Carola Important point re: Essential Oils and cats. While it is fine to fragrance oils in the home as Nimue is doing, it is NOT fine to use EO's on cats. Unlike dogs and horses - who seem to love them - a cats liver cannot process EO's and all EOs are toxic to cats. I only mention this because in some books they advise putting drops of various oils on a cats neck to repel fleas etc. Dont do it! Samantha IFA & IFPA > Do cats really hate citrus? I got a citrus-based home fragrance oil that > smells very nice and fresh. My husband and I both enjoy it, but I seem to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > use the oil, but I won't if my cats don't like it -- how will I be able to > tell? I didn't think they did, but my kitty loves Miss Vickie's brand of chips flavored "Lime and Black Pepper"! She eats them up after one sniff and seems to really enjoy them. > Do cats really hate citrus? I got a citrus-based home fragrance oil that > smells very nice and fresh. My husband and I both enjoy it, but I seem to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > use the oil, but I won't if my cats don't like it -- how will I be able to > tell? |
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