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Originally Posted by Lola4
Good for you!! 
Soooooo many people don't realize how all the smelly stuff in homes makes cats sick. Unfortunately, I know of a few cats that were actually poisoned to death by household air fresheners. |
They claim scented things of all kinds are one of the five biggest indoor carcinogens. Gypsy is a really sensible cat in that she doesn't eat stupid things, but a lot of animals, especially dogs, will eat whole jars of scented hand cream if they like the smell. Ask me how I know. And even Mrs. Sensible took a liking to my organic insect repellent and took a lick of my arm covered in lemon and eucalyptus (and sweat). Anyway, I'm the one with the problem with scented things in spite of having lost a lot of my sense of smell, so we use none.
I once suggested to a friend whose cats both came down sick that she used a lot of lotions and she thought I was crazy. But the cats are on her and licking their feet and she was slathered in all manner of things. Just saying....
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