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- From: judy@evolving.com (Judy Bettinger)
- Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
- Subject: Re: Melaleuca?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.193709.94121@evolving.com>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 19:37:09 GMT
- Organization: Evolving Systems, Inc.
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- Kay Klier wrote:
- >Interesting conversation with my vet's assistant the other day... she'd
- >bought something called "melaleuca", presumably some sort of extract of
- >_Melaleuca_, a close relative of Eucalyptus. Found it at a dog show in
- >Chicago, where it was being sold as a substance to promote wound healing.
- >She bought some, tried it on her dogs, and discovered that it does indeed
- >seem to increase wound healing rates, but the dogs HATE the taste. So do
- >her cats. (in fact, she's keeping her cats out of the Christmas tree with
- >a couple of cotton balls soaked in melaleuca...)
- >
- >Anyone heard of this? Tried it on cats?
-
- Carol Deney wrote:
- >Here in Australia it is marketed as "Tea Tree Oil" and is widely sold
- >as an antiseptic. I have used it on minor cuts and such and it does
- >seem to speed healing. But it is GREAT news for me that cats hate it.
- >I just stuck the bottle under the nose of Penny and she made an
- >absolutely horrid face. A cat repellant!
-
-
- It's sold here by a somewhat suspect pyramid organization called, I
- believe, Melaleuca, Inc. An acquaintance of ours got sucked in and
- after doing his spiel, provided us with samples of lip balm containing
- the stuff. Our cat, who normally likes to sit on my chest and lick my
- face, won't come near me when I'm wearing it. When I'm trying to sleep,
- this is a useful feature! :-) Anyone know if it's sold here by a more
- legitimate supplier? Like, do health food stores maybe carry it?
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- Judy Bettinger (judy@evolving.com)
- Evolving Systems, Inc.
- Denver, Colorado
-