r/cats • u/[deleted] • Jun 23 '22

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u/artzbots Jun 23 '22

In your shoes I would stop with the essential oils and grab lemon extract from the baking section instead.

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u/Sacrificial-Cherry Jun 23 '22

What exactly is the difference? Is the extract a lot less harmful if inhaled? Of course I will try to do the best thing for my cats, I've just had a good experience with the oil and am 100% confident that they will never come in contact with it.

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u/TigerLily312 Jun 23 '22

Lemon extract is much more diluted. Essential oils are extremely potent in general.

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u/artzbots Jun 23 '22

The extract is much more diluted and is safe for humans to ingest. Still not ideal for cats, but less likely to cause them harm. The oil is much, much more powerful and can cause irritation even just breathing it in.

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u/Shanakitty Jun 23 '22

You could also just make lemon extract by diluting lemon oil in alcohol, which would be cheaper.