In a news article from the telegraph.co.uk today they are telling us about earthquake kits for dogs and cats. Apparently these kits come equipped with a padded jacket and rain hat, special boots to protect paws, and aromatherapy oil to soothe stressed out cats and dogs.

These emergency packs are supposed to be a big hit, especially in Japan.

When I read news articles such as this I tend to shudder. What can these people be thinking? Obviously if they were truly concerned for their little cats they would research and find out that aromatherapy should never be used on cats.Although Essential Oils are genearlly safe, there are certain aromatherapy contraindications.

It’s a shame that people will buy into something like this and end up harming their precious animals all because they do not take the time to do a little research.

Aromatherapy has been around for quite awhile now and you would think that people would know better. Aromatherapy courses are not very expensive – well actually some aromatherapy courses are very expensive, but you can find some quailty aromatherapy courses that won’t cost an arm and a leg. There is nothing stopping people from learning about aromatherapy properly by taking a simple aromatherapy course instead of acting out of ignorance.

You can read the whole article here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6120081/Pet-owners-encouraged-to-buy-earthquake-kits-for-cats-and-dogs.html

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