Dog poisoned: Mistress warns against this household item

Christchurch (New Zealand) - When Marianne Whyte came home last weekend, her dog was behaving strangely. Suddenly he didn't recognize her and was otherwise not in a good mood. The cause was a common household object, or rather its contents.

A dog was poisoned after its owner used a new air freshener.
A dog was poisoned after its owner used a new air freshener.  © 123RF belchonock & Screenshot/Facebook/MW

The four-legged friend continued to behave strangely the following day. Marianne feverishly thought about what could be wrong with him.

Suddenly, the woman from Christchurch in New Zealand had an epiphany. She wrote on Facebook:

"I realized that I had started up my new aroma diffuser (air freshener )."

She decided to switch it off and by the afternoon the four-legged friend was feeling much better.

But only a little later, the dog sitter said that he was confused again and had crawled under the bed. Marianne took him to the vet. He made an interesting diagnosis:

"It turned out that the tea tree oil I used in the diffuser is toxic to dogs. Fortunately, a test showed that his liver was fine, but he wasn't out of the woods yet."

The doctor gave him fluids to get the poison out of his body.

Popularity of essential oils a major problem for pets

Many essential oils can be harmful to dogs.
Many essential oils can be harmful to dogs.  © 123RF nito500

According to the doctor, such cases have become more frequent recently. More and more people are using air fresheners in their homes, but are not paying attention to whether their pets can tolerate the fragrances.

That's why Marianne now wants to use her dog 's story to warn other owners. On her Facebook page, she listed various oils that should not be used in an aroma diffuser:

Aniseed, Birch, Bitter Almond, Boldo, Calamus, Camphor, Cassia, Goosefoot, Clove, Garlic, Goosefoot, Horseradish, Hyssop, Juniper, Mugwort, Mustard, Oregano, Polei mint, red or white thyme, rue, saint's weed, sassafras, savory, tansy, tea tree oil, Palestine pistachio, thuja, wintergreen, wormwood and yarrow.

However, every dog owner should consider whether they want to use an air freshener at all for the sensitive noses of their four-legged friends.

In Marianne Whyte's case, it turned out well. It is to be hoped that the dog will refrain from such experiments in future.