The Aromatic Cat

Book excerpt: This book is intended as a guide for cat lovers and guardians who would like to use aromatic extracts in the routine management of health and well-being for their cat. There are many benefits to using herbs and aromatic extracts for cats. Properly used, they can help your beloved feline be happy and healthy in body, mind and soul. This book gives you easy-to-use, practical information on how herbs, hydrosols and essential oils can support your cat's wellbeing. You may have heard that essential oils should never be used with cats? Well, this is not necessarily so, used correctly they can be a useful tool in your cat's wellness regime. In this book we will share how we use them with our own cats and those of clients, and how you too can use them safely for cats in your care. Our recommended protocol is based on animal self-selection, a safe, effective and non-invasive system. Offering aromatic extracts like this provides environmental enrichment, as well as helping with a variety of conditions, whether physical, mental or emotional. This simple, practical guide to aromatic botanicals for cats will give you confidence to use herbs, hydrosols and essential oils to support physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.