Phytotherapy is becoming a more and more common practice, not only for personal care but also for pet care. Nevertheless, we often have to deal with substances on which, in most cases, very little literature is available, even more so if the species of interest are the exotic ones. In particular, the essential oil from the Melaleuca leaves, because of its antinflammatory and antibacterial properties, is widely used and very little is known about its potential toxicity on pet birds. The present paper describes the first case of Tea tree oil intoxication in a pet bird.
Acute tea tree oil intoxication in a pet cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus): a case report / Vetere, Alessandro; Bertocchi, Mara; Pelizzone, Igor; Moggia, Emanuele; Travaglino, Chiara; Della Grotta, Mariangela; Casali, Silvia; Gerosa, Sebastiano; Strada, Laura; Filia, Katia; Casalini, Jacopo; Parmigiani, Enrico; Di Ianni, Francesco. - In: BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH. - ISSN 1746-6148. - 16:1(2020). [10.1186/s12917-020-2255-4]
Acute tea tree oil intoxication in a pet cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus): a case report
Vetere, Alessandro;Bertocchi, Mara;Pelizzone, Igor;Parmigiani, Enrico;Di Ianni, Francesco
2020-01-01
Abstract
Phytotherapy is becoming a more and more common practice, not only for personal care but also for pet care. Nevertheless, we often have to deal with substances on which, in most cases, very little literature is available, even more so if the species of interest are the exotic ones. In particular, the essential oil from the Melaleuca leaves, because of its antinflammatory and antibacterial properties, is widely used and very little is known about its potential toxicity on pet birds. The present paper describes the first case of Tea tree oil intoxication in a pet bird.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
