This was posted in another board about the use of Tea Tree shampoo by a person who is devoted to her dogs.

"I have been looking around the web all weekend for causes of "temporary paralysis in dogs." This is what I have found, on website after website:
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"Tea Tree Oil - Topical application of tea tree oil has caused temporary paralysis in some animals."
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"Contra-indications for Tea Tree ā€“ can cause skin irritation and more importantly TEA TREE CAN CAUSE TEMPORARY PARALYSIS IN DOGS!"
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"Lotion containing Tea Tree oil had caused an adverseĀ_reaction in spaniels. The lotion caused temporary paralysis of 6-12 hoursĀ_ duration in a total of five dogs."
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On Thursday MORNING, Tribble was messy from diarrhea, so I gave her a bath with my new Gold Medal Pets Mela TEA TREE OIL Shampoo. I washed her hind end three or four times with LOTS of shampoo to get her clean. OnĀ_Thursday NIGHT,Ā_she couldn't support herself on her hind end and essentially was paralyzed in her hind legs!!
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That shampoo is going STRAIGHT INTO THE GARBAGE and I am writing the company a letter. I can't believe they would manufacture a dog shampoo with the main ingredient which has been known to cause paralysis!"
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