Originally posted by Kfamr
I've known people to use Tea Tree Oil for YEARS and YEARS on their dogs, several different people several different dogs. We've used it on Simba for quite a while. I'm never once heard of a problem until now.

And I just did a search on the net - there's a handful of sites "against" tea tree oil, and a handful for it.
Me too!
I've used it myself, on me & the animals, including ferrets & rats. For all my life, so has a lot of my friends & family.

I have only bathed my pets with it once before, I never had any flea problems or what not to it more often than that. But I make the shampoo myself & used only a LITTE BIT of oil mixed in with the shampoo. I do use it more frequently on benign tumors, scrapes etc... & I use only like half a drop of it when I do.

I've never heard of a problem until now.

I wonder if it's caused by like an overdose? I know it is very strong & you are only supposed to use a very very little of it. Its super concentrated.
Maybe the already made shampoos etc... that cause similar affects have too much of it in there? Like a cheap brand or a concentrated brand?

I will continue to use it as I use it very sparingly & it has never failed me.
A little of it goes a long ways. A tiny tiny bottle lasts me years & I use it kind of frequently.
Sometimes I'll put a drop on me just to smell good, like foresty. lol