My Cat wants my PV

[XeniaMike]

When I still smoked, I did so outside as to not harm the little guy, but now he likes the smell of several of my e-juices and wants to try them. I'll be happily vaping away in my chair watching TV, and he'll sit on the arm of the chair the whole time intent on the carto. Just funny, thought I would share. He seems to be most partial to some of the tobacco flavored sweet juices.

 

[Davenkay]

Stop immediately! Propylene Glycol is extremely toxic to felines. That is why it is not used as a food additive in cat foods. Don't let him (her) ingest the liquid at all.

 

[XeniaMike]

Oh I would never let him eat it or even taste it, I keep it away from him. Is it harmful to vape in the same room with him then?

He just seems to like the scent of them.

 

[Sheva]

Just for cats? What is with dogs?

 

[Hello World]

The avatar one?

Strikes me as VG kinda guy, but I could be mistaken.

 

[digend]

Lol that's too funny, I know my puppy really liked the aroma from my ecigs too but I never thought she would have a preference! Just a word of caution, I remember reading a while back that the vapor may be harmful to pets. I'll see if I can pull up that article later, it made for some interesting reading.

 

[sonicdsl]

Stop immediately! Propylene Glycol is extremely toxic to felines. That is why it is not used as a food additive in cat foods. Don't let him (her) ingest the liquid at all.

Very little, if any PG/VG in exhaled vapor. What's the source for this please?

Thanks

 

[XeniaMike]

The avatar one?

Strikes me as VG kinda guy, but I could be mistaken.

Yep, that's him. Come to think of it, it was 100% VG juice he was interested in.

 

[2nd chance]

Very little, if any PG/VG in exhaled vapor. What's the source for this please?

Thanks

Look it up, its in Wiki, there have been several threads about it too

 

[markfm]

Very little, if any PG/VG in exhaled vapor. What's the source for this please?

Thanks

Here you go: http://msdssearch.dow.com/Published...ycol/pdfs/noreg/117-01660.pdf&fromPage=GetDoc

"...large doses of propylene glycol when fed to cats can produce an abnormality known as “Heinz body” in the cats’ red blood cells. Although Heinz bodies only appear to shorten the lives of feline red blood cells, FDA expressed concern that the bodies could cause anemia in cats..."

Note that it talks of large quantities, a bit of second hand vapor in a room doesn't strike me as a worry.

Dogs and cattle are safe with it, however.

 

[Davenkay]

Check the veterinary publications and I believe there is some information about that at the Dow Chemical website. If I can find it quickly, I'll post it.

 

[Davenkay]

Thanks markfm. That's what I was looking for. Just keep the juice away from the animals and you should be fine.

 

[XeniaMike]

Thanks for that information, it sounds like vaping in the same room should be ok, as long as he doesn't ingest any juice. What was that they said about curiosity and the cat?

 

[sonicdsl]

That's what I was thinking, thanks guys!


ETA: Plus, we don't need our feline friends with nic buzzes either!! 8-o