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Dino Dave, your link doesn't work because you have one too many "http://"s in it.
In the article, note that it is about PG concentrations in food, in which 100% of the PG winds up in the cats' bodies. They're also talking about relatively massive amounts of PG. In the low-concentration wing of the study, they fed cats 1.6 gram per kilogram of body weight, and in the high-concentration wing, it was 8.0 grams per kilogram. For the average 10-pound cat, this translates to 7.3 grams or 36.4 grams. That's per day.
Figure 1 gram of PG = about 1 milliliter (it's a hair more, or less: maybe some Mr. Wizard could look up the specific gravity of PG). And figure maybe 1% of e-liquid is actually inhaled by a cat in a closed room also inhabited by a chain-vaper who consumes 5 ml. of 100% PG e-liquid in that closed room per day (no flavors, no nicotine, just straight PG). That 1% absorption figure is probably way high. Further, let's assume that 100% of that second-hand PG actually gets into the cat's system. We're talking about 0.073 to 0.364 mls. (= grams) per day. The article also makes it clear that the effects are very dose-dependent.
I'd say the cats in our homes are pretty safe from second-hand PG, though locking up our e-liquids in cat-impervious containers is probably a good idea.
In the article, note that it is about PG concentrations in food, in which 100% of the PG winds up in the cats' bodies. They're also talking about relatively massive amounts of PG. In the low-concentration wing of the study, they fed cats 1.6 gram per kilogram of body weight, and in the high-concentration wing, it was 8.0 grams per kilogram. For the average 10-pound cat, this translates to 7.3 grams or 36.4 grams. That's per day.
Figure 1 gram of PG = about 1 milliliter (it's a hair more, or less: maybe some Mr. Wizard could look up the specific gravity of PG). And figure maybe 1% of e-liquid is actually inhaled by a cat in a closed room also inhabited by a chain-vaper who consumes 5 ml. of 100% PG e-liquid in that closed room per day (no flavors, no nicotine, just straight PG). That 1% absorption figure is probably way high. Further, let's assume that 100% of that second-hand PG actually gets into the cat's system. We're talking about 0.073 to 0.364 mls. (= grams) per day. The article also makes it clear that the effects are very dose-dependent.
I'd say the cats in our homes are pretty safe from second-hand PG, though locking up our e-liquids in cat-impervious containers is probably a good idea.
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Crap, I just ordered a Provari and a Vivi for my cat...
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you might want to read the first post in this thread it tells how his cat died because of the chemical getting in
the cats fur and his cat ingesting it.
deleted thread link. misread the post i was thinking nicotene not PG
the cats fur and his cat ingesting it.
deleted thread link. misread the post i was thinking nicotene not PG
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Nicotine.
Not PG.
Worrying about PG over Nicotine is like saying " Oh....... after taking a .50 caliber rifle bullet to your chest be very careful about possible lead poisoning" or "When playing catch with your small child be careful when doing it with grenades. Grenades are heavy and the sheer weight and heft of a grenade could land on junior's big toe and really cause an owee"
Yes, you ( AND children AND small pets) must be VERY careful with your gear and especially e-liquid around pets, but remember nicotine is a deadly strong poison. Several Nazi POWs waiting on trial during WW2 offed themselves by soaking their accumulated cigarette butts in water and ingesting the poison.
If you don't realize how powerful nicotine actually is do some research. Seriously.
There is more wealth and knowledge about all this in this thread
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/360201-still-poison-we-putting-our-bodies.html
than I could ever add here
Not PG.
Worrying about PG over Nicotine is like saying " Oh....... after taking a .50 caliber rifle bullet to your chest be very careful about possible lead poisoning" or "When playing catch with your small child be careful when doing it with grenades. Grenades are heavy and the sheer weight and heft of a grenade could land on junior's big toe and really cause an owee"
Yes, you ( AND children AND small pets) must be VERY careful with your gear and especially e-liquid around pets, but remember nicotine is a deadly strong poison. Several Nazi POWs waiting on trial during WW2 offed themselves by soaking their accumulated cigarette butts in water and ingesting the poison.
If you don't realize how powerful nicotine actually is do some research. Seriously.
There is more wealth and knowledge about all this in this thread
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/360201-still-poison-we-putting-our-bodies.html
than I could ever add here
Great info, Sinkhole. I already kept my stuff put up well enough that nobody could get to it, but now I'll be extra careful. Great content. Better safe than sorry.
Nicotine.
Not PG.
Worrying about PG over Nicotine is like saying " Oh....... after taking a .50 caliber rifle bullet to your chest be very careful about possible lead poisoning" or "When playing catch with your small child be careful when doing it with grenades. Grenades are heavy and the sheer weight and heft of a grenade could land on junior's big toe and really cause an owee"
Yes, you ( AND children AND small pets) must be VERY careful with your gear and especially e-liquid around pets, but remember nicotine is a deadly strong poison. Several Nazi POWs waiting on trial during WW2 offed themselves by soaking their accumulated cigarette butts in water and ingesting the poison.
If you don't realize how powerful nicotine actually is do some research. Seriously.
There is more wealth and knowledge about all this in this thread
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/360201-still-poison-we-putting-our-bodies.html
than I could ever add here
All I gathered from this thread is that nicotine - as is anything - is only bad enough for you to raise a problem when taking it in large levels. If we consider that, we might as well not pick up coffee, sugar, vitamins, pump gas in our cars, take OTC medicines, sleeping aides or energy supplements. Because if over used - which many of these examples are - they raise a health problem.
Same here Duckjob. Oh boy ... and I just got her a few paw sized pv's too. She's gonna be one ...... kitty 
Jugheads does have a clearance section which offers BBQ Rib flavour... not that brave yet though lol
That's interesting. Now I know why my cat tries to lick my vaper towels when I'm filling.
WOW, glad I'm a dog person.
Just joking, we all love our furry friends. I'll let my friends with cats know. Great info.
Just joking, we all love our furry friends. I'll let my friends with cats know. Great info.
Same here Duckjob. Oh boy ... and I just got her a few paw sized pv's too. She's gonna be one ...... kitty
Kitty... if she doesn't get her medicine... she... she hits me.
Thanks for the interesting post, I was just wondering if there were any adverse affects for pets. Looks like I don't have to worry about the vape, but just keeping the juice secured.
i have a neighborhood cat that constantly crys outside my window every night for hours.. i will start leaving him a bowl of e-juice each night and report back the results in a few weeks
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