Australian tea tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) oil poisoning in three purebred cats

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 208-210

  Bischoff, K ^a   Guale, Fessesswork ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; INFESTATION; INTOXICATION; TREE;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; PLANT OILS; POISONING; TREES;

EID: 0032039878     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879801000223     Document Type: Article

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