Can I smell ozone? Nah....Jeep sniffing the air - photo by abbyladybug
But it has been said that the ionizer setting on an air purifier should not be used if you have a cat. How can that be, I wonder, as a cat's anatomy is very similar to ours. We know that because cats are often used in animal experiments to test products designed for humans (I personally find that unacceptable). I am told that there is a lot of stuff on the internet which says that ionizers should not be used around birds as well.
Is it a question of amount? The ionizer creates ozone...which is a polarized oxygen. Particularly it creates negative ions of oxygen. Ozone in large doses can be pretty corrosive and hard on your lungs, human lungs. If those lungs are a lot smaller, it seems reasonable to suggest that the dosage needs to be a lot less to avoid causing harm. My initial thoughts (and I am not sure) are that ionizers are geared up for human use only and ionized air needs to be regulated to a certain level to be beneficial. Smaller animals might benefit from ionized air but the ionization needs to happen to much lesser level. If not damage can be caused. So people who claim that ionizers hurt cats may be correct. Do you know better?
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ionizers and ozone generators are two different things it's the ozone that can be harmful to your cat
ردحذفThank you for the comment. I might do some more work on that.
ردحذفI'm so confused. I read so many different answers. So, is having the ionizer on with cats unhealthy for them? I have seven cats and a pit bull.
ردحذفYes, it is said that the ozone produced by the device when the ionizer is on can be unhealthy for cats but I'd do more research on this. Personally I would doubt that harm is caused. The article is simply putting up a flag to warn of the potential. Take care Sherry.
حذفP.S. the key issue is not the ionization but whether the device produces ozone. Just check that. If it does produce ozone, the ozone, in sufficient, quanitities may be unhealthy for pets.
حذفthe reason you're hearing so many different opinions is because nobody really knows WHAT the hell they're talking about. Now what I just said is the ONLY thing that's for sure!!
حذفI was wondering the same thing, so i keep the feature on the purifier off all the time. I wonder if it still can go through the process of ionization even with that feature turned off, but perhaps i'm just being a bit paranoid because i don't know how that would even happen.
ردحذفI think you will be okay with your strategy.
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