DEET
Also called: diethyltoluamide · N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide · insect repellent · mosquito repellent · bug spray · tick repellent
Dog
Keep it away
Described signs
drooling, vomiting and diarrhea, which is the most common, with irritation and itching on the skin where it was applied; with very concentrated products, uncoordinated walking, disorientation, tremors and seizures; if it gets in the eyes, squinting, watering, redness and low energy, and if the spray is breathed in, airway inflammation and trouble breathing. Human repellent does not go on the animal: DEET is absorbed through the skin, so a single spray is already an exposure even if they lick nothing
Cat
Dangerous
Described signs
drooling, vomiting and diarrhea, irritation and itching on the skin where it was applied, and with high concentrations uncoordinated walking, disorientation, tremors and seizures; if it gets in the eyes, squinting, watering and redness, and if the spray is breathed in, airway inflammation and trouble breathing. Human repellent does not go on the animal: DEET is absorbed through the skin, so a single spray is already an exposure even if they lick nothing
This is a compendium of public veterinary sources, not a diagnosis. The weight of your pet changes what a dose means.
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