A variety of symptoms can result from an allergic or toxic reaction to cinnamon and its organic compounds. Symptoms vary by level and mode of exposure.
Allergic reaction from exposure to the skin or oral cavity:
Irritation
Rash
Redness
Burns
Respiratory reaction to inhalation:
Coughing
Wheezing
Bronchospasm or difficulty breathing
Symptoms of cinnamon toxicity from ingestion or absorption of cinnamon compounds:
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Low blood sugar
Change in heart rate
Thinning of blood
Liver disease and other organ failure
Causes of Cinnamon Allergy or Toxicity in Cats
Cinnamon toxicity is unlikely to occur under normal, household use of powdered cinnamon. It would take a large amount of powder, or the inhalation of the powder to cause a reaction. However, as essential oil use is becoming more common in households, there is an increased risk to cats from exposure to cinnamon essential oil, which has a much higher concentration of the compounds that can be harmful to cats.
Cats can accidentally be exposed to toxic amount of cinnamon in the following ways:
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