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My precious cat, April, died three weeks ago from a laryngeal tumour, which I feel could have been caused by my using a carpet cleaning product containing Limonene. According to an article in " The Daily Mail" of 16th January, Limonene mutates with the atmosphere to produce Formaldehyde, which is a known cause of cancer in humans. I have spoken this morning with Professor Alastair Lewis, of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science at the University of York, who carried out these tests, on how molecules mutate on contact with air, and he said that, while studies had been done on humans, none had yet been done on animals. However, the symptoms which my beautiful girl suffered are exactly the same as those described in his article, culminating in cancerous tumours of the nose and throat from which April, sadly died. He stated that , where carpets were concerned, toxins accumulate, resuting in a slow build-up of same, and leading to a high level of these at ground level- which means that babies may also be at risk when crawling. Has anybody experienced anything like this with their cat, or, indeed any other animal? Professor Lewis feels that awareness should be raised regarding this matter, which requires more than one case. Poor April suffered a horrendous illness, in spite of first class care at the Glasgow Vet Hospital, as a result of which I am now committed to raising awareness of this issue. I should therefore be most grateful for any help with my campaign.