Re: smart plugs???

On Sat, 18 Jan 2025, rbowman wrote:

On Sat, 18 Jan 2025 11:38:46 +0100, D wrote:
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Ahh... smart cat! And very convenient! I read there's some kind of
collar you can buy for cats that has some chemical that spreads
throughout the fur and repels ticks. I do not know how effective it is,
so caveta emptor!

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I use a permethrin spray on my clothing during tick season. It doesn't
repel ticks but fries their nervous system. It's also used for dogs but
cats can't break it down as rapidly as other mammals.

Ahh... it works! Surely it must be forbidden in europe then? ;) I will remember this!

Fipronil is used for cats and can be sprayed on. It's widely used and is
suspected to be a factor in bee colony collapse however. A collar for an
outdoor cat isn't a good idea. If it's loose enough so they can get out of
it if it snags it's loose enough they will paw it off in short order.
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The local subreddit often has hot arguments about cats. Someone will post
about a collarless cat who must be 'lost'. People more familiar with cats
will tell them to just leave the cat alone. There probably are some
lifetime house cats that can get lost but outdoor semi-feral cats have
their own agenda.

Yes, cats are weird. I only like 1/10 cats or so. Much more of a dog person. But the 1/10 cats tend to be alright. Once upon a time I trained a cat to get off my bed on command. He was very smart, but stubborn. I commanded him to leave the bed, and he would quickly and efficiently obey and look a bit like "Oops, sorry!". I would leave the room, come back 20 minutes later, and he would be on the bed again. ;)
Due to a fall, he has a short tail, the doctor apparently had to cut part of it off for some reason. This affected his balance, so sometimes he would misjudge things and fall down. Then he would alternately look ashamed of himself, or he would look very very similar to "f*ck you" when the humans around where laughing at him.
Amazing personality, very cute! It was a cornish rex. They are fairly ok for people allergic to cats. I would still get allergic reactions if I would sniff him, but as long as I didn't do that, I only felt something if I petted him and forgot to wash my hands and scratched my eye or something like that. Highly recommended cat!