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Stay away ftom flea collars and spray. Killed one my cats (per the vet) pure poison. Hertz does not care how many cats they kill. Look it up.
I'm going to wager that was a while back.

Collars used to have a pesticide that could impact mammals (it had neurotoxic affects). The more recent ones use pesticides that only affect invertebrates.

You can research the ingredients of any particular collar. They still sell cheaper ones that can cause skin irritation in mammals (so, probably avoid those), but there's also ones made in Germany that use pesticides that just target invertebrates and/or insects. There's literally no mechanism for them to impact mammals. They ARE fairly expensive, though.

And then, many of the sprays today only have essential oils from plants to repel the fleas (usually Eugenol and/or maybe a mint oil), and/or soap. The small amount of soap encapsulates the insects, suffocating them (you can knock Japanese beetles into a bucket of water with a single drop of dishsoap and do this, too, fellow gardeners).

There are other sprays and shampoos, but do the same as above: research the compounds, and make sure they're ones that are insect/invertebrate specific.

Of course, keeping cats inside is the easiest (and free) way to avoid having to deal with all that, as the fleas can also pass parasites to humans (and cats can pick up all kinds of parasites outdoors), so it's something to be mindful of, as it can impact you directly.

I've always been a proponent of keeping cats indoors as to not have to worry as much about fleas and ticks (as a bonus, I get more song birds out in the garden), but if you just brush them regularly and keep an eye out, you should be fine. In the decades of pet ownership, I think I've dealt with fleas twice, MAYBE thrice - every time after a visit to the vet... -_-


And congrats to Raggie on a new friend. Cats tend to like flashlights as much as the all the humans around here, haha.
 
Had the most crazy dream last night for some reason in my dream I needed a cheap hotel room I find one but then find out the reason it was so cheap was I had to share it with like 30 others who all seemed like bad people a course I have cat with me I want to leave bit cat was hiding dream got more scarey
Just a dream. Nothing more.
 
That's you. Honestly, can you say you've never seen a large, fat domesticated cat before? Those chunky boys be real.
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That's you. Honestly, can you say you've never seen a large, fat domesticated cat before? Those chunky boys be real.

One of my cats (a former stray) when he first started coming around 5 years or so ago was this scrawny, little thing, probably 8 pounds. He's been inside with us for 3 years now and in the last year, he got HUGE. He's pretty close to 20 pounds now. Getting fixed probably contributed to the gain though.
 
One of my cats (a former stray) when he first started coming around 5 years or so ago was this scrawny, little thing, probably 8 pounds. He's been inside with us for 3 years now and in the last year, he got HUGE. He's pretty close to 20 pounds now. Getting fixed probably contributed to the gain though.
People eat when horribly depressed, especially after a traumatic event. Guess the same applies to cats too. Few things more traumatic than unwanted castration.
 
Cats and dogs both can stop eating or overeat when stressed.

"Few things more traumatic than unwanted castration"

I asked my dogs and they just looked at me. I mistakenly mentioned "going to the vet" to my friend when they were in the room. They all ran out of the doggie-door and into the backyard. Of course, I tried to call them back and failed. Chased them around the yard for a minute but it was 4 against 1 (friend was too busy laughing) I gave up.
 
People eat when horribly depressed, especially after a traumatic event. Guess the same applies to cats too. Few things more traumatic than unwanted castration.

I don't even know if he actually eats that much more and he's definitely a lot less stressed and anxious than he used to be. It's almost like not having to worry about your territory and intruders becomes a huge weight of your shoulders.

I'm sure producing less testosterone has an effect on weight gain, but the other cat I have maintained his weight after he got fixed.
 
I'm willing to bet the less stress and less anxiety comes from being cripplingly depressed. But most folks are happy with what is perceived to be a much calmer cat.
 
Because yeah, that's how depression works🙄
As someone who suffered from depression for many long years, yes; that is one of the ways it works. Exactly! You get to a point where nothing matters, where nothing is important to you. Where it seems no one cares a damn about you. So yes, the stress goes away. The anxiety too. When nothing seems to be important or matter, you get to a point where there is no stress, no anxiety because nothing is literally worth stressing over. Nothing is worth getting anxious over.
 
As someone who suffered from depression for many long years, yes; that is one of the ways it works. Exactly! You get to a point where nothing matters, where nothing is important to you. Where it seems no one cares a damn about you. So yes, the stress goes away. The anxiety too. When nothing seems to be important or matter, you get to a point where there is no stress, no anxiety because nothing is literally worth stressing over. Nothing is worth getting anxious over.
im there now but it will pass btw velcro is watching me type i use tv as monitor so yhe fomnt is huge now sure why it interest him
 
im there now but it will pass btw velcro is watching me type i use tv as monitor so yhe fomnt is huge now sure why it interest him
Just don't get to the point where you start to believe nothing matters. That's not true. Don't start believing that no one cares about you. That's a lie too.
 
its just hard living here love it but have no one my age or shares my interest this is the deep dep south and everyone in 25 years older then me .but im bleesed i have a home and a cat and online freinds like you all
 
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