A Michael Broad Blog
Alcohol is toxic to cats as you might expect. The main component of alcohol is ethanol. It’s toxic to people as well so it is logical to conclude that it is toxic to domestic cats. My research on Google Scholar didn’t bring up anything of real interest except there was one study which indicated …
Coffee grounds that you would normally throw in the waste bin have been touted as being a “simple trick to make sure cats stay away from your backyard’s planters and pots”. It is described as a “savvy whizz”. A lot of people want to repel neighbouring domestic cats from their garden if they are …
I’m sure that there is a tendency for cat caregivers to give their cat companion a little treat of cooked turkey at Christmas. Is there a problem with this? Probably not. Straight, cooked turkey without bones in it and without any seasoning has got to be okay. Therefore, we are looking at the kind …
A lot of cat owners are now far more aware of human foods that are dangerous to cats, the effects of which may not be visible until long after they were consumed. It can mean that foods consumed may not be considered as the cause of an illness. Many human foods can be poisonous …
Here are 30 facts about pyrethrin and cats. They are all centered around one vital fact: it is a strong poison. Care in use is essential. People use these treatments to benefit the health of their cats, not to harm or kill them. Pyrethrin comes from the chrysanthemum flower; Pyrethroids are a synthetic version …
There are poisonous and nonpoisonous snakes distributed throughout North America. Normally bites from nonpoisonous snakes do not cause swelling or pain. There are four poisonous species: cottonmouths (water moccasins), rattlesnakes, copperheads and coral snakes. Rattlesnakes, cottonmouths and copperheads are pit vipers. They can be identified by their large size of 1.2 to 2.4 m …
You might have heard of this but sometimes pet food is irradiated for various reasons such as killing organisms which cause illness and to extend the shelf life of foods. Irradiation also kills insects. Irradiation is meant to make the food safer. But it seems that the manufacturers don’t really know what it does …
This is another article in a series about hidden chemicals in household products which may insidiously be poisoning domestic cat companions who are particularly susceptible as they spend time lying on surfaces such as sofas containing fire retardants, carpets containing preservative chemicals and, in this instance, vinyl flooring to look like real wood which …
