▲ 1025 ▼ Pikachu (piefedimages.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com) submitted 11 months ago by RmDebArc_5@piefed.zip to c/cat@lemmy.world 102 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago (2 children) Is there any evidence for that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tlekiteki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago (2 children) No hard proof that I am aware of. A chemical capable of destroying small life sometimes damages of large lifeforms it touches. Sometimes poison works that way (e.g. DEET) Also, does tumeric really kill fleas? Are we just gonna take their word for that? I seriously doubt it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 11 months ago Spices do typically kill bugs. It's their entire purpose. Because they work by dehydration and larger animals with access to water can just drink more, it's also very safe permalink fedilink source parent [–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago A lot of insecticides are poisonous to animals including mammals it's just that we have a mechanism that deactivates or neutralizes it immediately. They often target a basic metabolic process that is common across all life. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 months ago Is there any evidence for that? Yes. Cats can go into seizures from popular flea medicines. https://www.petcarerx.com/article/tick-and-flea-medicine-poisoning-in-cats/4602 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tlekiteki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago (2 children) No hard proof that I am aware of. A chemical capable of destroying small life sometimes damages of large lifeforms it touches. Sometimes poison works that way (e.g. DEET) Also, does tumeric really kill fleas? Are we just gonna take their word for that? I seriously doubt it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 11 months ago Spices do typically kill bugs. It's their entire purpose. Because they work by dehydration and larger animals with access to water can just drink more, it's also very safe permalink fedilink source parent [–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago A lot of insecticides are poisonous to animals including mammals it's just that we have a mechanism that deactivates or neutralizes it immediately. They often target a basic metabolic process that is common across all life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 11 months ago Spices do typically kill bugs. It's their entire purpose. Because they work by dehydration and larger animals with access to water can just drink more, it's also very safe permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago A lot of insecticides are poisonous to animals including mammals it's just that we have a mechanism that deactivates or neutralizes it immediately. They often target a basic metabolic process that is common across all life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 months ago Is there any evidence for that? Yes. Cats can go into seizures from popular flea medicines. https://www.petcarerx.com/article/tick-and-flea-medicine-poisoning-in-cats/4602 permalink fedilink source parent
