You know what else gets rid of fleas? All of those products you can get from the vet and pet stores. You know? The ones that have been scientifically proven to safely get rid of and prevent fleas. Why would you do this to your own cat?
B…but if tiktok says something is true then it must be scientifically proven, right? No one would lie on the internet, right?
It’s better than scientifically proven! They made cute videos out of it! Isn’t that obviously more trustworthy?
you know what else was scientifically proven to work?
sunscreen and yet corporations still managed to find a ways to fuck consumers on that
I’m not saying you shouldn’t listen to actual experts, but lets not pretend even that is for sure safe
and now how do you even check if something has side effects, AI slop will probably tell you to heat kitty in the microwave to remove fleas
What’s wrong with sunscreen?
There’s nothing wrong with sunscreen in general, but they are probably referring to what happened recently in Australia:
Independent analysis by a trusted consumer advocacy group has found that several of Australia’s most popular, and expensive, sunscreens are not providing the protection they claim to, kicking off a national scandal.
The metal oxide kind was fine but had some non effectiveness issues about damaging marine coral. The other kinds are less reliable.
marine coral matters less than my skin
until our oceans collapse
When you don’t define scientifically proven then yes it is.
“Scientifically tested” means a dude (or dudette) did something, wrote about it and published it.
Most of it’s bogus anyway.
Which is expected. About 80% of research is low-quality: masters’ theses rephrasing known stuff, articles made to fill a quota, etc.
What “scientifically proven” means someone, including these 80% did something time and time again. And it stands. Change all the variables and it still stands: Sunscreen good, smoking bad. For kids, teenagers, adults - even animals. In summer and in winter. In small short tests of 50 and large longitudinal ones of 50.000.
It’s hard to know where to draw the line and give something the mark of “tested”. But in any case, it needs to stand strongly.
Because it’s ✨natural✨ which automatically makes it better of course.
Uranium is natural. There are even natural fission reactors.
Bask in the atom’s glow
Where are these natural fission reactors
There’s a guy on Reddit in the space subreddits that is sure there is a natural reactor on Mars now, based on a paper by a kooky scientist.
What data is this based on
Worth noting that Tumeric won’t get rid of flees. Sites claming this works also recommend basil, thyme, rosemary, garlic and the rest of the spice cabinet. Might as well chuck your cat in the oven as a roast if you’re this sort of irresponsible pet owner.
LMAO this comment needs to be higher up
Still be careful around that stuff. A lot of flea medication can cause siezures. Oral flea meds are carcinogenic, so handle with care (dogs and cats usually die of old age first though). “Safe” for animals usually means “safe enough not to cause short term harm with assumptions that the animal has 10 years of life left.”
Mostly for the meme probably, but theoretically money could be a reason.
Yes! Where I live this is quite expensive. I thought this was a great alternative if only for a temporary side effect. I’d research it a lot more if i were to do it, though. Wouldn’t want to harm my kittds. Hehe
if money is preventing you from buying simple flea medication for your cat, you absolutely should not own a cat.
Yeah I really do not understand people that use that argument. If you cannot afford to pay to rescue your cat as if it was a child then you shouldn’t have a cat. Same for dogs. Stop getting pets like they’re just magically going to live without care.
This isn’t how it works outside first world countries. People who can’t afford cats and dogs aren’t buying them. They’re adopting the stays, stuff like that. Things work differently than in rich countries.
My aunts who live on village have a bunch of cats. Where did they come from? Who knows, they just showed up, and stayed after getting fed a few times.
A stray voluntarily coming to you is completely different than you going to a shelter or breeder and picking an animal. You’re clearly choosing an attack that makes my argument look ridiculous, when if you look at the majority of adoptions, it’s not stray animals. Even those in other countries I’ve seen (like Peru) you’re not taking those animals in as your own. They’re still a stray. You just help them out sometimes with what you can.
some people like coloring their cats. there was a girl who was interested in me. we went on a date, i dropped her off and her cat was some funky colors. I asked, she said she had been making her cat purple. i asked what with and i don’t remember anymore but anyways I don’t like turning my cats colors so that was the end of that relationship.
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topical flea treatments were regulated by the EPA until very recently because it was assumed they didn’t enter the bloodstream.
Yes. Then I guess someone noticed that most cats lick their whole bodies every day.
It is tragic how many pets have suffered for that mistake, if it was a mistake.
Aren’t there some big-name brands of flea medications that can cause some really nasty side effects? I was researching flea meds for my cat a few months ago and I remember people saying there was one in particular that was known for that. I picked Cheristin specifically because it had a lower risk of side effects.
Edit: I think I’m thinking of Nexgard, a google search says that one can cause seizures.
Aren’t there some big-name brands of flea medications that can cause some really nasty side effects?
Yes. Seizures.
There’s a big difference between dogs and cats for nexgard. My vet recommends nexgard for dogs but not cats.
Yeah these people are dumb but let’s not pretend like the pet pharma industry is vetted and regulated like the pharmaceutical industry that makes medicines for humans.
These anti flea solutions are literally pesticides. And pesticide regulation is decades behind the science.
Can’t spray fipronil in an egg farm against lice but it’s a-okay to put it on my cat who will lick their fur?
To be fair, there’s actually tons of those that just don’t work. Especially when you buy them from the store. The vet usually has the good shit though.
That’s turmeric, one of the healthiest human foods. If you don’t care about the looks, and it actually works, then why not? I’d be surprised if the actual “approved” chemicals are safer than literally just turmeric.
Some cats do not handle flea medicine well.
But RFK Jr. says they might give your cat autism
Sweet, we can talk about trains
Lol. You shill.
Those poor bathtubs
Like a Tupperware container but bigger
My bathtub still hasn’t recovered from the time I used it to store leftover bolognese
Recover? Make bolognese storage its main purpose
That’s what happens when your bathtub is made out of plastic instead of enameled cast iron.
Never forget what was stolen from us.
I have not forgotten and do have an enameled cast iron bathtub. It is fantastic.
I was opening the seal on a fresh jar of turmeric the other day. I live at a high altitude, so it’s common for sealed packages to let out a little poof of pressure here. It’s mostly annoying for things like yogurt, but usually not a big deal. Anyway, this turmeric powder poofed out what couldn’t have been more than a teaspoon’s worth directly on my shirt. It stained my shirt, my undershirt AND my skin beneath. That shit is potent!
Damn that sounds annoying lol
lol I call a stray orange in my old house kunyit (en: tumeric). never thought I’d see an actual tumeric cat.
The TikToker knew what they were doing.
Edit: this could read like I support the idea of trying some random shit on the internet to solve a problem. On the contrary, I think the TikToker knew that turmeric stains and wanted to cause some chaos.
When did people stop thinking before they acted?
The transition from the "don’t believe everything you see on the internet“ mindset to the “if it’s on the internet it must be right” mindset was swift and frictionless. But I think it was somewhere between 2019 and 2022
Smelly cat, smelly cat, how are they bathing you
Orange tabby owners just declared war on white cat owners
Would this be classified as orange face?
Now I’m gonna have a yellow cat
You’ll have yellow shins and calves on every pair of pants you own.
Yellow cat sounds fine. Some cats do not handle flea medicine well.
Bumble-cat
Does this actually work to repel fleas?
Are flea killing shampoo and flea collars really that expensive?
I saw a tumeric flavored probiotic drink the other day and it just made me realize that even though I have definitely had things with tumeric in it, I don’t know what it tastes like. I would only be able to notice its absence because the food just wouldn’t be as yellow. 🤣
No love for home remedies? If it works, why not?
Because why? Flea meds/treatments are not prohibitively expensive. Besides it seems questionable at best (cruel at worst) to bathe a creature which licks itself to stay clean in fucking SPICES.
It’s turmeric, not chili powder.
But yeah, it’s still dumb unless the turmeric is a lot cheaper than proper flea medicine.
I will say the good flea medicine is actually fairly expensive
I imagine, they wash the spices out with water afterwards. I doubt the discolored hair taste of anything.
Because why?
Risk of seizures - https://www.petcarerx.com/article/tick-and-flea-medicine-poisoning-in-cats/4602
These people don’t understand that most of our products are derivatives of natural products or draws influence from a natural mechanic.
That has nothing to do with it.
