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101 Things That Can Harm Your Cat
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towels?? Is that if they become frayed or cat tries to eat it? I assumed tinsel was bad which is why when I saw a pack of kitty toys with a ball covered in tinsel I put it back.
I don't know if somebody already said this or not, as I haven't read the whole thread yet, but some people think it's funny to put socks over cats heads. It could probably cause dangerous trips and falls if they are not watched carefully.Socks are on that list - I have been wondering for days how socks could be dangerous. Adult socks are too big to be swallowed and I wonder what possible scenario involving socks could be dangerous. Baby socks perhaps, but not UK adult size 6-8 socks.
Yuk!
Confused me no end when I got an email notification that I had a reply to my post - you do realise that I made that post over 5 years ago?
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I just read through some of the other replies and someone pointed out that this is actually a list for PETS and not specifically cats. So the towel and sock they think was aimed at dogs.I don't know if somebody already said this or not, as I haven't read the whole thread yet, but some people think it's funny to put socks over cats heads. It could probably cause dangerous trips and falls if they are not watched carefully.Socks are on that list - I have been wondering for days how socks could be dangerous. Adult socks are too big to be swallowed and I wonder what possible scenario involving socks could be dangerous. Baby socks perhaps, but not UK adult size 6-8 socks.
And as I said above, people are suddenly replying to a post I made 5 years ago. Doesn't anyone look at the date of what they are replying to when they hit the button? It could be upsetting, if my cats were all long gone (fortunately that is not the case for me, what were youngsters then are now hitting middle-age, but it could be for others when that amount of time has elapsed, so be careful when replying to posts that old!)
How do I turn off email notifications?
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Is there a rule that says we can't reply to old posts?.... If you don't want emails about these posts then turn off the subscription to the post. Uncheck the box next to Subscription.
Thanks, that's what I wanted to know - how to turn off the emails.
I can't remember how it works here, because I've not posted here for years*, but most boards I'm on resurrecting a thread that old will get you a telling off and the thread will be locked - it's not considered good practice on 90% of the internet.
And with that, I'm off again - hello and good wishes to any that remember me from years back
Bye all!*Edit - When I last posted here years ago, I did not get an email for every reply, it's just started happening with this one resurrected thread clogging up my inbox, so the settings must have been changed by a forum upgrade since I left. Now I know how to turn it off, I will do so.
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Considering the nature of your post, which was to provide further explanation that may save a cat tomorrow or 5 years from now, I'd say that what you did was fine
I understand the frustration of being advised on something from 5 years ago, but that's not the case here.
Fair enough I suppose, but I was once HORRIBLY burned by an old resurrected thread (on another board) which congratulated me on getting a parrot - several months after he'd died, I was still raw from it, and it was devastating to have that thread come back up, have people replying as though no time had passed. I wonder how many pages back someone had to go to dig up this thread and make a new post on it? You don't carry on a conversation IRL with someone 5 years after they left the room, doing it online is no less weird really.
Something similar happened to me once; actually a friend of mine. I had been trying to help her help a horse she had recently acquired from a bad situation. She posted the xrays and that the horse had been PTS. A "professional" responded that she needed to try his product. The product would not have helped if the horse was still alive, not to mention how hurtful it was all the way around. So yes, I do understand, it's just that the nature of this particular post is timeless and might help someone. How often does it still come up that someone used an OTC flea treatment and now their cat is sick? It still happens so all we can do is be there. But I admit to having to watch my temper when I have repeated myself ad nauseum to a certain poster for months. We ARE human!
I'm sorry about your experience with that forum. Maybe you could e-mail the moderator and ask that thread to be closed? Or I mean, in the future if something happens where you don't want further replies, let the moderator know to close the thread. The difference between your example IRL with someone 5 years ago, is that online your thread is here forever. This thread never "left the room." It still appears on the forum, even if it's past many pages, and someone could dig it up years later and maybe shed new light on the subject.
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This thread is as useful and important as it was five years ago, and there are always new things being added. There is no reason at all that this thread should not continue to be revived, it contains information that may save a life.
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Yes, I try to look at dates. But sometimes my rule of thumb is "when was the last post made?" and since others had replied to this thread more recently I thought I'd read and reply to it.
Email notifications are under your profile settings and the email notification links you at the bottom.
Sorry about your former bad experience with email updates.
Email notifications are under your profile settings and the email notification links you at the bottom.
Sorry about your former bad experience with email updates.
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So many things are dangerous but yes bags and blinds hage been the only worry... until my beefy boy cat started going on the clothes dryer stand and two or three times got trapped in the clothes and really he had to be rescued as he was panicking and the whole thing collalsed etc.... really anything like that- ironing board, fitness equipment etc. = very dabgerous ... fortunately he stopped after 3 times bad experiences! !!
With cats i thought the rule was they only eat what they should... Food like salt and garlic- they love a TINY bit of crisps and that's all they want anyway.. but of course don't give them a bowl of crisps-chips ;-)
Christmas tree danger is them pulling the whole thing over! ! And they seem to get a bit crazy weird on the scent of pine! ! But after a day or two they lose their over-interest ...
With cats i thought the rule was they only eat what they should... Food like salt and garlic- they love a TINY bit of crisps and that's all they want anyway.. but of course don't give them a bowl of crisps-chips ;-)
Christmas tree danger is them pulling the whole thing over! ! And they seem to get a bit crazy weird on the scent of pine! ! But after a day or two they lose their over-interest ...
2 things
1. I meant collapsed clothes drying stand
2. I mean cats don't generally want to drink poisons and never want chocolate or sweets even if offered them occasionally just to test the theory.... they just want their food and snacks... feral cats like birds and rodents ... they don't eat out of bins... cats are scared of bins ;-) They are often obsessed with rubber or plastic smells but they won't sniff or touch if they smell bleach or whatever- cats seem more clever than humans sometimes....
1. I meant collapsed clothes drying stand
2. I mean cats don't generally want to drink poisons and never want chocolate or sweets even if offered them occasionally just to test the theory.... they just want their food and snacks... feral cats like birds and rodents ... they don't eat out of bins... cats are scared of bins ;-) They are often obsessed with rubber or plastic smells but they won't sniff or touch if they smell bleach or whatever- cats seem more clever than humans sometimes....
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Some catnips are toxic as well or can be used to keep cats out of gardens. Some treats also have chocolates in them. So they make it without that chemical or something. Also depends on the animal...my grandma had fed chocolate to her dg before. Just don't go testing it out though...for my mom's dog ate a gallon bag of fudge and nearly died from it.
Umm
Aloe is in my cat's pet dental gel. As far as salt goes is it talking about plain salt? I don't believe in giving cats people tuna because the salt in cat food is balanced just for them.
Aloe is in my cat's pet dental gel. As far as salt goes is it talking about plain salt? I don't believe in giving cats people tuna because the salt in cat food is balanced just for them.
My cats would go and try to climb up the Christmas tree. Do they make anything to keep them off it?
101 harmful to Pets .... but most of this is BS for cats ... most of this is for stupid dog owners surely...
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