Cats eating flies? Is it okay?

micks mouse

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Mick luvs flys...it's hilarious watching him jump, crash, retry again...he catches big dragonflies too when we go for walk..yuuukkk
 

wolfified

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Not ok if you don't like the risks

"The most important damage related with this insect is the annoyance and the indirect damage produced by the potential transmission of pathogens (viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and nematodes) associated with this fly. Pathogenic organisms are picked up by flies from garbage, sewage and other sources of filth, and then transferred on their mouthparts, through their vomitus, feces and contaminated external body parts to human and animal food."

house fly - Musca domestica Linnaeus
 

ailish

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Flies are good exercise- unless you have a lot of breakables.

I just had to have a print reglassed after a fly chasing incident
At my house it's moth chasing after I turn the light out and have only the TV on. Talk about bouncing off the walls!
 
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