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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: smart plugs???
Date: 18 Jan 2025 19:00:56 GMT
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On Sat, 18 Jan 2025 11:38:46 +0100, D wrote:

> Ahh... smart cat! And very convenient! I read there's some kind of
> collar you can buy for cats that has some chemical that spreads
> throughout the fur and repels ticks. I do not know how effective it is,
> so caveta emptor!

I use a permethrin spray on my clothing during tick season. It doesn't 
repel ticks but fries their nervous system. It's also used for dogs but 
cats can't break it down as rapidly as other mammals.

Fipronil is used for cats and can be sprayed on. It's widely used and is 
suspected to be a factor in bee colony collapse however. A collar for an 
outdoor cat isn't a good idea. If it's loose enough so they can get out of 
it if it snags it's loose enough they will paw it off in short order.

The local subreddit often has hot arguments about cats. Someone will post 
about a collarless cat who must be 'lost'. People more familiar with cats 
will tell them to just leave the cat alone. There probably are some 
lifetime house cats that can get lost but outdoor semi-feral cats have 
their own agenda.