Re: smart plugs???

From	D <nospam@example.net>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: smart plugs???
Date	2025-01-19 11:37 +0100
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On Sat, 18 Jan 2025, rbowman wrote:

> 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.

Ahh... it works! Surely it must be forbidden in europe then? ;) I will 
remember this!

> 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.

Yes, cats are weird. I only like 1/10 cats or so. Much more of a dog 
person. But the 1/10 cats tend to be alright. Once upon a time I trained a 
cat to get off my bed on command. He was very smart, but stubborn. I 
commanded him to leave the bed, and he would quickly and efficiently obey 
and look a bit like "Oops, sorry!". I would leave the room, come back 20 
minutes later, and he would be on the bed again. ;)

Due to a fall, he has a short tail, the doctor apparently had to cut part 
of it off for some reason. This affected his balance, so sometimes he 
would misjudge things and fall down. Then he would alternately look 
ashamed of himself, or he would look very very similar to "f*ck you" when 
the humans around where laughing at him.

Amazing personality, very cute! It was a cornish rex. They are fairly ok 
for people allergic to cats. I would still get allergic reactions if I 
would sniff him, but as long as I didn't do that, I only felt something if 
I petted him and forgot to wash my hands and scratched my eye or something 
like that. Highly recommended cat!

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                Re: smart plugs??? Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2025-01-19 11:31 +0000
                Re: smart plugs??? D <nospam@example.net> - 2025-01-19 23:01 +0100
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