Anyone have a good homemade recipe to deter cats pooping (m)
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Comments (41)i grew about fourteen white burley plants this year, happily with success, and without pesticides or any other poisons. however, the nicotine produced by these 'naturally' grown plants is considerable, and is not always the best insect control possible. ironically, the high-alkaloid flowering tops and new leaves attract huge colonies of aphids, which don't look like they suffer for the experience. also, the ladybugs on the plants stayed quite healthy (as opposed to the confused claim in the posting above) and were my primary aphid predator--some ants helped, as well. As they crawled all over the plants for hours each day, there was clearly some contact. And there were the occasional leaf-cutting caterpillar (or whatever) that chewed up foliage, in some cases obviously getting pretty far, so instant nicotine death wasn't likely there. on certain other insects, i'm sure the nicotine is a good control, but i would not want cats or birds (or anything else) to suffer its toxicity. if a person were using commercially-grown tobacco, they'd be enlightened by checking out the reprinted article on the uses of radioactive materials in fertilization, as reprinted in the book The Emperor Wears No Clothes, by Jack Herer. It's primarily a cannabis book, but has other info of value like this. Best natural-type control? Pyrethrum works fine for me....See MoreHomemade Diet for Cats
Comments (7)Yes, I have searched this site and yes, I do know no vegetarian. I have concerns about and an extreme distrust of pet food manufacturers. I buy the best food that money can buy (except for Halo and Newman's - $$$$$) and my cats don't like it. In some cases, they no longer like what they used to, which I find really odd. I know that some of you are going to tell me they are finicky, but they always like real chicken and real fish and real meat. Times are tough; businesses are looking to cut corners. I trust my five cats' judgment. So, I'm going to give homemade food a shot. If they start turning their noses up at that, well, then I guess I'll know it's them, not the food. I bought a foodsaver and a freezer anyway for myself, so, hopefully, this won't turn out to be too big a project. (haha famous last words) Thank you, responders, for such great information....See MoreAnyone Here Feed Their Dog Homemade Food?
Comments (12)I'm a believer in a good commercial kibble for dogs. I don't have picky dogs because I don't overfeed them. They both hover around 87 pounds of lean muscle. They each get about two cups of kibble and I split a can of no salt green beans or carrots between them. Other times it's a 1/2 small can of wet added be tween them. Can lasts two nights. Tonight I gave them a couple of spoons of cottage cheese in their meal. Onions and to a much lesser extent garlic contain a compound called thiosulphate that can cause severe anemia and liver damage. Never give dogs onions as the concentration is quite high. Garlic has just trace amounts but should be used with care if at all. Ground turkey is not a good choice unless you are absolutely sure the skin isn't being ground into it also. That skin and it's fat is a good way to give a dog pancreatitis down the road. When I have had ill dogs on a rice chicken or the bland diet I prefer (cream of wheat,hard cooked egg, cottage cheese and sugar) if I had them on it for more than a week I had to buy supplements to add to it. Yeast powder and some B vitamins I think. It's been a while. There was a lady (vet? food scientist? UC Davis?) on a tv show once who showed all the many supplements one would have to add to home cooked dog food to even come near the nutritional requirements met by a good quality kibble. There were like a dozen or more bottles or jars on the table. If dogs won't eat it's cuz they aren't hungry and they can hold out for quite a while before giving in. Remember back in the wild they had to fast for long periods of time sometimes. Most people overfeed their dogs. If a dog has a skin condition and you suspect allergies take it to the vet. It's not common for a dog to have a true allergy to dog food. It is more common for it to be allergic to the bowl it eats or drinks from if it's made of plastic. Most skin problems are not food related although poor nutrition can of course aggravate them....See MoreAnyone have a recipe for TP?
Comments (43)My sister was able to buy a Costco package, limit 1, three days ago. Seattle. We had a Costco package from the month before so I hadn't become concerned yet. I was in a Fred Meyer one week ago picking up some things to drop off at my mothers senior apartment (no face to face visits allowed right now) and Freds had limit 1 package of 12 rolls in stock (plenty TP on the shelf but no paper towels). I didn't need it, but our Safeway + Walmart has had none locally and I picked up one package so I'd have something to give nephews, neighbors, someone running really low. OT but I started to buy a book that had been recommended Ebay over the weekend and was reading the seller's feedback ratings. Saw where he had been selling TP at $10 for 4 roll units + shipping. I skipped him, found the book listed with another seller....See MoreDebbie_Ramcharan_gmail_com
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