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Conference misery::feline

Title:	Meower Power - Where Differing Opinions are Respected
Notice:	purrrrr...
Moderator:	JULIET::CORDES_JA

Created:	Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1079
Total number of notes:	28858

277.0. "Moth Balls - Danger to Cats ?" by USCTR1::DIIULIO () Tue May 12 1992 11:47

I have checked thru this conference and haven't found anything
to help me on this topic. If there is a note,please direct me to
it.

I have a neighbor who is trying to keep cats away from their bird
houses which have babies in them now. The bird houses are hung on
a tree which the cats can get at.

They have put moth balls around the base of the tree and have found
that it keeps the cats away. I have been told that some cats will
actually eat moth balls, particularly after the moth balls lose their
smell.

I need quick factual information on this, as I am concerned about
my cats as well as others.

			Thanks,
				Sue ...

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
277.1		OXNARD::KOLLING	Karen/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca.	`Tue May 12 1992 11:58`	5
	Yes, moth balls are dangerous to cats. The bird houses should be on tall poles in the yard, sufficiently far away from nearby trees so that cats can't leap onto the houses from the trees and on tall enough poles so that cats can't reach the bird houses from the ground.
277.2		MUTTON::BROWN	set home/cat_max=5 girls 2 boys 2 hhps	`Tue May 12 1992 12:30`	5
	I have added the keyword HAZARDS to this note too. For any of you that would like to read up on what hazards to cats have been discussed in this file do a "show key/full hazards" to get a list of notes. Jo
277.3		BOOVX1::MANDILE	Engage brain before opening mouth	`Wed May 13 1992 07:08`	5
	Moth balls are poisonous to humans and animals. Ask your neighbors to put the moth balls in nylon (old pantyhose works great!) bags to keep the MB from being eatable.... L-
277.4	Pepper is an alternative	EMASS::SKALTSIS	Deb	`Wed May 13 1992 19:24`	5
	A can of pepper (red or black) sprinkled on the ground instead of mothballs would be just as effective (and non-toxic). (Of course, the ground would have to be re-peppered after rain. Deb