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Offline Leanne

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Re: Poisonous cleaning products
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2008, 11:15:12 AM »
Oh blimey I use Zoflora in the litter trays, mind you I make a good job of washing it out properly
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Re: Poisonous cleaning products
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2008, 21:22:41 PM »
Things like Zoflora, dettol antiseptic contain phenols which build iup over time as cats livers cannot process them so it is a slow poisoning. There is a case on FAB where a woman thought she was doing the best for her cat keeping the house clean but it  was poisoned. I'm sure most cleaning products are toxic to a degree. I remember you always used to see a sign on Sainsburys products saying that Bitrex had been added to them but I don't remember seeing it for a long time

http://www.fabcats.org/owners/poisons/home.html

Bitrex can be added to Antifreeze really cheaply so why don't they do it?  >:(
http://www.bitrex.com/index.php?page=automotive&hl=en_US
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Re: Poisonous cleaning products
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2008, 17:02:02 PM »
Rule of thumb is that if it turns cloudy in water its not good. Ecover loo cleaner does this
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Re: Poisonous cleaning products
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2008, 16:33:44 PM »
I heard that Dettol being phenol based is poisonous to cats
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Poisonous cleaning products
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2008, 13:02:11 PM »
recently i know someone told me that a household brand of cleaning products are poisonous to cats and i've spent ages online trying to find out what it is but i cant find it anywhere!

i think it was flash, does anyone know?
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