I've had many cats in my lifetime. All the ones I had which we used flee collars eventually died of some breast tumor/ liver/kidney failure early in life around 5 cats died under 5 to 6yrs. We eventually stopped treating fleas, we just washed them, and sprayed our home, it was a much smarter solution. our last batch of 4 siamese all lived into their late teens, having never been given flea products.
The health of pets matter. We treat a couple of billion people worse, including a small percent of people within our rich population.<p>If pets are what it takes to help those billions, I think we should look into this.<p>Pet owners are also an unchecked force, this could all be BS. Without autopsies people quickly make stuff up. But I think it's worth a thought<p>"What veterinarians know that physicians don't" - <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/barbara_natterson_horowitz_what_veterinarians_know_that_physicians_don_t/transcript?language=en" rel="nofollow">https://www.ted.com/talks/barbara_natterson_horowitz_what_ve...</a>
Has the same been observed in spot-on treatments?<p>I treat my cat with imidacloprid, as it is bunny safe and I don't want my rabbit potentially being harmed by being in close proximity to the cat. It looks like imidacloprid is one of the active ingredients in this collar, however.<p>So far I've not observed any adverse effects in either animal, but this does concern me a lot. Bizarrely, I take care of their health more than I do my own...
This story is so strange.<p>> <i>her veterinarian recommended she purchase one</i><p>Every small animal veterinarian I've ever met (probably dozens at this point) has said in no uncertain terms that no one should ever use flea collars on their pets.<p>I wonder why this one said otherwise.
From a big picture perspective? If everybody stopped using pesticides on pets, would the risks associated with pests outweigh the risks presented by the pesticides?