Fly Strip

For the last month or so, we have been inundated with cluster flies all over
the house. Though the kitties love them, I'm getting tired of checking my
pop (soda) cans for floaters before drinking, so I went out and got myself
some fly strips.

My gosh, these things are STICKY! If some of it gets on your skin, you have
to use rubbing alcohol to remove it. ICK. They don't smell bad and are
non-toxic, though, so once you get them hung up, you basically forget they
are there.

Until your cat comes walking in with one stuck to his side. Egads. How the
heck did Mr. Bob get UP that high to get stuck on the flystrip? Especially
since he is the cat least likely to extend any energy besides eating!

Anyway, DH carefully removed the flystrip, but with some pain and discomfort
from Mr. Bob, no matter how careful he was. Now Mr. Bob has sticky gooey
stuff all over his fur. I'm going to give it a week or so to see if he can
clean it off himself (checked with TED, she said it wouldn't make him sick
to digest it), then it's off to the groomer for a bath and/or a shave if
necessary. Poor Mr. Bob.

Stacey

"Stacey" wrote

Until your cat comes walking in with one stuck to his side. Egads. How the
heck did Mr. Bob get UP that high to get stuck on the flystrip? Especially
since he is the cat least likely to extend any energy besides eating!

Aww, poor Mr Bob! Maybe he jumped after a fly? Purrs from us that the icky
stuff wears off by itself.

--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

Stacey wrote:
For the last month or so, we have been inundated with cluster flies
all over the house. Though the kitties love them, I'm getting tired
of checking my pop (soda) cans for floaters before drinking, so I
went out and got myself some fly strips.

My gosh, these things are STICKY! If some of it gets on your skin,
you have to use rubbing alcohol to remove it. ICK. They don't smell
bad and are non-toxic, though, so once you get them hung up, you
basically forget they are there.

Until your cat comes walking in with one stuck to his side. Egads.
How the heck did Mr. Bob get UP that high to get stuck on the
flystrip? Especially since he is the cat least likely to extend any
energy besides eating!

Anyway, DH carefully removed the flystrip, but with some pain and
discomfort from Mr. Bob, no matter how careful he was. Now Mr. Bob
has sticky gooey stuff all over his fur. I'm going to give it a week
or so to see if he can clean it off himself (checked with TED, she
said it wouldn't make him sick to digest it), then it's off to the
groomer for a bath and/or a shave if necessary. Poor Mr. Bob.

Stacey

AWWWW! Mr. Bob jumped up *high*! Maybe you can order some of those cat bath
wipes from the Drs. Foster & Smith catalog to be delivered pronto. I use
them to 'bathe' Persia.

Jill

Marina wrote:

"Stacey" wrote

Until your cat comes walking in with one stuck to his side. Egads. How the
heck did Mr. Bob get UP that high to get stuck on the flystrip? Especially
since he is the cat least likely to extend any energy besides eating!

Aww, poor Mr Bob! Maybe he jumped after a fly? Purrs from us that the icky
stuff wears off by itself.

Ummmm..... I don't think you'd WANT to let it do that - isn't that stuff
poisonous? (Even a dog would be likely to lick it's side if there were
something sticky on its fur, there.)


--
Marina, Frank and Nikki
Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi
Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki

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Marina wrote:

"Stacey" wrote

Until your cat comes walking in with one stuck to his side. Egads. How
the
heck did Mr. Bob get UP that high to get stuck on the flystrip?
Especially
since he is the cat least likely to extend any energy besides eating!

Aww, poor Mr Bob! Maybe he jumped after a fly? Purrs from us that the
icky
stuff wears off by itself.

Ummmm..... I don't think you'd WANT to let it do that - isn't that stuff
poisonous? (Even a dog would be likely to lick it's side if there were
something sticky on its fur, there.)



Nope, it says "Non toxic" on the packaging (checked before purchasing) and
TeD said it wouldn't make him sick!

Stacey

I didn't think those "fly paper strips" were poisonous.....in themselves.
Thought the idea was to "trap" fly so it can't get away (stuck to paper) and
it like starves to death? Not the quickest, but at least harmless to other
species.....


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: Until your cat comes walking in with one stuck to his side. Egads.
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: heck did Mr. Bob get UP that high to get stuck on the flystrip?
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: since he is the cat least likely to extend any energy besides
eating!
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: Aww, poor Mr Bob! Maybe he jumped after a fly? Purrs from us that the
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: Ummmm..... I don't think you'd WANT to let it do that - isn't that stuff
: poisonous? (Even a dog would be likely to lick it's side if there were
: something sticky on its fur, there.)
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On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 23:05:11 -0500, "Hopitus2"
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I didn't think those "fly paper strips" were poisonous.....in
themselves. Thought the idea was to "trap" fly so it can't get away
(stuck to paper) and it like starves to death? Not the quickest, but
at least harmless to other species.....

There are at least two types, one with only glue (so that the fly
gets stuck and starves to death) and one with poison mixed into the
glue. I think that the latter type are less sticky, so that the fly
can depart but takes poison with it, which it will absorb next time
it licks its feet. To tell which type a particular brand of fly
paper is, check to see if it has warning labels on the package. I
have heard, anecdotally, that it is not a good idea to use more than
one of the poisonous type at a time, as the poison in question is
somewhat volatile and affects humans and pets, as well as insects.

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Not a day goes by that I don't learn something on this ng......this
cat-loving ng. Flies lick their feet? ROFL. Of course, I knew they had feet,
but one rarely thinks of them grooming themselves.


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: I didn't think those "fly paper strips" were poisonous.....in
: themselves. Thought the idea was to "trap" fly so it can't get away
: (stuck to paper) and it like starves to death? Not the quickest, but
: at least harmless to other species.....
:
: There are at least two types, one with only glue (so that the fly
: gets stuck and starves to death) and one with poison mixed into the
: glue. I think that the latter type are less sticky, so that the fly
: can depart but takes poison with it, which it will absorb next time
: it licks its feet. To tell which type a particular brand of fly
: paper is, check to see if it has warning labels on the package. I
: have heard, anecdotally, that it is not a good idea to use more than
: one of the poisonous type at a time, as the poison in question is
: somewhat volatile and affects humans and pets, as well as insects.
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Stacey wrote:
For the last month or so, we have been inundated with cluster flies
all over the house. Though the kitties love them, I'm getting tired
of checking my pop (soda) cans for floaters before drinking, so I
went out and got myself some fly strips.

My gosh, these things are STICKY! If some of it gets on your skin,
you have to use rubbing alcohol to remove it. ICK. They don't smell
bad and are non-toxic, though, so once you get them hung up, you
basically forget they are there.

Until your cat comes walking in with one stuck to his side. Egads.
How the heck did Mr. Bob get UP that high to get stuck on the
flystrip? Especially since he is the cat least likely to extend any
energy besides eating!

Anyway, DH carefully removed the flystrip, but with some pain and
discomfort from Mr. Bob, no matter how careful he was. Now Mr. Bob
has sticky gooey stuff all over his fur. I'm going to give it a week
or so to see if he can clean it off himself (checked with TED, she
said it wouldn't make him sick to digest it), then it's off to the
groomer for a bath and/or a shave if necessary. Poor Mr. Bob.

Stacey

Purrs for Mr. Bob
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Milo & Bagheera)
A house is not a home, without a cat.

"Hopitus2" wrote in message
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Not a day goes by that I don't learn something on this ng......this
cat-loving ng. Flies lick their feet? ROFL. Of course, I knew they had
feet,
but one rarely thinks of them grooming themselves.

IIRC, flies *taste* with their feet!

And if you do watch one fly for a wile, you can see that they are quite
meticulous groomers. Jus tthat their spit isn't exactly "clean" for us
hoomins.

Yowie