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Flies & dry cat food ?
I have a bowl of dry cat food in our backyard, for our "outside" cats,
and it is often over-run by flies; is there any way to get rid of 'em (the flies) ? Thanks, Shell |
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On 7 May 2005 16:19:54 -0700, "UsedtobeRumouredToBe"
wrote: I have a bowl of dry cat food in our backyard, for our "outside" cats, and it is often over-run by flies; is there any way to get rid of 'em (the flies) ? Thanks, Shell I do the same thing. The best you can do is to keep the food dry, and to sweep up crumbs every day. |
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UsedtobeRumouredToBe wrote: I have a bowl of dry cat food in our backyard, for our "outside" cats, and it is often over-run by flies; is there any way to get rid of 'em (the flies) ? Thanks, Shell I hear ya, but the flies are coming from somewhere, the cat food is not the source...You could also elevate the food onto say a porch table and put a box fan blowing across the food...for a quick fix. but the cat food is not the source, not that many flies, flies are nasty they blo anything. Look around your property, like neighbors dogs...a group of trash cans...there's maggots somewhere Bleach is very effective for localized sterilisation. porch, stairs, patio...watch out for bleach on wood, I almost broke my neck, bleach on wood is veeery slippery. There's yard foggers, perimeter sprays (lowes sells a gallon with a retractable nozzle)...never used it, but it claims to eliminate flying insects wherever you spray...probably a good 2-4 day effect. Course check label for pet warnings. |
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"UsedtobeRumouredToBe" wrote:
I have a bowl of dry cat food in our backyard, for our "outside" cats, and it is often over-run by flies; is there any way to get rid of 'em (the flies) ? The cats that you are feeding, are they breeding more stray cats which are often times destined for a very ugly life and death? If you cannot have them neutered and spade, maybe best is to avoid breeding them. Maybe providing fresh/clean water is OK, at least it does not attract flies. Good luck. |
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John Doe -- all six of the cats have been spayed/neutered, through the
good graces of AzCats. Thanks ! |
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"UsedtobeRumouredToBe" wrote:
John Doe -- all six of the cats have been spayed/neutered, through the good graces of AzCats. Thanks ! very cool IMO some birds like dry food too there are some grackels around here which take the neighbor dog food and dip it in the birdbath to soften the dry food taking it from a cat bowl probably is more risky not that it might help, but I cut paper towels into quarters for use as dry food bowl liners... every time the food is given, the quarter paper towel is replaced with new good luck |
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UsedtobeRumouredToBe wrote:
I have a bowl of dry cat food in our backyard, for our "outside" cats, and it is often over-run by flies; is there any way to get rid of 'em (the flies) ? Thanks, Shell Keep the food inside the house. |
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On Sun, 08 May 2005 15:22:15 -0400, Joe Canuck
wrote: UsedtobeRumouredToBe wrote: I have a bowl of dry cat food in our backyard, for our "outside" cats, and it is often over-run by flies; is there any way to get rid of 'em (the flies) ? Thanks, Shell Keep the food inside the house. LOL If she keeps the food inside the house, how can she feed the outside cats? The best advice is just to keep the feeding area as clean as possible. Oh, and don't leave the food out overnight. Vermin can get at it. |
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Just a quick note; I, Shell, am a guy :-)
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UsedtobeRumouredToBe could make food bracelets for each cat.
Remember the little candy bracelets and necklaces you could buy. Besides, I thought cats ate flies. eeeeww |
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