You know what else gets rid of fleas? All of those products you can get from the vet and pet stores. You know? The ones that have been scientifically proven to safely get rid of and prevent fleas. Why would you do this to your own cat?
this post was submitted on 07 Sep 2025
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B…but if tiktok says something is true then it must be scientifically proven, right? No one would lie on the internet, right?
It’s better than scientifically proven! They made cute videos out of it! Isn’t that obviously more trustworthy?
you know what else was scientifically proven to work?
sunscreen and yet corporations still managed to find a ways to fuck consumers on that
I’m not saying you shouldn’t listen to actual experts, but lets not pretend even that is for sure safe
and now how do you even check if something has side effects, AI slop will probably tell you to heat kitty in the microwave to remove fleas
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Actually one of the best things for fleas (outside of oral medications) is Dawn, no jokes. We had a bad outbreak after the dog brought them in and they got on our 3 cats so it was a battle of attrition as wed wipe out the infestation in one animals and it get reestablished on the others but bathing and flea combing them every day (and dusting the carpets and furniture with diatomaceous earth) eventually we wore them down, broke their lines, crushed their flea men and heard the lamentations of their flea women, who were then also crushed.
I still have PTSD flashbacks like 3yrs later when I feel a tingle on my leg and think it's a flea 😅
Worth noting that Tumeric won't get rid of flees. Sites claming this works also recommend basil, thyme, rosemary, garlic and the rest of the spice cabinet. Might as well chuck your cat in the oven as a roast if you're this sort of irresponsible pet owner.
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Still be careful around that stuff. A lot of flea medication can cause siezures. Oral flea meds are carcinogenic, so handle with care (dogs and cats usually die of old age first though). "Safe" for animals usually means "safe enough not to cause short term harm with assumptions that the animal has 10 years of life left."
Mostly for the meme probably, but theoretically money could be a reason.
Yes! Where I live this is quite expensive. I thought this was a great alternative if only for a temporary side effect. I'd research it a lot more if i were to do it, though. Wouldn't want to harm my kittds. Hehe
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I wouldn't rush to defend these products. Pet medications are regulated by the FDA. However, topical flea treatments were regulated by the EPA until very recently because it was assumed they didn't enter the bloodstream.
topical flea treatments were regulated by the EPA until very recently because it was assumed they didn't enter the bloodstream.
Yes. Then I guess someone noticed that most cats lick their whole bodies every day.
It is tragic how many pets have suffered for that mistake, if it was a mistake.
some people like coloring their cats. there was a girl who was interested in me. we went on a date, i dropped her off and her cat was some funky colors. I asked, she said she had been making her cat purple. i asked what with and i don't remember anymore but anyways I don't like turning my cats colors so that was the end of that relationship.
Aren't there some big-name brands of flea medications that can cause some really nasty side effects? I was researching flea meds for my cat a few months ago and I remember people saying there was one in particular that was known for that. I picked Cheristin specifically because it had a lower risk of side effects.
Edit: I think I'm thinking of Nexgard, a google search says that one can cause seizures.
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To be fair, there's actually tons of those that just don't work. Especially when you buy them from the store. The vet usually has the good shit though.
Yeah these people are dumb but let’s not pretend like the pet pharma industry is vetted and regulated like the pharmaceutical industry that makes medicines for humans.
These anti flea solutions are literally pesticides. And pesticide regulation is decades behind the science.
Can’t spray fipronil in an egg farm against lice but it’s a-okay to put it on my cat who will lick their fur?
That’s turmeric, one of the healthiest human foods. If you don’t care about the looks, and it actually works, then why not? I’d be surprised if the actual “approved” chemicals are safer than literally just turmeric.
But RFK Jr. says they might give your cat autism
Sweet, we can talk about trains
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In my honest opinion, these people should not have pets. If they brainlessly follow random TikTok person instead of actual proven products specially made for pets, what else will they do when a random person says something?
In this specific case, there's really no harm and it is probably better for the cat to accidentally consume some tumeric instead of flea shampoo. If it helps with fleas and you don't mind having a yellow cat, who cares?
This assumes that these people at least took a moment to check that tumeric isn't poisonous to cats. If they didn't, I agree with you fully.
It doesn't hurt the bees
Those poor bathtubs
Like a Tupperware container but bigger
My bathtub still hasn't recovered from the time I used it to store leftover bolognese
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That's what happens when your bathtub is made out of plastic instead of enameled cast iron.
Never forget what was stolen from us.
I have not forgotten and do have an enameled cast iron bathtub. It is fantastic.
I was opening the seal on a fresh jar of turmeric the other day. I live at a high altitude, so it's common for sealed packages to let out a little poof of pressure here. It's mostly annoying for things like yogurt, but usually not a big deal. Anyway, this turmeric powder poofed out what couldn't have been more than a teaspoon's worth directly on my shirt. It stained my shirt, my undershirt AND my skin beneath. That shit is potent!
The TikToker knew what they were doing.
Edit: this could read like I support the idea of trying some random shit on the internet to solve a problem. On the contrary, I think the TikToker knew that turmeric stains and wanted to cause some chaos.
When did people stop thinking before they acted?
The transition from the "don’t believe everything you see on the internet“ mindset to the "if it’s on the internet it must be right" mindset was swift and frictionless. But I think it was somewhere between 2019 and 2022
lol I call a stray orange in my old house kunyit (en: tumeric). never thought I'd see an actual tumeric cat.
Orange tabby owners just declared war on white cat owners
Would this be classified as orange face?
Smelly cat, smelly cat, how are they bathing you
Now I'm gonna have a yellow cat
You'll have yellow shins and calves on every pair of pants you own.
Yellow cat sounds fine. Some cats do not handle flea medicine well.
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