Recently, the topic of the new #showmosquitobagcontest# has quietly started on Weibo

In fact, based on the number of mosquito bites I get every time, I should be able to participate, but I chose to keep a low profile.

For me, the thing that scares me most in summer is mosquitoes. Maybe it’s because of my O blood type? I seem to attract mosquitoes more easily than my friends around me.

There are even friends who only wear short skirts and shorts when attending events with me, because mosquitoes don’t bite them because I’m around.

Therefore, I prefer to prepare some mosquito repellent products at home than the average person, and I will carry some with me even when I go out.

But some time ago, several friends who also raised cats saw it, and they were very surprised and said to me:

In fact, most friends who keep cats know this little knowledge, but I don’t know when it started. Mosquito repellent is directly equivalent to poison that kills cats?

In order to convince them, I consulted a lot of information. Now let’s share it with you.

Almost all mosquito repellent liquids, mosquito coils and other products on the market contain the ingredient "pyrethrin". This ingredient is harmless to us humans and most mammals, including dogs. Our liver can metabolize these low-toxicity and eliminate them from the body, so most dog deworming drugs contain it. Contains this ingredient, but not for cats.

Between 1998 and 2006, the UK received 1,306 reports of cats dying after being exposed to anthelmintics.

The main reason is that the cat has been given canine deworming drops, or the cat has close contact with a dog that has just been given the deworming drops.

Later, in order to prevent the recurrence of pyrethrin poisoning in cats, many countries made obvious distinctions on the packaging boxes of dog deworming products.

Since there are not as many mosquitoes in these countries as in China, there are not many cases of cats being poisoned by mosquito repellent products, so we will not make a reference.

However, compared with the frequent use of mosquito repellent products in our country during the summer, incidents of cat poisoning are relatively rare.

▲ Sales volume of Moubao mosquito repellent products

Many of the "cases" that have gone viral on the Internet have not been found, and the quality of the pictures is basically old pictures.

Everyone calm down and think about it, have you discovered that products such as mosquito repellent are actually far from being "highly toxic" to cats?

What amount of namethrin is considered highly toxic to cats?

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has adopted regulations for reporting adverse reactions to veterinary drugs after 1995.After a comprehensive analysis of the reporting data, the company approved permethrin products containing 0.05-0.1% for direct application to cats, and considered this dose safe for cats.

At the same time, some studies have found that pyrethrins with a concentration higher than 2% can have serious consequences for cats and should be avoided directly.

When purchasing, remember to check the pyrethroid concentration👇👇

However, no matter how low the concentration is, you should not use it frequently. Permethrin drugs can still accumulate in the nerve tissue, thereby harming the body of cats, especially kittens, sick cats, and old cats with weak immune systems.

Focus! In other words, the truth about mosquito repellent for cats is:

And after being bitten by a mosquito, it is a trivial matter to feel unbearable itching. The important thing is that it will carry various infectious bacteria and spread them into your body through bites. In severe cases, high fever, headache, severe muscle and joint pain, and death may occur.

▲ Infected with Japanese encephalitis after being bitten by a mosquito

There is even data showing that mosquitoes are the most harmful animals in the world, killing 725,000 people every year....

Therefore, repelling mosquitoes in summer is really a very important thing, and you must not ignore it!