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Dave - 21 May 2005 02:20 GMT

Are there any kind of beetles or bugs that would be toxic to cats when
ingested?

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sriddles@aol.com - 21 May 2005 06:51 GMT

> Are there any kind of beetles or bugs that would be toxic to cats when
> ingested?

I'm sure there are more than this one, but the "blister beetle" (I
don't know the proper term) is highly toxic for animals to ingest, and
can even kill livestock. They emit a poison that is even comparable to
strychnine. Catharidin? Something like that.
I wonder though, if a cat would actually eat one.

Sherry

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Dave - 21 May 2005 12:44 GMT

Two of my cats used to go outside but we're keeping them in now. The
June bug or Japanese beetles are starting to come out of the ground and
of course the hunters have to go after them. Snick ate two that I could
see in her vomit all that was left was the shell.

>>Are there any kind of beetles or bugs that would be toxic to cats
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> Sherry

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sriddles@aol.com - 21 May 2005 17:36 GMT

> Two of my cats used to go outside but we're keeping them in now. The
> June bug or Japanese beetles are starting to come out of the ground and
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> > Sherry

Oh, don't worry about June bugs. Mine eat them all the time. They are
*everywhere* right now. They probably gave her an upset tummy,but
they're not toxic.

Sherry

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Dave - 21 May 2005 19:58 GMT

Thanks Sherry I didn't think they were but the white rug in the living
room doesn't look to good right now.

>>Two of my cats used to go outside but we're keeping them in now. The
>>June bug or Japanese beetles are starting to come out of the ground
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> Sherry

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