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The moth problem is mostly confined to the bedroom upstairs where the cat rarely ventures. I understand from reading about permethrin that its danger for cats lies mostly in a concentrated application of it, like liquid anti-flea treatment meant for bigger animals.
I really use it in an emergency but I think I'll go back to less invasive (except for the moth fuckers) treatments.
Yeah just wiki the active ingredient. Also lethal to bees.
I'd be surprised if one of those bomb things had the concentration required to make a cat very ill, but if your cats don't go out, like ours, it might build up over enough time and applications to cause complications. It has a long 'half life' if I understood it correctly.
We have two cats, a baby and moths. The moth population is controlled with sticky strips, regular hoovering and various quite nice smelling things in wardrobes. We only see a few of them now when its warm, but there are probably more where we can't see them.
Originally I thought we were at fault for the moth thing by brining in their lava on shoes, probably from off road rides. Then the cunts that live next door dumped a devoured carpet and a tonne of eaten paperwork at the bottom of our communal stairwell, I reckon they squeezed through gaps in the walls / under the floors from next door. FUCKERS.