Not particularly, and not in excess. Often, sprinkling a little talcum powder where they scratch, such as carpets, etc., will discourage them from scratching there.
However, I would look at other ways to address the squeaking floorboards, as talcum is only temporary, and probably not very effective as it won't get to where the squeak really emanates.Is TALCUM POWDER poison to cats?
Yes. Inhaling it can cause pneumonia or worse, and eating it will probably poison them. Cats have very delicate digestive systems. Also, it's not good for YOU, and it will make your floors slippery. It probably won't fix the squeaking.
Here is some info on how to fix the floorboards yourself:
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/鈥?/a>
It has been known to cause breathing problems. Many Persian people used it for a long time (and had a lot of resipiratory problems). Its now recommended that if you use any kind of powder - to get the CORNSTARCH powder and not the talcom powder.
We don't use any thing other then cornstarch baby powder (for us or the cats).
Talcum powder is only dangerous for one reason - it's microfine. That all goes and settles in your cat's lungs if it gets ingested orinhaled, and that leads to respiratory problems.
No comments:
Post a Comment