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ickplant@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

Cats can drink salt water

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Cats can drink salt water

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ickplant@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 months ago
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  • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
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    This is true within limits

    On average, a 5-kg cat needs around 250 ml of water a day. 250 ml of seawater contains about 8.75 g of salt, and the fatal dose of salt for a 5-kg cat would be 20 g of salt. In other words, this ability works within certain limits, so please don’t go out of your way to give salt water to your cat.

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      The fact that you need to tell people not to intentionally give their cat salt water is telling of how far we’ve regressed as a society.

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        Humans are naturally curious and lean towards the scientific method, that’s why we always need a disclaimer, don’t TRY this, they still will.

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          “Scientific method”?

          Most people’s “method” is YOLO/HMB for lols. Thank goodness cats have nine lives.

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            Yeah or when something has been proven by the scientific method and they want to feel special so they specifically do the opposite of the beneficial thing

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            HMB? How many bombs?

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              ‘Hold my beer’ I believe

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              trump entered the chat

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      please don’t go out of your way to give salt water to your cat

      Advice to live by.

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      Don’t tell me what to do! /s

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