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Cate, thank you for this article! It's been something I've been wanting to write for a while, on how society is simply "mulling" us to death by convenience and you've brought it to existence, so thank you!

PS: if you ever have any questions about any "drugs," let me know. Don't know if you know this or not, but I was a licensed "Poison controller" aka "Pharmacist" and can definitely use my resources to see if there's any natural alternatives out there.

Just wanted to throw that out there if you were every interested. There's always pleasure in researching ourselves as you did, but I am a resource if desired :)

Thanks for all you do!

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Thanks Franklin! I really appreciate you and all your work and insights - and now I have a new info resource into the drug kingdom!

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My friend I have researched and wandered down the road to fleadom for years on a major scale and can veryfy everything you have said here. There were times when cats had fleas and we used flea soap and flea combs and controlled the problem. Never mind the cats I’m deathly allergic to all that junk and if I’m sensitive I know the cats are. Essential oils are deadly to cats yet they use them in “natural” remedies. One of the reasons I made CocoNoni without lavender was so I could use safely on cats. I am also allergic to lavender I later discovered. I’m so glad you didn’t do anything about the one flea and will guarantee you will not get an infestation so leave that junk under the sink and behold you’re purrrrfect twins in their happy healthy haven. Good post. Hope it reaches a lot of cat peeps.

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Thanks Bonnie!

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Oct 19Liked by Cate Montana

What an AWESOME article! You get it! How I miss the days of no convenience (I never thought I’d say that)! I was born in 1963, and the world is not getting better, in my humble opinion. It’s not just me?

When I was a delivery driver for FedEx starting in 1995, I used to Thomas Guide to find addresses! It took time, but that’s all I knew! At least I know how to read a map!🤣

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Yes - if there is ever a revolution and we're up against woke millennials and Gen Z all we have to do is send cursive messages by carrier pidgeon and use paper maps!

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Lmao Cate! Damn that’s funny! You’re so right! I feed pigeons everyday at the coast! I buy dove birdseed for them. I’ve gotten to know these birds quite well, and they’ve helped me these last few years. Beautiful birds!

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Oct 27Liked by Cate Montana

Powerful article - thank you much CM. I most definitely am on the road less traveled - still have a corded landline, cell phone stays in car, organic/whole foods only, holistic medicine, yoga/exercise/meditate/pray daily, pay in cash when I can, love having conversations with those @ checkouts, write down on paper my grocery list, directions etc. I have found my way around town by getting lost - lol. I believe technology will rob us of our humanity if we don't wake up to how 'the convenience' of things can rob us of our freedoms. Blessings to you CM ...

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I found another perspective on essential oils and cats. Dr. Janet Roark AKA

Essential Oil Vet has opened my eyes. She does free webinars now and then and has disproved convincingly all the myths about cats and essential oils. You can get on her mailings by going to her website www.essentialoilvet.com and make your own conclusions.

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Thanks to Franklin for the cross-post !

Indeed we have to check our daily choices without complacency...

For our furry friends (6 to watch over here ! 😄) : Have you heard about ”Diatomaceous earth” ? Used as Insecticide: The powder’s abrasive and physico-sorptive properties make it effective against insects, adsorbing lipids from their exoskeletons and disrupting their ability to regulate water.

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I keep saying...

Money Motivates the Most Marvelous Manifestations! (article): https://amaterasusolar.substack.com/p/money-motivates-the-most-marvelous

Glad You didn't smear the felines with any of that!

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♥️ 👀 ✌️

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