431 Hidden Dangers in Summer (1/2)
Chapter 431: Hidden Dangers in Summer
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
”Right, I was busy putting on makeup and I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Xu Junyu, I’m the makeup artist in the crew. Nice to meet you,” the makeup artist introduced herself.
Zhang Zian shook hands with her. After the handshake, he felt that there was some cosmetic powder that had a pleasing scent on his hand. This woman was somewhat like a Sphinx, he thought, who also liked to ask others to guess riddles. Although she would not devour humans if they gave the wrong answer, her reward was not attractive either. Why the hell would she want to dress him up as a girl?!
After joking for a while, Xu Junyu said, ”Actually, Charlotte was not the name I gave it in the beginning. It was summer. I lived on the first floor and there were many flowers and plants around. In the evening, after I turned on the lights, mosquitoes flew into my house through the tiniest gaps, and my cat received a lot of ‘red packets’. It couldn't stand the itchiness and went to scratch its skin everywhere. It rubbed itself too hard that it cut its skin. I was so distressed looking at the ‘red packets’ all over its body that I renamed it 'Charlotte' (meaning troubles in summer). Guys, take my advice, if you want to keep Sphynx cats, you’d better live on the top floor or somewhere where there are no mosquitoes.”
”Poor thing. What did you do about the mosquitoes?” asked one of the girls responsible for the odds and ends in the crew.
Xu Junyu shrugged. ”What could I do? I just lit some mosquito repellent incense. Even if the mosquitoes did not bite Charlotte, they would bite me.”
Zhang Zian interrupted her, ”Wait a minute, you lit mosquito repellent incense in the summer?”
”Yeah, but I just bought it this year. It’s only been a summer.” Seeing the strange expression on Zhang Zian’s face, she asked, ”What’s wrong with mosquito repellent incense?”
Zhang Zian shook his head and said, ”If you are raising a cat, you’d better not use mosquito repellent incense.”
”Why?” she humbly asked for advice.
”The main ingredient in mosquito repellent incense is the the mosquito repellent permethrin. Is harmless to humans and dogs, because once humans and dogs inhale such this substance, their livers can dispose of the chemical. But the livers of cats do not have the metabolizing ability to get rid of the mosquito repellent permethrin. If the substance accumulate in their bodies over a long period of time, it will cause irreversible damage to cats and may even lead to death in severe cases,” Zhang Zian explained patiently. ”Of course, bigger cats will have a stronger resistance to it, and relatively speaking, kittens are more vulnerable.”
It was the first time the people present had heard such a statement. They began to talk about it with each other.
”Really? Mosquito repellent incense is really harmful to cats?” Xu Junyu could not believe her ears.
Zhang Zian replied affirmatively, ”Absolutely. This is not a baseless rumor, but is supported by science. People who have cats at home better not use mosquito repellent incense unless there’s no other choice. If you cannot stand the mosquito bites, you can light the incense at home, close the doors and windows, take your cat outside for one or two hours, and then return when the mosquitoes indoor have been killed, but you have to open the windows to get rid of the incense. Of course, don’t open the window screen.”
Ordinary cats were not afraid of mosquitoes, but hairless cats were put in a very bad position. Without the incense, they could barely stand mosquito bites. With the incense, they would be poisoned.
”What should I do? I used the mosquito repellent incense for half a summer. Will something bad happen to my Charlotte?” She believed Zhang Zian was not lying so she quickly asked him. She was so anxious that she almost cried.