Cut through lawnmower cable

[Pip in a Poke]

Now, back in the day, my father's solution to this and any related problem was a good dose of Jeyes Fluid.

Wonder if you can still get Jeyes Fluid? Can't imagine it's very good for plants though.

[Scruff]

You can get Jeyes Fluid. If you have cats, it's quite poisonous to them.

[Pip in a Poke]

You can get Jeyes Fluid. If you have cats, it's quite poisonous to them.

I haven't. Next door has though - perhaps I'll get some :

[OwlHoot]

You can get Jeyes Fluid. If you have cats, it's quite poisonous to them.

Just about everything is poisonous to cats, because they have a defective gene for a detoxifying enzyme called UGT1A6 :

Evolution of a Major Drug Metabolizing Enzyme Defect in the Domestic Cat and Other Felidae: Phylogenetic Timing and the Role of Hypercarnivory

According to that article the mutation occurred between 35 & 11 million years ago, but they seem to get by OK.

[SueEllen]

Just about everything is poisonous to cats, because they have a defective gene for a detoxifying enzyme called UGT1A6 :

Evolution of a Major Drug Metabolizing Enzyme Defect in the Domestic Cat and Other Felidae: Phylogenetic Timing and the Role of Hypercarnivory

According to that article the mutation occurred between 35 & 11 million years ago, but they seem to get by OK.

Yeah but they are stupid enough to lick Jeyes fluid and anti-freeze but clever enough to stay away from chilli powder. Squirrels do the opposite and rub the chilli into their eyes.