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Cat poison warning issued over hair loss treatment

Vet Times says a hair loss treatment can poison cats, so owners are urged to store it well out of reach; the cats remain unbothered.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on Best of BBN
Published 5:10 AM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

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First reported by Vet Times: “Cat poison warning issued over hair loss treatment”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 5:10 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.

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Vet TimesCat poison warning issued over hair loss treatment

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVet Times reports a warning for cat owners: a hair loss treatment can poison cats.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo tonight's Pet of the Day goes to every cat that stayed out of the bathroom cabinet.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA whole species. Okay.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOfficially, Keeper of the Fur. Stat line: nine lives, zero tubes licked.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentZero. That's a perfect season.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'm tearing up. You trusted the floor, and the floor trusted you.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentKeep the cream on a high shelf, folks. The cat's only career stat is a full head of fur, and it plans to keep it.

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