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[–] waxy@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 hours ago
[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 hours ago

the cat's face just kills me. like "me too my dude"

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 26 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

I misread psyllium as psilocybin which had me slightly confused by the end of the headline, ngl

[–] IlmariGanander@lemmy.wtf 7 points 4 hours ago

A psilocybin laxative for cats would recreate what my robot vacuum did when my roommates cat shat on the rug while I was at work.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago

That sounds like it would just end in a horrible time for cats and scientists.

[–] luciole@beehaw.org 13 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 14 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Psyllium husk is the bees knees tho

[–] Elting@piefed.social 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Dont mushrooms farmers use it as substrate?

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 4 points 6 hours ago

Probably, it grows everywhere. Ribwort husks.

[–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 5 points 8 hours ago

Works for me, works for da cat!

[–] cheers_queers@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

i was under the impression that the issue was caused by dehydration, not fiber insufficiency?

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 5 points 5 hours ago

My cat's certainly was. Switching to wet food with extra water mixed in cleared it up nicely.

[–] evilcultist@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

Hey, works for me too!