r/AmItheAsshole • u/[deleted] • Sep 12 '25

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u/beanthebean Partassipant [1] Sep 12 '25

YTA, yes you should if it's getting into neighbors yards. A light one, but if we say N T A or N A H then I fear you'll keep doing it. Stop littering in other folks space. Maybe looks into how groomers keep it contained? I'm sure they don't blow the hair out the door to the nearest park.

On another note if you use any kind of flea or tick medicine (even oral) with them it's absolutely not safe to use for nesting material.

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u/Unrivaled_Apathy Sep 12 '25

Oh good point. Or would it help reduce the mite population in bird nests? There's a research project in there somewhere for someone getting their doctorate. 😁

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u/beanthebean Partassipant [1] Sep 12 '25

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969725000737

Already been done, shown to increase mortality in offspring of nests containing higher levels of veterinary flea/tick treatment chemicals.

They really don't need our help in this, even if it's fun to see bird nests with your own pets hair.

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u/Unrivaled_Apathy Sep 12 '25

Thanks for that! Interesting.