Shooter's Pets | Gun Nuts Media

My cat is an idiot. Which makes her an ideal candidate for pets who are likely to get lead poisoning. She likes to eat anything she finds (cardboard is her favorite), chew on anything she can?t eat (I hope you didn?t like those shoelaces) and turn anything else into a cat toy (.223 rounds make a nice scratching noise on the hard wood when batted across the floor at 2 am). For me as a gun owner and frequent shooter there are implications I need to be aware of to keep my little fuzzy moron free from lead poisoning. I am not as conscious of these things as I should be, and I have a few recommendations (some of which I should follow more closely) to keep our fuzzy things lead free.

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The first thing I try to pay attention to is my range shoes. I have a specific pair of really awesome Puma trail runners that I use whenever I?m shooting a match or going to the range for an extended period of time. Range shoes should be kept in a closed closet or out of reach of pets. Even though my kitten seems to prefer to chew on my sparkly shoes I still try and keep the trail runners out of sight so I don?t have to worry about her deciding they look tasty today and licking all the lead off the bottom (it tastes like candy and magical cat treats).

Really this post was an excuse for me to be a crazy cat lady and bring out cat photos

It?s also pertinent to pay attention to open bags, especially range bags. Although, I have found that for me personally my purse is more of a concern. I don?t usually have loose rounds or empty brass floating around in my range bag but for some reason they always end up in my purse. And then out of my purse. And then under the fridge or coffee table, imagine that. While casings and rounds are shiny and noisy and excellent cat toys from a cat?s perspective (I could also see dogs liking them too), they are really not optimal from a health standpoint. I also know my kitten has a tendency to root around in any bags that are left open because obviously there is something in there for her. Same with boxes, although those are more for eating than transporting. Boxes are tasty cat food. I have a pile of boxes and bags in my closet that have been to the range or had ammo in them or whatever else I really don?t want her exposed to.

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What it really comes down to is to be aware and pay attention. She has never behaved any stranger than normal (I think the entire apartment would collapse in on itself) and is afraid of guns and their evil clicky noises so she generally leaves my stuff well alone. The point is to pay attention, we are responsible for our little fuzzy morons and the last thing anyone wants to deal with is a sick fuzzy thing.

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