Dear Christopher Cat: My cats stole the desiccant packets from my boot box and batted them around a short time before I retrieved them. The packets say “Do Not Eat” on them. How toxic are they?

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When you buy a new electronic appliance, shoes, medicines or even some food items, you often find a small paper sachet with the warning: “silica gel, do not eat”. That little sachet is a desiccant – a ...

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