2-4-D harmful to cats???

I've started spraying my fields today. I went up to my neighbor's house. He has 10 acres that he lets me cut for hay. I asked him if he cared if I sprayed it as well. He asked me if it was harmful to animals. I couldn't give him an honest answer. I told him I didn't know, but I was fixing to spray my pastures and the cows was going to eat it. He wasn't worried that much about his dogs. But he was afraid his cats would walk through it and then lick their selves and die. I'm sure it's not good for them, probably not good for cows either. As far as that goes, it's probably not good for me either. It's been a few hours and I've showered, and I still smell it on my hands.

He is going to let spray. He did ask how wet it would get, and how long to dry. I said there would be little droplets on the grass, but should be dry in ten minutes. One thing about it, I can't promise it won't hurt his cats. I know I wouldn't lick any of it off of me, that's for sure.

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Agent Orange is a herbicide and defoliant chemical, one of the "tactical use" Rainbow Herbicides. It is widely known for its use by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand,^[1] during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971.^[2] It is a mixture of equal parts of two herbicides, 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D. In addition to its damaging environmental effects, traces of dioxin (mainly TCDD, the most toxic of its type)^[3] found in the mixture have caused major health problems for many individuals who were exposed. Always protect yourself and avoid exposing animals and others to chemicals!2-4-D can be used safely and effectively as long as you follow the label! 

Anytime I spray or fertilize, I keep my animals off until it rains.

when we sprayed 2-4-D near the house, we made sure the critters were away from that field for at least 5-6 hours. never had any problems

What I find funny in all this is Tordon. Was at a supply center when a old fella was ranting about a neighbors dog always doing its business on his side of the road, guy behind the counter picked up a bottle of tordon said to put it in water where the dog could drink it, won't harm the pooch but everything he would pee on would die at his real home. Guy was back 2 months later laughing his butt off, not a shrub or flower on the other place was alive and the dog had been given away.

Roundup/glyphosate is a salts compound, it affects how plants produce energy thru chlorophyll reaction, it is not a paraquat type herbicide as so many are led to believe. Essentially Not a herbicide as a systemic growth response control. Plant cannot feed or derive feed from sunlight so dies.