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[Dec. 16th, 2009|06:05 pm] |
Chemical warfare to commit flea genocide has begun. The cats were shaved and bathed and flea collared. The longhaired cat with skin problems had just 1 flea on her but she's the one I groom daily and I'm surprised I hadn't noted anything earlier. Her fur is long but thin. She has allergies to wheat and corn, will not eat anything but dry food (except rarely chicken broth) and is a rather high strung rescue cat that was captured feral as a young cat. She has made a remarkable adjustment to being owned but when she gets stressed she pulls out her fur and gets GI upsets. The elderly cat we have had for 18 years has short but very very very thick fur. Thick enough I had trouble getting it shaved close. When I washed her I found about 15 bugs so I made sure I left the flea shampoo on for a full 5 minutes and re-dosed her toes and tail and ears. All afternoon and evening I have been checking her and pulling more off and snapping them in half. It's awful. She had a cluster of fleas on her tummy which was probably the only place they could reach her skin to bite because her fur was thinner there.
Unfortunately she is elderly and sensitive to chemicals so she is having, as I feared, a neurologic reaction to the poison. She is shaking, having trouble walking and drooling. Hello neurotoxin. I've made her comfortable on a towel over a heating pad and making sure she has water.
Surprisingly the sickly long haired cat is doing fine. She actually liked being shaved. She's probably tired of harfing up the hairballs. She's comfortable and still surprisingly flea-free. I keep checking. Hmmm |
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[Dec. 16th, 2009|02:00 pm] |
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One cat shaved, bathed and collared. Second cat hiding reeeeaaally well. I don't know where, I've closed off the bedroom. I only found 1 but on the cat. She is no longer a long haired kitty. Should have done this years ago for her. She was pretty good about it until I got to her legs. I left her whiskers. She is really really mad at me though. |
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[Dec. 15th, 2009|11:37 pm] |
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Oh just peachy. Tonight I discovered the cats have contracted fleas. In 18 years of owning cats we have not had fleas. Ear mites yes. Fleas - no. Fragging Norfolk. The cats don't even go outside. Anyone know how to flea treat the hammies? I'm sure they'll be next. |
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