If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Flea Season
Our weather hasn't been terrible hot, and we water the yard and garden quite
a bit, so we are pretty much at the peak of flea season. So today is the day, Advantage for everyone and heartworm meds for Kayla. We have no fools in this house. (except for maybe me) Kayla saw me reach for the top shelf in the refrigerator door and headed under the sofa. All I was after was her heartworm treat and she likes that one. But she knows what comes next. So I load up the large syringe for her and the smaller one for Molly. Jake will get his later. Kayla gets out the back door into the yard and forgets every command she has ever learned. Sit, Stay, Down, Come, Behave. All to use. She also knows "no bite" and off, but those wouldn't help. I swear, I cannot smell this stuff and I've had it all over my hands an didn't feel anything. But all the critters just hate it. Finally got Charlie to hold Kayla so she is treated. Molly will be the next victim. Charlie insists Jake be allowed a reprieve unless he is actually sporting fleas. But this stuff is potent. It took off my nail polish where it touched, and even softened the surface of an acrylic nail. That takes a powerful solvent. A reminder to those of you who have had exceptionally wet weather. The fleas just love it. Don't let them get the upper hand. Jo |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Flea Season
Jeff saw a flea on Barney today - and all the cats got their Revolution
treatment, Betty being the last since she's so skittish. She came up and cuddled with me earlier this evening (I was on the bed reading - she likes to curl up in a C shape and use my side for a pillow, and get skritchins) and I hollered softly for DH and he came and applied it while I was scratching her ears. but she didn't stay much longer after. she soon realized that the stinky stuff that we put on the other cats was on HER, and bolted. A few hours later *I* started feeling itchy, so I took a long, HOT shower! In , jofirey purred: Our weather hasn't been terrible hot, and we water the yard and garden quite a bit, so we are pretty much at the peak of flea season. So today is the day, Advantage for everyone and heartworm meds for Kayla. We have no fools in this house. (except for maybe me) Kayla saw me reach for the top shelf in the refrigerator door and headed under the sofa. All I was after was her heartworm treat and she likes that one. But she knows what comes next. So I load up the large syringe for her and the smaller one for Molly. Jake will get his later. Kayla gets out the back door into the yard and forgets every command she has ever learned. Sit, Stay, Down, Come, Behave. All to use. She also knows "no bite" and off, but those wouldn't help. I swear, I cannot smell this stuff and I've had it all over my hands an didn't feel anything. But all the critters just hate it. Finally got Charlie to hold Kayla so she is treated. Molly will be the next victim. Charlie insists Jake be allowed a reprieve unless he is actually sporting fleas. But this stuff is potent. It took off my nail polish where it touched, and even softened the surface of an acrylic nail. That takes a powerful solvent. A reminder to those of you who have had exceptionally wet weather. The fleas just love it. Don't let them get the upper hand. Jo |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
OT since it almost tax season | Matthew AKA NMR \( NO MORE RETAIL \) | Cat anecdotes | 6 | March 22nd 06 01:56 PM |
'Tis the Season | [email protected] | Cat health & behaviour | 2 | November 21st 05 03:13 PM |
'Tis the Season | Joe Canuck | Cat health & behaviour | 0 | November 20th 05 02:06 PM |
end of season | Argo | Cat anecdotes | 3 | September 13th 05 05:51 PM |
end of season | Cwaazee Caatt | Cat health & behaviour | 0 | September 13th 05 05:51 PM |