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Tommy Lost Control
I meant to post this a few days ago.... Tommy finally couldn't contain
himself any longer and started wrestling, chasing and playing with the the new kitties, Billy and Lilly. Of course Abelard has been doing that all along. The other two are coming around more slowly. Eli now at least no longer hisses at them, even when they go up to him and touch his nose. Baby Eyes still hisses occasionally but has been seen eating from the same dish with them numerous times and is no longer spending all her time hiding out in the spare bedroom. She's even been sitting in my lap again once in a while. I haven't gotten any new pictures taken. Too many other things to do. Sometimes I feel like taking one, like when Lilly lays on her back with front paws folded down and back legs spread out, belly exposed. She will lay like that for a long time. Both babies have gotten stuck in trees already and made their vertigo-suffering meowmie haul and climb the ladder to rescue them. Billy did it first, then taught himself to climb down backwards. When Lilly got stuck the other day, he kept going up the same tree and demonstrating to her how to get down by climbing tail-first toward the ground. She didn't get it, of course, and I had to climb up and grab her. Everyone is infested with seed ticks now. If we weren't having the coldest August on record I would give baths. I figured out that if I wrap a kitty in a big towel I can safely hold it in the water up to the neck for long enough to drown the external parasites. |
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"CATherine" wrote in message ... what are seed ticks? That's what we call newly harched baby ticks. They're so tiny, hundreds of them can fit on a match head. Even when they are "full" (of blood) they are smaller than a pinhead. They are easy to remove after they fill up. Abelard is especially susceptible because his tummy is almost hairless. Be thankful if you don't have to contend with these buggers. |
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"CATherine" wrote in message ... what are seed ticks? That's what we call newly harched baby ticks. They're so tiny, hundreds of them can fit on a match head. Even when they are "full" (of blood) they are smaller than a pinhead. They are easy to remove after they fill up. Abelard is especially susceptible because his tummy is almost hairless. Be thankful if you don't have to contend with these buggers. |
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"CATherine" wrote in message ... what are seed ticks? That's what we call newly harched baby ticks. They're so tiny, hundreds of them can fit on a match head. Even when they are "full" (of blood) they are smaller than a pinhead. They are easy to remove after they fill up. Abelard is especially susceptible because his tummy is almost hairless. Be thankful if you don't have to contend with these buggers. |
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In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", "Pat"
artfully composed this message within on 14 Aug 2004: That's what we call newly harched baby ticks. They're so tiny, hundreds of them can fit on a match head. Even when they are "full" (of blood) they are smaller than a pinhead. They are easy to remove after they fill up. Abelard is especially susceptible because his tummy is almost hairless. Be thankful if you don't have to contend with these buggers. I get the heeby jeebys thinking about those things. I haven't had to deal with them, but I read a thread on alt.med.veterinary where someone had to erradicate them from her house when she discovered an infestation. Very very detailed accounts of them and I got the shivers just reading it. -- Cheryl |
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In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", "Pat"
artfully composed this message within on 14 Aug 2004: That's what we call newly harched baby ticks. They're so tiny, hundreds of them can fit on a match head. Even when they are "full" (of blood) they are smaller than a pinhead. They are easy to remove after they fill up. Abelard is especially susceptible because his tummy is almost hairless. Be thankful if you don't have to contend with these buggers. I get the heeby jeebys thinking about those things. I haven't had to deal with them, but I read a thread on alt.med.veterinary where someone had to erradicate them from her house when she discovered an infestation. Very very detailed accounts of them and I got the shivers just reading it. -- Cheryl |
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In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", "Pat"
artfully composed this message within on 14 Aug 2004: That's what we call newly harched baby ticks. They're so tiny, hundreds of them can fit on a match head. Even when they are "full" (of blood) they are smaller than a pinhead. They are easy to remove after they fill up. Abelard is especially susceptible because his tummy is almost hairless. Be thankful if you don't have to contend with these buggers. I get the heeby jeebys thinking about those things. I haven't had to deal with them, but I read a thread on alt.med.veterinary where someone had to erradicate them from her house when she discovered an infestation. Very very detailed accounts of them and I got the shivers just reading it. -- Cheryl |
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I haven't gotten any new pictures taken. Too many other things to do.
Sometimes I feel like taking one, like when Lilly lays on her back with front paws folded down and back legs spread out, belly exposed. She will lay like that for a long time. AWWW!! That sounds so cute!! I'm glad to hear the residents are accepting the little interlopers. Would love to see some pics sometime! Sherry Both babies have gotten stuck in trees already and made their vertigo-suffering meowmie haul and climb the ladder to rescue them. Billy did it first, then taught himself to climb down backwards. When Lilly got stuck the other day, he kept going up the same tree and demonstrating to her how to get down by climbing tail-first toward the ground. She didn't get it, of course, and I had to climb up and grab her. Everyone is infested with seed ticks now. If we weren't having the coldest August on record I would give baths. I figured out that if I wrap a kitty in a big towel I can safely hold it in the water up to the neck for long enough to drown the external parasites. |
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I haven't gotten any new pictures taken. Too many other things to do.
Sometimes I feel like taking one, like when Lilly lays on her back with front paws folded down and back legs spread out, belly exposed. She will lay like that for a long time. AWWW!! That sounds so cute!! I'm glad to hear the residents are accepting the little interlopers. Would love to see some pics sometime! Sherry Both babies have gotten stuck in trees already and made their vertigo-suffering meowmie haul and climb the ladder to rescue them. Billy did it first, then taught himself to climb down backwards. When Lilly got stuck the other day, he kept going up the same tree and demonstrating to her how to get down by climbing tail-first toward the ground. She didn't get it, of course, and I had to climb up and grab her. Everyone is infested with seed ticks now. If we weren't having the coldest August on record I would give baths. I figured out that if I wrap a kitty in a big towel I can safely hold it in the water up to the neck for long enough to drown the external parasites. |
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I haven't gotten any new pictures taken. Too many other things to do.
Sometimes I feel like taking one, like when Lilly lays on her back with front paws folded down and back legs spread out, belly exposed. She will lay like that for a long time. AWWW!! That sounds so cute!! I'm glad to hear the residents are accepting the little interlopers. Would love to see some pics sometime! Sherry Both babies have gotten stuck in trees already and made their vertigo-suffering meowmie haul and climb the ladder to rescue them. Billy did it first, then taught himself to climb down backwards. When Lilly got stuck the other day, he kept going up the same tree and demonstrating to her how to get down by climbing tail-first toward the ground. She didn't get it, of course, and I had to climb up and grab her. Everyone is infested with seed ticks now. If we weren't having the coldest August on record I would give baths. I figured out that if I wrap a kitty in a big towel I can safely hold it in the water up to the neck for long enough to drown the external parasites. |
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