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Fleas?
We have six cats, all indoor-only. One, a short haired tortie named
Motley, is very skittish and hard to get a hand on. A couple of weeks ago I noticed a patch of fur on her back that was not laying smoothly. It took me a while to get a hold of her, and when I ran my hand down her back it felt matted, I eventually got her to hold still long enough to run a flea comb over her and it picked up tufts of hair and a lot of black crud that looked like flea dander, though no actual fleas. It's been a couple of weeks and it's happening again. Last night I ran a flea comb through her with the same results, but I wasn't able to hold her still long enough for a close examination. Arguing against it being fleas: - None of the others have them. - I haven't actually seen any on her. - The hair that's brushed out does not leave any bald spots. - It's only evident on one spot In favor: - Well, I just don't know what else it could be. Any ideas? I hate to take her to the vet because A: it would traumatize her and B: I never get out of the vet's office for less than a hundred bucks. |
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Fleas?
Richard Evans wrote in
: We have six cats, all indoor-only. One, a short haired tortie named Motley, is very skittish and hard to get a hand on. A couple of weeks ago I noticed a patch of fur on her back that was not laying smoothly. It took me a while to get a hold of her, and when I ran my hand down her back it felt matted, I eventually got her to hold still long enough to run a flea comb over her and it picked up tufts of hair and a lot of black crud that looked like flea dander, though no actual fleas. It's been a couple of weeks and it's happening again. Last night I ran a flea comb through her with the same results, but I wasn't able to hold her still long enough for a close examination. Arguing against it being fleas: - None of the others have them. - I haven't actually seen any on her. - The hair that's brushed out does not leave any bald spots. - It's only evident on one spot In favor: - Well, I just don't know what else it could be. Any ideas? I hate to take her to the vet because A: it would traumatize her and B: I never get out of the vet's office for less than a hundred bucks. What my vet does at every examination is shake the fur of the cat vigorously while on the table, then she sprays water over the table (a gentle mist with a spray bottle). She then waits 2-3 minutes and if the specks turn to blood, then you have flea poo. Try that. Bobble |
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On 30 Sep, 22:10, bobblespin wrote:
Richard Evans wrote : We have six cats, all indoor-only. One, a short haired tortie named Motley, is very skittish and hard to get a hand on. A couple of weeks ago I noticed a patch of fur on her back that was not laying smoothly. It took me a while to get a hold of her, and when I ran my hand down her back it felt matted, I eventually got her to hold still long enough to run a flea comb over her and it picked up tufts of hair and a lot of black crud that looked like flea dander, though no actual fleas. It's been a couple of weeks and it's happening again. Last night I ran a flea comb through her with the same results, but I wasn't able to hold her still long enough for a close examination. Arguing against it being fleas: - None of the others have them. - I haven't actually seen any on her. - The hair that's brushed out does not leave any bald spots. - It's only evident on one spot In favor: - Well, I just don't know what else it could be. Any ideas? I hate to take her to the vet because A: it would traumatize her and B: I never get out of the vet's office for less than a hundred bucks. What my vet does at every examination is shake the fur of the cat vigorously while on the table, then she sprays water over the table (a gentle mist with a spray bottle). She then waits 2-3 minutes and if the specks turn to blood, then you have flea poo. Try that. Bobble- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Where abouts is the patch that you checked? ( where the fur wouldn't lie down I mean?) Good Thinking Bobblespin BTW! The only other thing I can think of that it *might* be is Acne. That is normally found around the lower jaw in my experience though. However, I am a poor substitute for a vet. If it doesn't clear up, best take her to have her checked over, just to be sure of course. Good Luck, Sheelagh "o" |
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"Sheelagh o" wrote:
Where abouts is the patch that you checked? ( where the fur wouldn't lie down I mean?) On her spine, about two thirds of the way to her tail. Very localized. However, I am a poor substitute for a vet. If it doesn't clear up, best take her to have her checked over, just to be sure of course. For lack of a more compelling diagnosis, I guess we'll dose her with Frontline and see what happens. |
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