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| Stinky : Would you believe the Lady gave me a bath after feeding me my breakfast this morning? And it involved some wierd smelling stuff and water? Something about me having fleas, she said. AS IF! But she said I was a good boy and didn't try to kill her I found some flea dirt on my desk Saturday night and went flea hunting. I found and killed several on Tutu. Beings she has close contact with Cosmo, Ling and Boomer, it meant ALL of them needed to be treated for fleas. Meow-Me, Coco and Felix were spared as they stay in a separate area. I assumed she must have gotten it from Stinky as he likes to sit by the main door |
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| Tutu was the first to get a bath after Stinky. I chose her because I knew she would be quiet and not raise the alarm. And yup, she was quiet and cooperative :) |
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| Cosmo was next. He started off quiet then the crying began, followed by some determined maneuvers to get out of the shower. Sadly for him, Mommy has had lots of practice showering cats |
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| Tutu : Gosh Cosmo, you look awful! |
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| Then we had Boomer. Quite some bit of crying and very determined but unsuccessful moves to escape |
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| Tutu : What's up with you boys? You look like something the cat dragged in. Oh wait. Something Mommy dragged in. Hahaha |
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| I kept Ling for last because I knew the racket she would make (she didn't disappoint!). The neighbors must have thought I was trying to murder her! |
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| Every cat got busy putting their furs back in order |
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| And while they were busy grooming themselves, I started to think about the source of the fleas. True, I had initially assumed it was Stinky, beings he's an outdoor kitty (our TNR) but it was strange that only Tutu seemed to have the most fleas. Stinky only had 3 on him |
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| After more thought on this, I believe the fleas came from the environment, possible an unhatched egg from the odd flea Whisky brought home that escaped our frequent vacuuming. It made sense because Tutu was sleeping where Whisky used to |
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| We have treated the areas with Diatomaceous Earth (food grade) in addition to a more thorough vacuuming of the entire house. We hope this will be the last time we ever face a flea problem in the house |
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| Boomer : Yeah, I hope so too. This shampoo smells YUCK |
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| And now, Easy Sunday begins... |
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| Boomer : Go away, Mommy |
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| Ling : I can't even look at you, Mommy |
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| I apologized to Stinky and gave him a lovely chicken jerky treat for wrongly accusing him. I think he's forgiven me :) |
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| Stinky : You can accuse me again if you like but only if I get jerky treats after! |
We hope your Sunday was a much better one for all of you!
