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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2006How the heck...?
Madame Roxie turned out fine; we found her after the Great Disappearing Cat scare, and she has decided she likes curling up in a turban; and she checked out A1 when we took her for her physical last weekend. We don't let our cats out. Period. So can someone tell me how my little Supermodel ended up with fleas? The tech discovered some flea-yuckies after a routine clean-and-sterilize after Roxie was looked at, and caught us while we were waiting to settle our bill. She showed us the flea-yuckies and we left with a box of something called Revolution, which all the kids got when we brought Madame home. It was an adventure, too; chasing down five cats to put this stuff on them was enough cardio for my week. We had taken Sabrina in just two weeks ago, and she was clean of any cat- chomping vermin. How do you get these little nasties when you don't even go out to pick them up? Blessed be, Baha they are carried by mice and you can bring them in on your pants, Lee > Madame Roxie turned out fine; we found her after the Great Disappearing Cat > scare, and she has decided she likes curling up in a turban; and she checked [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Message posted via CatKB.com > http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/cat-anecdotes/200612/1 > Madame Roxie turned out fine; we found her after the Great Disappearing > Cat [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Blessed be, > Baha You or DH are the culprit - fleas can hide on our clothing or shoes and enter the house that way. Hugs, CatNipped >We don't let our cats out. Period. So can someone tell me how my little >Supermodel ended up with fleas? > How do you get these little nasties when you don't even go >out to pick them up? Reminds me of a quote from Jurassic Park- http://imdb.com/title/tt0107290/quotes " life, uh... finds a way." :-) > Madame Roxie turned out fine; we found her after the Great Disappearing > Cat [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Blessed be, > Baha Fleas can be easily be transported on your shoes or even brought in my friends who may have cats with fleas. If you pet "visiting cats" outdoors, it is also easy to pick up some fleas. MaryL That's the weird thing; it doesn't make sense unless either some little vermin took up residence in my sneakers, or one of my friends is in denial. The few suitors who come about to admire one of the Ladies never hang around enough to let us pet them, and our friends with cats all keep theirs indoors. Which means I was the one exposed, as louie has been down with the Flu of Evil for two weeks. I'd been manning the annual Photos With Santa booth at the Petsmart up the road, and I have a suspicion that one of our guests brought some of his tenants to the party, because the fleas are very recent. I hope we caught the nasty little buggers quickly enough. This Revolution stuff is supposed to make a cat very unappetizing to potential squatters on the furry real estate! Blessed be, Baha >> Madame Roxie turned out fine; we found her after the Great Disappearing >> Cat [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >MaryL > That's the weird thing; it doesn't make sense unless either some little > vermin took up residence in my sneakers, or one of my friends is in [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Blessed be, > Baha It is very easy to pick up a flea and bring it home. Hanging out at Petsmart would certainly be a first class opportunity. And photos with santa means contact with lots of pets right? Even a visit to the vet, and even if the vet is careful can bring home a flea. Jo > Even a visit to the vet, and even if the vet is careful can bring home a > flea. Or some flea eggs. >Madame Roxie turned out fine; we found her after the Great Disappearing Cat >scare, and she has decided she likes curling up in a turban; and she checked >out A1 when we took her for her physical last weekend. > >We don't let our cats out. Period. So can someone tell me how my little >Supermodel ended up with fleas? DH must have ended up with quite an itchy head if Roxie has been sleeping in the turban. Nope; the tech told us that fleas don't find two-legged landlords very appetizing, and while they may try to taste us, they won't hang around for the buffet. On the other hand, Louie has been griping about a few extra itchies, but I don't know if it's our pesky little neighbors or his temperamental skin reacting to cold, dry air. Blessed be, Baha >>Madame Roxie turned out fine; we found her after the Great Disappearing Cat >>scare, and she has decided she likes curling up in a turban; and she checked [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >DH must have ended up with quite an itchy head if Roxie has been >sleeping in the turban. > Nope; the tech told us that fleas don't find two-legged landlords very > appetizing, and while they may try to taste us, they won't hang around for [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Blessed be, > Baha Well, they may not hang around for the buffet, but people definitely do get flea bites. Granted, we are not the preferred hosts, but Louie could have some flea bites. MaryL >> Nope; the tech told us that fleas don't find two-legged landlords very >> appetizing, and while they may try to taste us, they won't hang around [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > MaryL I hate to admit, but that is usually how we realize we have a flea problem around here. Our pets usually keep their fleas off, and in the summer it is too hot and dry here for fleas. Winter it usually is still too dry. But get a few days of 70 degrees and decent humidity and a billion of them hatch. I usually get bit or one of the kids does before I realize its time to spray the house and treat the pets. (Jake makes sure to groom himself in our bed to any he get off of him, we have full access to.) Jo >>> Nope; the tech told us that fleas don't find two-legged landlords >>> very appetizing, and while they may try to taste us, they won't [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Jo I usually find it's sufficiant to treat the cats with Frontline® every three months. I found a flea on Snoopy a couple of weeks ago and realised it had been more than five months since their last treatment. I treated both cats and sprayed the bedding and carpets, I must remember to do them again in March.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk They can come in on clothes or shoes; I do revolution on mine every couple of months just in case. It's cheaper on the net; look for a vet produce company. I use vetproductsdirect.com and it's half aussie prices, so have a look :) > Madame Roxie turned out fine; we found her after the Great Disappearing > Cat [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Blessed be, > Baha |
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