>Today was Advantage day. There's been altogther too much itching and
>scratching around here, so I decided they needed some help. Nobody
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>I were torturing him, the poor thing! :( No wonder I put this off
>for too long - Licky's yowls are so heart-wrenching.
>> Today was Advantage day. There's been altogther too much itching and
>> scratching around here, so I decided they needed some help. Nobody
>> likes getting it, but wow, Licky really, really hates it!
> He isn't sensitive/allergic to the chemicals is he? If he is, it might
> physically hurt him to put the stuff on, which of course would make
> him hate it.
That's a good thing to consider. But he seemed to recover from it very
quickly, and has since been acting like nothing is unusual. I really
think he just freaks out at having someone "do something" to him that
he doesn't understand. It's his feral nature coming out, despite his
having been largely domesticated. As you know, he's very easily spooked
even in the best of circumstances. To have me, the person he trusts
the most (which still isn't saying much) come at him with a syringe of
smelly stuff, grab him, and do something weird to the back of his neck,
I think is too much for his anxious nature. Poor boy! :(
How else would I know whether he's allergic to the chemicals? What
other symptoms should I look for? He really doesn't seem uncomfortable
in any way, and hasn't since he got over the terror of having his
human suddenly turn into a monster.
Joyce
Karen AKA Kajikit - 09 Oct 2007 04:57 GMT
> >> Today was Advantage day. There's been altogther too much itching and
> >> scratching around here, so I decided they needed some help. Nobody
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>in any way, and hasn't since he got over the terror of having his
>human suddenly turn into a monster.
I'd expect there to be visible signs of it affecting his skin in that
area - I knew a cat who was allergic to his flea treatment and the
poor baby got a big patch of dermatitis on the back of his neck where
the medicine was put.
He probably just hates being 'messed with'... Scouty acts like she
thinks she's being murdered every time we clip her claws, even thoug
she ought to know by now that we are NOT GOING TO HURT HER!