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Title: Fleas ....Arghhh!
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on April 30, 2007, 20:28:55 PM
Why is it some cats attracted fleas like magnets attract iron filings?  I have just given my lot their evening comb and Foxy (aka Fatty .... aka Fleabag) had 3 "friends"  >:(  They are all frontlined regularly but some reason if there is a flea within  a ½ mile radius it manages to move in on Foxy.   In 6 years I think I have only ever found 2 or 3 fleas in total on Zephyr.  Hay ho ... guess what I'm doing this evening .... spraying the entire house.  :rofl:
Title: Re: Fleas ....Arghhh!
Post by: Mark on April 30, 2007, 20:35:30 PM
My mum had the rodent control people round today as her cat keeps bringing in mice. The man said the council are hiring in private firms as there are so many that thir own offices can't deal with it . He also said there is a flea epidemic this year. They are in Essex but I would guess this applies to everywhere.
Title: Re: Fleas ....Arghhh!
Post by: Millys Mum on April 30, 2007, 20:39:40 PM
My part of Essex seems ok....so far   :shify: :shify:
Title: Re: Fleas ....Arghhh!
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on April 30, 2007, 20:46:57 PM
ewwww  ... mind you they always say that to encourage people to spend more on treatment!
Title: Re: Fleas ....Arghhh!
Post by: Kittybabe (Ruth) on April 30, 2007, 20:51:39 PM
Oh gawd, let's hope not, I have no time for fleas now!
Title: Re: Fleas ....Arghhh!
Post by: Teresa Pawcats on April 30, 2007, 21:08:42 PM
Was discussing Frontline with my vet last week and his opinion was that fleas and lice are beginning to build up a resistance.
Title: Re: Fleas ....Arghhh!
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on April 30, 2007, 21:12:12 PM
I can believe that T, I tend to use STronghold a couple of times a year to give a break from Frontline - vet did think I was odd for it, but I think that it is better to alternate personally.
Title: Re: Fleas ....Arghhh!
Post by: forever_missing_my_boys(Lisa) on April 30, 2007, 21:24:29 PM
oh no not flea talk im itchy now  :rofl:
i have a proper phobia of fleas  :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared:
Title: Re: Fleas ....Arghhh!
Post by: CurlyCatz on April 30, 2007, 21:32:17 PM
hee hee Sam.  Do you remember cody mysteriously got a few last year then it turned out helens tiggy had aswell and i am sure another regular too.

Please tell Foxy there is no need to share  ;)
Title: Re: Fleas ....Arghhh!
Post by: Mark on April 30, 2007, 21:53:50 PM
Clapton got a bad infestation in the heatwave last august - it was horrific. He got a temperature from it. It was then I realised how important keeping up with the treatments is. I'm still not sure if this contributed to his CRF  :(
Title: Re: Fleas ....Arghhh!
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on April 30, 2007, 22:05:06 PM
Quote from: lynn on April 30, 2007, 21:32:17 PM
hee hee Sam.  Do you remember cody mysteriously got a few last year then it turned out helens tiggy had aswell and i am sure another regular too.



I think you'll find that was Jaffa  :-[

Although I still maintain the vet was mistaken as I never saw any myself!
Title: Re: Fleas ....Arghhh!
Post by: Kittybabe (Ruth) on April 30, 2007, 22:05:24 PM
yech.. now I'll be looking around and searching fo their little bodies. erghchh!!
Title: Re: Fleas ....Arghhh!
Post by: CurlyCatz on April 30, 2007, 23:01:57 PM
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I think you'll find that was Jaffa 

Although I still maintain the vet was mistaken as I never saw any myself!
 
 

 :rofl: :rofl:

You could have gotten away with that one hun if ya kept shtum as i just couldnt think who it was but i knew there was a 3rd one all within a couple of days  :rofl:

 :evillaugh: