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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Tiggy's Mum on October 03, 2007, 22:02:47 PM
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Have just spent the last 40 mins doing some serious cardio exercise... not as part of my new healthy regime but in an attempt to 'frontline' the boys! I do it once a month and have never had any real problems apart from not being very good at applying it to the skin. I decided to do Riley first as he is much more malleable than Lukey. When wedging him between my knees didn't work (he either wriggled out backwards or bolted forwards) I tried to wrap him up in a towel so that he was wedged between my knees and couldn't bolt forwards due to being wrapped up... or so I thought >:( After chasing him round for what seemed like hours I finally got him wrapped up and wedged, but everytime I managed to find a suitable parting in his fur he wriggled out of my grip. He was squealing pitifully as though I was attacking him. Finally got him, had to be really rough but needs must :innocent:
Next for Lu Lu aka Mr Suspicious :shify: took a few minutes to convince him to have his treats as he had seen Riley being pinned down and 'tortured' so when he ventured forwards to eat his milky flake ums I leapt on him :evillaugh: Poor boy was actually quite good and froze to the spot, I was so surprised I ended up squirting the pipette all over his fur and didn't get very much at all on the skin :innocent:
Anyone use the flea injection? Can't remember what it's called but think I'm going to be asking the vet about it before next month comes around all too quickly :shy:
Butter wouldn't melt?
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helen - you are such a lier, we all know these two little sweet darlings never cause any of the troubles you describe. ha!!!
btw, was wondering how lu-lu is doing with eating after getting spooked? he is soooooo gorgeous. as is his brother :Luv:
well done for "winning" the battle :)
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helen - you are such a lier, we all know these two little sweet darlings never cause any of the troubles you describe. ha!!!
btw, was wondering how lu-lu is doing with eating after getting spooked? he is soooooo gorgeous. as is his brother :Luv:
well done for "winning" the battle :)
Am not! It was verging on comedy, me chasing Riley round the living room - he would flop down a few feet in front of me and as I got into position with my towel and pippette he legged it again :doh:
Thanks for asking about LuLu :) He was still a bit nervy for a few days after but MUCH improved which I think is down to the Feliway. He will eat in the original spot now, he's still a tiny bit nervous but if he gets spooked it only takes him a few seconds to forget about it and go back to his tea whereas before he would run off and refuse to go back.
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I dont use Stronghold regularily only if I think there is aproblem, usually ear related. I have heard about the injection but thought it was in relation to a problem someone had but just cant remember.
have you tried a search on Purrs for Flea injection?
Those boys are just too gorgeous for words ;D
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hehe, oh i would have loved to watch, cheeky little things :Luv:
i'm so glad the little poppet is getting braver - i was worried he'd be wasting away unable to eat!! :scared: seriously though, am pleased he's sorting out, it horrible thinking of them scared of things, jasper hates the squeaking fire works and its awful seeing him upset :(
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I did Max's flea stuff yesterday, tried sneaking up on him when he was munching which usually works, but even though I popped it open upstairs, he must have smelled at at 50 paces, so spent 10 minutes charging round the house to get him to stay still for 2 secs :rofl:
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Hi hun,
Anyone would think that he's not too keen on the idea :)
Cheers
Leigh
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You'd think we were trying to torture them, not just empty a tiny bit of stuff on their necks :evillaugh:
Max got his own back on me though, claws in my kneesies last night when he almost slid off my work trousers during our 'back from work' cuddle sesh :Crazy:
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as we all know cats are just way to clever for us humble humans!
Dino came home on Tuesday with a little bald batch around that spot where you put the frontline and its not like a scratch or anything but flat and red as if the fur had just been ripped out. Anyway I am spraying it with hibitaine to keep it clean and as soon as he says the spray bottle he is off like a rocket!
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I have used a flea injection called program I did like it but my vet now convinced me to frontline instead I think Liz with the cat clan uses it
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Hi fourfurballs,
Alfie had that when I treated him with Spot On, I took him to the vet and he said that it had burnt him as he is a white cat or was alergic to it and gave him something else, can't remember what it was called and that was fine. Alfie had a bald patch, some largeish clumps of hair on the rug with some blood on them, easy to spot on a white cat. As none of mine go out and rarely scratch I don't use flea stuff now. I had a small flea problem with me bringing them back home after feeding my mum's cat daily for 9 months last year when she was in hospital originally and thoroughly sprayed the place a couple of times and that did the trick since when, fingers crossed, we've been flea-free.
Cheers
Leigh
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Leigh that's very interesting that you mention the spot on burning him as I just said last night that I thought them mark on Dino looked like a burn. Its about the size of a 2p coin. He roams about outside all day so no way of knowing what he is getting up to. Will keep an eye to make sure gets no worse. I have only ever used frontline and get on very well with it and he has not been done recently enough to have caused this. Mystery!
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Hiya,
It maybe not the case, with Alfie this was the first time that I used Frontline as he had previously been treated by the cat charity that I adopted him from so don't know much about the history but it happened straight after I'd treated him and didn't happen when they treated him with the other stuff, I wish that I could remember what it was called. Something had obviously irritated him at the spot where I applied the Frontline that lead to the clumps of hair and bloody mark which, like you, I thought looked like a burn.
Good luck
Regards
Leigh
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Program is a flea contraceptive so stops them from hatching, not biting so not so good for if your cat has a flea allergy. I think :-:
You can get it in a oral liquid if you dont want to go to the vets each time
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Thanks MM, the Frontline is more of a preventative measure and if they did get fleas I don't want them to get bitten so will probably stick to Frontline. The weren't scratchy or bitey (never have been :)) it's just they were such a butter to catch >:(
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Change of tactic this month :sneaky: Grabbed Riley first while he was on the work surface, wedged him under my arm like an accordian and did it in 2 seconds flat. Took about 1 minute to catch Lukey, put him on the worksurface then did exactly the same to him, job done in less than 2 minutes for both of them :)
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I find the no-nonsense approach is always the best (well not quite so bad as the alternatives)
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My vet nurse didn't recommend the injection, as it only sterilises, not kills, so you might still need to use both!!