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Question about giving feral kittens/cats flea medicine
Im the one that has the boyfriend who is feeding 3 teenage feral kittens
& the mother . We live in northern ca. so im not bothered too much by the cold or the rain . They also can go into the shop that he works at . Im very concerned about fleas . When we trapped & neutured the cats, we had them give them flea medicine but the month is up ( i have a dog & know that you have to give a dog medicine once a month) & how does anyone put medicine on a cat that runs from you. I know there is flea spray but does one just spray basically the whole cat since they run from you & since they live basically outside there is no one place that one can spray. . Is there a flea season because i didnt see the cats itching when we went to see them last weekend Thanks anne |
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On 2004-12-02, anne mcdonough penned:
Im very concerned about fleas . When we trapped & neutured the cats, we had them give them flea medicine but the month is up ( i have a dog & know that you have to give a dog medicine once a month) & how does anyone put medicine on a cat that runs from you. I know there is flea spray but does one just spray basically the whole cat since they run from you & since they live basically outside there is no one place that one can spray. . Is there a flea season because i didnt see the cats itching when we went to see them last weekend Thanks anne There is definitely a flea season. My cat is indoors, but when we used to have a dog, we fed him garlic mixed into his food to help stave off fleas. It did seem to help, but I don't know if that was wishful thinking or what. Then again, most cats are pickier about their food than most dogs. -- monique, caretaker of Oscar |
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"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote: On 2004-12-02, anne mcdonough penned: Im very concerned about fleas . When we trapped & neutured the cats, we had them give them flea medicine but the month is up ( i have a dog & know that you have to give a dog medicine once a month) & how does anyone put medicine on a cat that runs from you. I know there is flea spray but does one just spray basically the whole cat since they run from you & since they live basically outside there is no one place that one can spray. . Is there a flea season because i didnt see the cats itching when we went to see them last weekend Thanks anne There is definitely a flea season. My cat is indoors, but when we used to have a dog, we fed him garlic mixed into his food to help stave off fleas. It did seem to help, but I don't know if that was wishful thinking or what. Then again, most cats are pickier about their food than most dogs. And garlic is bad for cats. It's a member of the onion family and thus can cause Heinz bodies in their blood. Bad stuff. Priscilla -- "It is very, very dangerous to treat any human, lowest of the low even, with contempt and arrogant whatever. The Lord takes this kind of treatment very, very personal." - QBaal in newsgroup alt.religion.christian.episcopal |
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On 2004-12-03, Priscilla Ballou penned:
In article , "Monique Y. Mudama" wrote: There is definitely a flea season. My cat is indoors, but when we used to have a dog, we fed him garlic mixed into his food to help stave off fleas. It did seem to help, but I don't know if that was wishful thinking or what. Then again, most cats are pickier about their food than most dogs. And garlic is bad for cats. It's a member of the onion family and thus can cause Heinz bodies in their blood. Bad stuff. Priscilla Doh. Forget what I said. -- monique, caretaker of Oscar |
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