Drama Kings
Woman in the Middle | May 22, 2016I consider that liquid flea and tick stuff you put on cats and dogs to be a miracle of modern life. I remember the flea baths and flea collars of the good old days. They only worked so well and it seemed like my pets always had fleas anyway, especially in the summer. The only problem we had is that Blackie and his brother Cheeks (who died nine years ago) always acted like the stuff burned their skin. We asked the vet office, and they said they had no knowledge of it hurting a cat or dog when it was put on them. Then we thought they hated it because it was cold. I would carry it around in my pocket to warm it up before we put it on them. Same reaction.
Fast forward to 2016. I have been meaning to treat them with the miracle flea stuff. They don’t go outside, but the dog does and just to be on the safe side I thought I should dose them. However, I was reluctant after the reaction of my other cats all these years. Yesterday I put the liquid on the back of Nox’s neck. He couldn’t have cared less. Hum. Then I put it on Lumos. He reacted even less than Nox, if possible.
That is when I had to face facts. Blackie and Cheeks were drama kings. Maybe they had some weird, genetic tendency to have issues with the flea stuff, but I doubt it. Cheeks was a drama king and Blackie still it. It is good to finally know!
Eldest looks so cute with her dolls on the side.
She still has them!
I have one cat that reacts badly to the stuff. She is solely indoors so I’ve stopped using it on her. Jake used to go out but I put it on Hazel and Morgan too since they spent considerable time in the screened porch. About 3 or 4 years ago I got a bad infestation on all 4 cats in early May which is unseasonable for fleas here. They are worse in midsummer and before the miracle stuff all my infestations were in August-September. It maybe the greasy feel or the fact that they can’t clean it off. Then again, maybe they are drama kings.
I am not putting it on Blackie. His brother Cheeks was even worse about the drama back in the day and I found if I kept in on two of the three animals in the house it broke the flea life cycle on all of them. So with it on the kittens, and I will get it on Honey soon, then I think we will be good. No infestations allowed!
My cat hated it too. I think because it was wet. Or maybe because she had to hold still.