Wet cats....
Apr. 11th, 2003 02:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
senoritafishI feel really bad - with warm weather lately, the fleas got out of hand quickly. I delayed ordering Advantage (about the only thing that really works for fleas here in so. CA) because we were getting low on funds, and Bob was really suffering from them. I should have given him a bath when I noticed he kept jumping up on the furniture instead of walking on the floor. Well, the Advantage came yesterday ($49.99 for six little tubes! Gah!) and I bathed him before I put it on. I was horrified at how much flea dirt came off him into the water. I left him in the bathroom with the heater on to get dry, and put the stuff on his neck when he was. There is nothing so undignified looking as a wet cat. But now, hopefully, he'll be more comfortable.
Stimpy and Goldie got it too, but Spot needs a bath as well, before he gets his. He's a white fluffy cat; right now he looks like he's been hanging out under cars and has more black spots than he originally came with. Poor guy, he's definitely the lowest in the hierarchy, although at least Stimpy doesn't pick fights with him anymore. I've never tried giving him a bath before, so I hope he cooperates. If he doesn't, I'll have to take him to the vet - which he needs anyway.
It's funny - cats I can't handle are no problem for the groomer's. However, they can't handle Bob. He gives me very little trouble other than trying to jump out of the tub, but when I've left him at the vet's, I get a call at work asking "We're going to have to sedate Bob. He's very angry." I don't know - maybe they just get intimidated beforehand with all the florescent orange Will Bite! stickers on his chart. So I'd rather just do him myself. We'll see about Spot.
Oh, and I have a cold now - I guess it's finally my turn.
Stimpy and Goldie got it too, but Spot needs a bath as well, before he gets his. He's a white fluffy cat; right now he looks like he's been hanging out under cars and has more black spots than he originally came with. Poor guy, he's definitely the lowest in the hierarchy, although at least Stimpy doesn't pick fights with him anymore. I've never tried giving him a bath before, so I hope he cooperates. If he doesn't, I'll have to take him to the vet - which he needs anyway.
It's funny - cats I can't handle are no problem for the groomer's. However, they can't handle Bob. He gives me very little trouble other than trying to jump out of the tub, but when I've left him at the vet's, I get a call at work asking "We're going to have to sedate Bob. He's very angry." I don't know - maybe they just get intimidated beforehand with all the florescent orange Will Bite! stickers on his chart. So I'd rather just do him myself. We'll see about Spot.
Oh, and I have a cold now - I guess it's finally my turn.
