Bunny! The cat is back

She'll be pissed about the vets, no doubt, but after that give her some nice treats and maybe some hallucinogens (catnip) and she will get over it. Poor thing.

 

So, The Cat Came Back

A very cute cartoon courtesy of the Canadian taxpayer. Seriously, it was made by the National Film Board of Canada

Not only did the Sargent cause the poor cat skin damage, it apparently didn't work either. Fleas galore?

The vet will probably do a flea dip right in the clinic, rinse out the ears with stuff to kill the ear mites, treat kitty for worms, and send you on your merry way

Hopefully in time kitty will come to love you again. It probably associates you with the Sargent skin horror - make sure you mention that episode to the vet

What else ... if it pukes up a worm about 2-5 inches long, it has roundworms swirling around in its guts. The Pfizer product Revolution (Selamectin) will easily handle that, along with hookworms, heartworms, fleas, ticks, and earmites

http://www.revolution4cats.com/

If you see little grains of white rice on its anus, they are *not* rice. Remember that scene from Flushed Away? Except they got it all wrong, they're not maggots either, but tapeworm segments.

The Bayer product Drontal (Praziquantel, pyrantel embonate) easily takes care of tapeworms.

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I just *love* the brutal way Drontal kills off the wormey. A similar concoction is used on humans to treat cestodes in the gut, but it causes violent cramping and explosive, bloody diahrea (Next time I may take my chances with the worm)

What else?

Patience, love, a scratching post (Several in fact), catnip, etc

 

Revolution works well with our critters. Your new kitty will forgive you for the Sargents. But, as you now know, that stuff is not the best quality. Sort of like feeding Ol'Roy dog food to your dog (don't, its one of the worst dog foods available).

 

Ole Roy dog food may be ok for hillbillies, but I'm convinced the Geneva Convention should ban it

 

I think you might have to buy Kitty some jewelry as well.

My cat bit my nose this morning to wake me up. Just thought I'd toss that in. It definitely worked.

 

My cats will just wrap themselves around my head or neck to wake me up. Surprisingly effective wakeup when you have a mouth full of cat fur

 

Oh, oh, oh! <qbee bites tongue> I won't say it, I won't say it, I won't say it....aahhh it's killing me...

Tom

 

Leonardo always used his litter box to pee and to crap. But he insisted on puking hairballs on the carpet. I'd see him retching, about to puke, and I'd grab him and set him on the wood floor (so much easier to clean!) and he'd dash back to the carpet to puke. I also tried putting him in his litterbox to puke, but he'd jump out and race to the nearest carpet.

 

:tongue1: ound: :first:

 

:doh:

I need a drink ...

 

Sounds like you've been adopted. :madgrin:

 

And you're complaining?!
Some people say they're not as attractive, but there's definitely something to be said for the hairless variety. :tape2:

 

Leonardo would either purr in my ear (which tickles, in a nice way) or stick his paw between my head and the pillow (to see if there's anything interesting there?)

 

Yeah, I knew the vet would react like that. I'm sure in the teeny Lawyer print, the Sargents claims "Warning: use of this product will probably kill your cat, so TFB you're SOL so KMA"

Very good news

Lot's of patience, use a very soft voice, etc

I like your vet, very fiesty

 

Well, there is actually a natural way to minimize fleas. There is a nematode - a small roundworm - that will *eat* flea larvae. I know it sounds counter-productive to introduce a nematode to your house, but apparently the little buggers work well

Try to find a good pet food specialty store. Some garden centers also carry this nematode

 

Hmmm no more hairballs ....