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| 1643.1 | Drowning works! | EDUC8::TRACHMAN | | Wed Aug 10 1988 15:32 | 11 |
| Yes Bernice - that is what my vet says. I was going to get
some mycodex (sp?) from him last summer to use just in case
I found some fleas - bad season last summer - he said to
save my money and just use shampoo - the little buggers
will drown if you keep the cat wet enough. It's also a
lot safer for the animal not to have to use chemicals
that kill fleas.
I have seen it work.
Elaine
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| 1643.2 | Get the Bactine! | USMRW2::KSHERMAN | Star Fleet Reserve | Wed Aug 10 1988 15:57 | 8 |
| It's been my experience that trying to get a cat immersed in water
results in an hysterical cat and an owner sporting a running wound from
eyebrow to waist.
But good luck to those who wish to try.
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| 1643.3 | | CIVIC::WEBER | | Wed Aug 10 1988 16:21 | 1 |
| How long do you need to keep the cat under before the fleas die?
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| 1643.4 | he/she will appreciate it | ESKIMO::JULIUS | | Wed Aug 10 1988 16:36 | 12 |
| Re. .3
You don't have to keep the cat submerged (not his head ofcourse)
for very long. I would say 5 minutes would be more than
adequate.
Re. .2
I don't think I could do this alone. My mother holds his little
head above the water while I hold him down and move the water
about his fur all over.
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| 1643.5 | Most of them anyway... | STAR::BARTH | | Wed Aug 10 1988 17:47 | 4 |
| The only problem is that any fleas on the head are still around,
but other than that, it's a good method.
Karen, Tristan and Tenzing.
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| 1643.6 | I bathe cats and have lived to tell about it! | EDUC8::TRACHMAN | | Wed Aug 10 1988 17:55 | 16 |
| I use a hose attached to the kitchen sink - the wet body and
shampoo kill them. They are imursed up to their bellies.
Rinsing for a long time keeps them wet. Maybe a little flea
shampoo just on the neck area will keep them off the head.
Believe it or not, cats DO become used to being bathed if
you start them off as kittens about 3 months old. We can
show 4 month old kittens and they have to be bathed before
a show, so they think it's a way of life. Mine do anyhoo.
I can't say they "love" it, but most don't mind too much.
I have some that do a one-yowl bath, and some that do a
two-yowl bath, and a few that I can't describe in the
language suitable for this notesfile!!! They are the kids
that stay home and are never shown. I try and do them twice
a year and dread it very much!!
E.T.
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| 1643.7 | | ESKIMO::JULIUS | | Thu Aug 11 1988 09:23 | 10 |
| Re. .5
With my mother holding his head up I take
handfuls of water and douse his head, ears,
and neck area.
Re. .6
The hose idea sounds great.
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| 1643.8 | | EDUC8::TRACHMAN | | Thu Aug 11 1988 10:42 | 10 |
| Bernice, it's not too hard to set up. I got a 3 or 4 foot piece
of hose from the hardware store, an attachment for the spigot
on the sink and a piece to join the two (hose and spigot) the
piece on the spigot stays all the time because I bathe Katenka
so frequently (weekly if there is a show every week) - all ya
have to do is screw the hose on and go - oh yeah, I also had
to get a shower head with adjustable spray . Once it's set up
it's great - actually, a bath tub is "more better", but......
E.T._who_still_has_a_hot_tub_for_sale !!
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| 1643.9 | | ESKIMO::JULIUS | | Thu Aug 11 1988 11:59 | 8 |
| Thank you Elaine, I'll have to set up a shower with a hose
in the tub for Charlie so that we could give him a shower
while the water fills up.
When is Katenka's next Cat Show and where? I would love
to go or hear all about it.
B
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| 1643.10 | | EDUC8::TRACHMAN | | Thu Aug 11 1988 13:12 | 7 |
| Yup, the tub idea is better!
Katenka will be in South Yarmouth on 9-17/18, then in Framingham
on September 25th, and Braintree on October 15/16 ! Hope to
see you there! Thanks for asking.
E.T.
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| 1643.11 | magazine article | STAR::BARTH | | Fri Aug 12 1988 13:50 | 13 |
| There's an article in the newest CATFANCY that talks about bathing
cats. It seems that lots of cats like it, and will even jump into
the shower with their owners. Tristan has only been bathed once.
When we first got him he was a mess, with fleas, ear mites and so
on. I asked if I could bath him before taking him home, so washed
him in the previous owner's sink. He was an angel, very patient
with me even when I accidentally got soap in his eye. I wasn't
sure at the time if he was just too sick to object or if he knew
it was good for him. Since then I've decided he's just a cat who
doesn't mind water. He keeps himself so clean on his own though,
that he's never needed a bath since, even though he's all white.
Karen, Tristan and Tenzing.
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| 1643.12 | Will wonders never cease! | EDUC8::TRACHMAN | | Fri Aug 12 1988 14:27 | 18 |
| One of my friends has a large longhaired boy named Finnegan.
Finn weighs about 18 lbs! He's really a beautiful boy, with
red & white long hair. He will be at the Manchester show
next weekend. Finn loves to go outside - so a few weeks
before a show (he doesn't show very often) he needs to be
kept in and tidied up, meaning, of course, A BATH! The
first time I helped my friend bathe him, I really dreaded
doing it. We filled the bath tub (I had one then) and
she picked Finn up and set him down in the tub. Welllll,
we just sort of waited a second, and then we watched him
with our eyes popping! He just sat down, and looked at us
and said, "Well, what are you guys waiting for?" We
couldn't believe it - I wouldn't have if I hadn't seen it
with my own eyes! This huge lug just sitting there with
his hair all slicked down with water - he looked just
like a wet dog! Sort of like a coker spaniel! He was as good as gold!
E.T.
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| 1643.13 | IT WORKS !!!!!!!!!!! | AIMHI::OFFEN | | Fri Sep 30 1988 10:15 | 14 |
| I have been using this trick on my three since I read the note and,
BELIEVE ME, it WORKS.....
I couldn't believe how many fleas Thunder had even thou I had been
using flea powder and flea soap on her. Now I use regular shampoo
and keep her in the water for at least five minutes, if not more.
What a money-saving idea.....
Thanks gang...
Sandi (Lightning, DejaVu & Thunder's mom)
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| 1643.14 | | JAIMES::SULLIVANM | Heres looking at you, Kid | Mon Oct 09 1989 16:02 | 47 |
| What a great idea!!
I am one of the luckier cat owners, who got my cat use to the
bathtub as a little kitty...so it isn't an awful experience for
him or me. I have tried everything this summer though and to
know now that I can just place him in a soapy tub..great!
Speaking of fleas though, I have a problem. This summer Nugget
became infested with them and therefore I took him to get a dip
and at the same time "bombed" the house with a powerful spray
for two hours. I then vacuumed and sprayed all the nooks and crannies.
This solved the problem for me, Nugget and my roommates.
The problem: I live in a two story house, and the tenant upstairs
is complaining that his apartment is infested with fleas. I was
really surprised about this but immediately felt very concerned.
I knew our problem was by no means "out of control" but when I heard
he had them all over his apartment I immediately started scratching!
I told my roommates to let me know if they saw any fleas around
at all. In the meantime I went out and got the upstairs tenant the
same "bomber" I used, paid for all the sprays, and told him the
procedure to go thru.
It's been over a month. I live with the cat, and I haven't seen
a flea since I bombed the place. The man upstairs STILL says he's
infested....especially in his bed. Can this REALLY be fleas? Or is
this guy over-exaggerating the problem? He is the type of person
who would take you for everything you've got and doesn't give much
in return.
Now he wants me to pay $3-500 to exterminate both apartments. I
dont feel it's necessary since our apartment is fine. I dont
really want to give in to his request - only because I dont
understand why the people living with the cat are fine and this
other person has major problems. Also it's not my responsbility
to tell him when and how to clean his house. He specifically
said to me that he didn't realize the problem until after I mentioned
in passing that I just brought the cat back from the Vet's.....so
all of a sudden he has this major problem with fleas.
Any suggestions? Is it possible that from my small problem, his
apartment would get infested? Are there other types of household
bugs that look like fleas..maybe he has another problem entirely.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Maureen
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| 1643.15 | | WR2FOR::CORDESBRO_JO | set home/cat_max=infinity | Mon Oct 09 1989 16:57 | 10 |
| Maureen,
The fleas in his house are his responsibility, unless you are in
the habit of taking your cat into his house. If you do take your
cat into his house, then you should probably pay to help him get
rid of fleas. What he isn't realizing is that he can bring in fleas
on himself when he comes in. People with animals aren't the only
ones who can have a flea problem in their house.
Jo
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| 1643.16 | Fleas are no circus... | MAMIE::IVES | | Tue Oct 10 1989 18:36 | 13 |
| Jo is right, they could be sand fleas and they come in the house
on everyone two and four legged. They are usually smaller than the
animal fleas and really jump a lot and will live in/on anything.
They come in on pant legs or socks/shoes, /stockings/fur legs/body's
too.
They are tough to get rid of. We bombed, bathed and still had them
them found out they were sand fleas. One good pointer the feed store
gave us was buy a flea coller and put it in the vaccum cleaner bag
and that will take care of any fleas you vac up, and then just take
it out when you change bags and start again.
Barbara/ Mocha and Ming
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| 1643.17 | | BARTLE::SULLIVANM | Heres looking at you, Kid | Wed Oct 11 1989 15:17 | 11 |
| In answer to .15, to my knowledge Nugget has never been upstairs
in the other apartment because the tenant doesn't like him.
Thank you for your inputs! It makes me feel alot better, especially
if he really starts "pushing" for the extermination of the entire
place.
Now if only I could keep a straight face while telling him that
he has a worse flea problem then my cat.... ;')
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