Poor kitty...

[robotech_master]

I just had to douse my big ol' orange fuzzycat Gumdrop in flea spray; she had developed a small colony and the Frontline I ordered won't be here for a few days yet. She wasn't terribly happy about the experience, but I mixed half a can (can't give her a whole can or she gulps it all down and then pukes it all back up again five minutes later) of the best canned catfood I have (Nine Lives Select—you can tell it's fancy because you have to use a can-opener on it; it doesn't have a pull ring) with her dry and fed it to her and she seemed to feel a little better. Still not too happy though.

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[foomf.livejournal.com]

Glad she's not one of those 'Oh, my cat has to go outside or she'll call cat protective services' types :)

It's a good idea to start the spraying now, to interrupt the flea reproductive cycle. They actually spend relatively little time on the cat, just going aboard to get a blood meal before mating and laying eggs. The Precor sprays prevent the eggs from hatching. It takes 2-4 days, so if you start now, the fleas will be greatly reduced by the time she gets treated.