OK, dangit. I'm getting ticked. Hawkeye got fleas at Mom and Dad's one weekend. I don't mean that Mom has fleas. I mean, when we're here, Hawkeye accepts his duty of humping every neighbor dog that he can get close to. The neighbors here have some nasty dogs. I'm just sayin'.
So, he brings fleas home. Then the cats got fleas before we realized that he had them. So, we dipped them all. That fixed it. I felt pretty cocky. Until...
Hawkeye humped another dog a few weeks ago. Great. More fleas. Once again, I didn't know until the cats got them. I'm not one to get flea bites easily, and I have three bites on my ankles. crap!
We bombed the house, and couldn't find the dip. WalHell was out of the dip. 4 days later, we found the dip, and dipped all three. Then WalHell was out of the bombs. Jeez!
Now, we have it under control (I hope.) They were all dipped last week. Tonight, they're away from the house, and the bombs are spraying all over my house. Me and the girls are hanging out at mom's for two hours, and Kevin is mowing. At 8, we'll head home, dip the cats and the dog, and start the "Great Clean Up."
Sheesh. Happy Birthday, Kevin. You're 42, and you get to mow the yard, followed by the "Great Clean Up." Good for you, babe. I love you.
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8 comments:
You are funny. I know, fleas can be exasperating. How do you like that for a word? Marlene
Once upon a time I had an outdoor cat.. .. then I had a flea infestation (I was young, what did I know). I feel your pain. Hope you have it under control now. Estela
I hate fleas....with a passion!! I know it's a nightmare getting rid of them. Good luck.
Pam
Oh man...I've heard this is terrible to go thru. Sorry.
How can you tell the difference between chigger bites and flea bites?
girrrrrll...when we lived in FL, we lived right next to the woods. Flea Heaven, it was. and my dogs have sensitive skin. Tsk. Fun, it was not.
Here, though? No fleas at all.
~Amy
Soo...is fleas like "getting something nasty" in the animal world?
We had fleas once when we got two kittens. I must have spent a billion dollars getting them killed and probably caused irreversable brain damage to my children. But, dang it, we got rid of them.
I wish you all the luck!!!
-Heather
I lived in a house a few years back. I dreaded Summertime; I have 4 cats who have never had a flea till we moved out in this neighborhood. I fought fleas until November. I dipped the cats once a week. I bombed the house weekly. If I didn't put an individual bomb in every room, I was bombing bi-weekly. I sold that house; I couldn't take it anymore. We haven't seen one flea since we moved too.
Gabrielle
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