RE: Loki Advice: fleas, throwing up

[Steve Williams]

Tonya,

 

No I do not have a dog and we keep Loki inside.  I let him out on the deck (2nd story) when the weather is good.

 

I have been using a bowl of water with a few drops of dishwashing liquid in it to dip the comb in.  This seems to work great.  As Sally said, "the surfacants in the detergent smother and kill the fleas".

 

Thanks so much.  I think it will take less than a week because... I am on it! :-)

 

Steve

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of catatonya
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 2:58 PM
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Subject: RE: Loki Advice: fleas, throwing up

Steve,

 

You need to comb for the fleas every day and get rid of them.  Fleas cause anemia which you certainly DON'T want to deal with in a positive cat.  When I comb for fleas I usually soak a cottonball in alcohol and poor a little alcohol into a plastic cup.  If one is 'too fast' for me I put the cottonball on it and it 'stuns' it for me to pick it up and put it in the cup.  It takes maybe a week and you should be able to get them all.  That's IF no one's going in and out bringing them in.  Do you have a dog?

 

tonya

Steve Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Kerry,

 

Yes, I know for sure it is fleas.  All the signs are there: I can see fleas sometimes on him, I've combed a few off of him, and can find lots of flea poop in his normal sleeping spots.

 

Thanks,

Steve

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of MacKenzie, Kerry N.
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 7:08 AM
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Subject: RE: Loki Advice: fleas, throwing up

Steve, sorry to ask this--it may be a dumb Q--but do you know for sure that fleas are the source of Loki's scratching?

After Levi began scratching frequently I put a humidifier in the room on the advice of group members.

When the vet came, she examined him and said she was "not concerned" about the scratching. The humidifier did seem to reduce the incidence of scratching among the cats in general.

I hope hairballs were also the source of the throwing up. Kerry

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Williams
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 10:15 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Loki Advice: fleas, throwing up

Recently, Loki has gotten fleas. He scratches a lot, but it doesn't seem overwhelming.  I don't see any in the house, but will start a good cleaning/vacuuming regiment.  I bought a flee comb, but will of course do more. Does anyone have advice on best course of action for a 9 month old FeLV+ kitty?  I will also go to the vet for any prescribed treatment, but don't want to cause him a speck of stress with treatment.  My vet is very good in this regard since he is opposed to poisonous stuff.

 

For the past three days Loki has been throwing up in the early evenings.  He is eating normally otherwise and this doesn't seem to faze him too much.  Our feeding regiment for him has not changed.  His supplements are L-Lysine and Vitamin C, which he has been give for many months.  His throwing up seems to occur sometime after he has his wet food with supplements in the early afternoon (4pm-ish).  Any advice or comments?

 

Even though he is fine otherwise, this is causing me very much anxiety.

 

Thanks for any advice.

 

Steve

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