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(Fleas) So I Bathed My Cat For The First Time Ever Today...
13 years ago
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...And to my surprise, I still have all my limbs. O.o
She was the calmest, sweetest cat I have ever seen getting a bath. I was so happy. :) She was a stray when we found her all those years ago... maybe her old owners gave her baths? Hmm.
Ahem.
So here's my story... I got back from Disney World yesterday evening. It was already dark by the time I finished unpacking everything, so I decided to relax and go on FurAffinity for a bit... I lay down on my floor to use my lap top. Because I like floors.
In the first minute alone... I found five fleas hoppin' across my floor...
EWWWWW!!!
I made sure to flush them all down the toilet. I went and told my mom, who told my dad, and we kinda all realized my doggy (Candy the Beagle) had got infested with several fleas while we were gone for a week. :P They then spread to my cat, To which I finally realized why she was scratching herself 'till she bled. Poor thing. It couldn't have been my cat (Whisper the Egyptian Mau Mix) to start, because she NEVER goes outside. She is always an indoor cat. *I'll take her out on a cat leash once in a blue moon, but that's it.* I checked my dog's neck fluff, you could see them... *shivers* Poor doggy.
I guess the flea medicine we used for them before we left never did anything.
So long story short, they had fleas. They spent most of their time in my bedroom, so Ihad have fleas.
Both pets have since been given a bath. All their pet beds are being washed, and soon will my bed things. Along with me. I need a shower. *Scratches head* And my Daddy is bringing home something to clean our carpet with.
We've had fleas come in before when I was younger, but when I was little I didn't see them as anything but little hard bugs.
But still more about my cat. She was so sweet! I sat her gently into the tub and she didn't try to run or jump out like most cats I see on YouTube. *Yes, I watch cat videos* I slowly wet her back with my hands, then began to dump water with the bath cup. Soaped her up everywhere, and rinsed her off. I talked to her the whole time, petting her. She even head butted me a few times. ❤ She only meowed in that weird loud way a few times, but not a single hiss. :)
I lifted her out of the tub and sat down on a towel to dry her with another. She sat in my lap the whole time. She started purring shortly after she started to get dried off. I brushed her for an extended amount of time after that, then let her do the rest with her tongue.
She is such a sweet cat. ❤
She was the calmest, sweetest cat I have ever seen getting a bath. I was so happy. :) She was a stray when we found her all those years ago... maybe her old owners gave her baths? Hmm.
Ahem.
So here's my story... I got back from Disney World yesterday evening. It was already dark by the time I finished unpacking everything, so I decided to relax and go on FurAffinity for a bit... I lay down on my floor to use my lap top. Because I like floors.
In the first minute alone... I found five fleas hoppin' across my floor...
EWWWWW!!!
I made sure to flush them all down the toilet. I went and told my mom, who told my dad, and we kinda all realized my doggy (Candy the Beagle) had got infested with several fleas while we were gone for a week. :P They then spread to my cat, To which I finally realized why she was scratching herself 'till she bled. Poor thing. It couldn't have been my cat (Whisper the Egyptian Mau Mix) to start, because she NEVER goes outside. She is always an indoor cat. *I'll take her out on a cat leash once in a blue moon, but that's it.* I checked my dog's neck fluff, you could see them... *shivers* Poor doggy.
I guess the flea medicine we used for them before we left never did anything.
So long story short, they had fleas. They spent most of their time in my bedroom, so I
Both pets have since been given a bath. All their pet beds are being washed, and soon will my bed things. Along with me. I need a shower. *Scratches head* And my Daddy is bringing home something to clean our carpet with.
We've had fleas come in before when I was younger, but when I was little I didn't see them as anything but little hard bugs.
But still more about my cat. She was so sweet! I sat her gently into the tub and she didn't try to run or jump out like most cats I see on YouTube. *Yes, I watch cat videos* I slowly wet her back with my hands, then began to dump water with the bath cup. Soaped her up everywhere, and rinsed her off. I talked to her the whole time, petting her. She even head butted me a few times. ❤ She only meowed in that weird loud way a few times, but not a single hiss. :)
I lifted her out of the tub and sat down on a towel to dry her with another. She sat in my lap the whole time. She started purring shortly after she started to get dried off. I brushed her for an extended amount of time after that, then let her do the rest with her tongue.
She is such a sweet cat. ❤
I need to try that next time. ^^