mufasa
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Cavy Gazer
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We recently adopted a cat, and I strongly suspect she has fleas. I didn't do a close inspection, but she's scratching like mad, is missing patches of fur, and has lots of scabs. She was supposedly treated when the rescue group pulled her from a kill shelter, but I suspect she got reinfested in the adoption area at the pet store (they don't have a good set-up at all).
Since I have a total of four cats, I'm just going to treat them all. I got Advantage but am waiting until tomorrow so the vet's open just in case anyone has an adverse reaction. In the meantime, I haven't given the girls floor time because I don't want them to get infested. From what I've read, it looks like they're probably safe if they're up in their cage and not around the cats, but the kitties do go in the pig room, even though they're not next to or on top of the cages. Will they probably avoid the itch plague or are they likely to get fleas, too? We adopted the kitty Friday night, although the first night she was mostly confined far from the pigs.
Since I have a total of four cats, I'm just going to treat them all. I got Advantage but am waiting until tomorrow so the vet's open just in case anyone has an adverse reaction. In the meantime, I haven't given the girls floor time because I don't want them to get infested. From what I've read, it looks like they're probably safe if they're up in their cage and not around the cats, but the kitties do go in the pig room, even though they're not next to or on top of the cages. Will they probably avoid the itch plague or are they likely to get fleas, too? We adopted the kitty Friday night, although the first night she was mostly confined far from the pigs.