My kitty Pumpkin and I were having a snuggle when I found what looked like a small flea on his nose. I tried to remove it but the thing disappeared.
Every time my kitty goes to the vet they check him for fleas and they never find any. It's been awhile since I posted here, but some of you may remember that about a year and a half ago I took in Pumpkin from off the streets of Pulaski, NY (just north of Syracuse). His previous owner abandoned him and he was in good health except for tapeworms, which were promptly treated. He also had poop problems in that he couldn't go very well, so he's now on Lactulose and Laxatone.
Stomach-wise, Pumpkin is doing great. I just wish he didn't have fleas. I just saw one.....I don't know how many more he has (if any).
Pumpkin is an indoor kitty. Sometimes when I come home from going to the store, etc, he sneaks out the door to the inner hallway, which everyone uses. Once in awhile he'll make it to the outer hallway, but thankfully he's not been outdoors at all.
So I'm not sure how he got this flea, unless it was by rolling around on the carpet in the area outside this door (inner hallway).
There's one other possibility - one of my friends who lives in another part of this complex has a little dog that loves me (and Pumpkin) to pieces. That dog has been in my apartment, but not very often.
I'm not sure this requires a trip to the vet but would appreciate anyone's input on this. Should I stop my friend from bringing his dog here? I don't know for sure this is how Pumpkin got this flea on him. It could have been from his being in the hallway.
Can indoor cats get fleas?
Can Pumpkin get tapeworm again? He had it when I first got him and the vet gave him topical medicine that wiped them out. I haven't seen any tapeworm in his poop for a very long time.
Lastly, I have a mobility scooter that I use to get around town. I wanted to get a wearable carrier to take him outside but now I'm wondering if maybe that's not such a good idea?
Thoughts, anyone? Thanks!@
Every time my kitty goes to the vet they check him for fleas and they never find any. It's been awhile since I posted here, but some of you may remember that about a year and a half ago I took in Pumpkin from off the streets of Pulaski, NY (just north of Syracuse). His previous owner abandoned him and he was in good health except for tapeworms, which were promptly treated. He also had poop problems in that he couldn't go very well, so he's now on Lactulose and Laxatone.
Stomach-wise, Pumpkin is doing great. I just wish he didn't have fleas. I just saw one.....I don't know how many more he has (if any).
Pumpkin is an indoor kitty. Sometimes when I come home from going to the store, etc, he sneaks out the door to the inner hallway, which everyone uses. Once in awhile he'll make it to the outer hallway, but thankfully he's not been outdoors at all.
So I'm not sure how he got this flea, unless it was by rolling around on the carpet in the area outside this door (inner hallway).
There's one other possibility - one of my friends who lives in another part of this complex has a little dog that loves me (and Pumpkin) to pieces. That dog has been in my apartment, but not very often.
I'm not sure this requires a trip to the vet but would appreciate anyone's input on this. Should I stop my friend from bringing his dog here? I don't know for sure this is how Pumpkin got this flea on him. It could have been from his being in the hallway.
Can indoor cats get fleas?
Can Pumpkin get tapeworm again? He had it when I first got him and the vet gave him topical medicine that wiped them out. I haven't seen any tapeworm in his poop for a very long time.
Lastly, I have a mobility scooter that I use to get around town. I wanted to get a wearable carrier to take him outside but now I'm wondering if maybe that's not such a good idea?
Thoughts, anyone? Thanks!@