Where to even start... over the summer we had a fleafestation from hell. I also had a new cat show up who didn't get along with the two cats I was already caring for. It was a horrible time. I ended up having the yard sprayed by a professional a couple times and things got better. I TNR'd two of the cats and had them treated while they were at the clinic.
With winter coming I spent a lot of money and time putting up a shelter in the back yard because the cats don't get along well enough to all share the porch.
I started seeing fleas again so I had the yard treated again a week ago last Saturday. By Sunday afternoon one of the cats was sick from the poison so I spent Sunday night at the emergency clinic with him. It took him about a week to fully recover.
Yesterday I noticed a possum had got into the shelter and crawled into one of the kitty condos for a nap. Well, this evening he is still there so I'm thinking he needs a little encouragement to leave. I went out there, walked up to the where he was, and got a look. He is completely infested with fleas. The fleas are all over the place in there now. As far as the possum goes, he is either dead or playing possum really well. I watched for a bit and couldn't see any breathing. Then I had to get out of there because at least a dozen fleas jumped on me instantly.
Now we're expecting rain tonight and and the shelter is useless. My little Black Kitty was happily hanging out in there until the possum showed up. Now... ?
I'm just sick about this. I'm going to have to deal with the possum and the fleas, and the cat will probably not want to use the shelter after this. All that work and money is wasted and the poor kitty has no place to shelter.
Anyways, thanks for listening.
With winter coming I spent a lot of money and time putting up a shelter in the back yard because the cats don't get along well enough to all share the porch.
I started seeing fleas again so I had the yard treated again a week ago last Saturday. By Sunday afternoon one of the cats was sick from the poison so I spent Sunday night at the emergency clinic with him. It took him about a week to fully recover.
Yesterday I noticed a possum had got into the shelter and crawled into one of the kitty condos for a nap. Well, this evening he is still there so I'm thinking he needs a little encouragement to leave. I went out there, walked up to the where he was, and got a look. He is completely infested with fleas. The fleas are all over the place in there now. As far as the possum goes, he is either dead or playing possum really well. I watched for a bit and couldn't see any breathing. Then I had to get out of there because at least a dozen fleas jumped on me instantly.
Now we're expecting rain tonight and and the shelter is useless. My little Black Kitty was happily hanging out in there until the possum showed up. Now... ?
I'm just sick about this. I'm going to have to deal with the possum and the fleas, and the cat will probably not want to use the shelter after this. All that work and money is wasted and the poor kitty has no place to shelter.
Anyways, thanks for listening.