Fleas and Ticks

I hate Fleas! Ticks, too! Nasty little creatures that disrupt my naps. I can feel them crawling on me, and that bugs me enough, but then they bite down, and ouch! Then the itching starts. I try to get them off of me with my teeth. Hard to find. They hide in my hair so we can’t see them. Mom says we want to keep them away so we are all healthier. Sometimes it’s tricky though. She tried all kinds of things to get rid of them. She used natural stuff like Diatomaceous Earth, Eucalyptus Oil, Orange Oil, and Home Pest Control Orange Guard. They just kept hanging around. She uses flea combs which I love....when I show her where one is, the flea comb pulls it right off. And the comb feels good since I’m itchy. Mom says, "show me your tummy", and I roll onto my back so she can comb it. If she finds one, she puts it in a little bowl of water and dish detergent (and says a little prayer for it's soul).

Finally, as the battle wore on over the summer, she decided to go full guns and take the advice of our Vet. Now we are using both Frontline Plus and Advantage Topical Flea Treatment. The thing is, in our neighborhood… fleas outlive Frontline, and Advantage doesn’t get rid of the ticks at all. So, the last time we went to the Vet, she told us to switch between them, month to month. We used Frontline and the ticks went away. Yeah! Near the end of the month, mom saw a flea. So, she used Advantage that month, and now the ticks are back. It's a roller coaster. This month, we are going back to Frontline. We have lots of cats in the neighborhood and we believe they carry the fleas from yard to yard. The ticks, we might pick up when we go for walks… wait...

Hey! That reminds me. I’m gonna see if she wants to walk now! Gotta go! Bye!