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| 1685.1 | | EDUC8::TRACHMAN | E.T.'s ZhivagoCats....DTN: 264-8298 | Mon Aug 22 1988 17:37 | 6 |
| Hmm. Sounds like maybe he is doing the flea chew. Avon puts
out that skin so soft - suposed to keep the fleas off of dogs.
Maybe she might need to deflea the house - does Cinamon go
out? maybe a flea collar?
E.T.
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| 1685.2 | A vet should help | STAR::BARTH | | Mon Aug 22 1988 19:26 | 4 |
| I'd see the vet. It could be fleas or something else. Best to
be sure before the poor little guy's bald. ;-)
Karen, Tristan and Tenzing.
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| 1685.3 | | FDCV16::FRANCISCO | | Tue Aug 23 1988 12:23 | 7 |
| If it's not fleas, it may be stress. If something has changed in
the household that affects the kitty, he may be reacting by
overgrooming, as was the case with W.W.. The vet gave him a shot
of something (I really can't remember what it was now) and he hasn't
had any fur pulling episodes since then.
Joy
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| 1685.4 | fleas ... convince me... | MYVAX::LUBY | love them furry terrorists | Tue Aug 23 1988 20:28 | 17 |
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Re: .3 I don't think it is stress. Cinamon adapts very
easily to change. He spends the winters with me and handles
it quite well. And besides, nothing in his routine has
changed all summer.
Re : fleas
Like I said, that is what my mother thinks it is. I didn't
think it was possible but if you people can convince me that
it is then I'll believe her.
Cinamon is an outdoor cat. The most she can do is keep defleaing
him till the worst of the flea season is past (when is that??)
Karen
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| 1685.5 | First Frost | EDUC8::TRACHMAN | E.T.'s ZhivagoCats....DTN: 264-8298 | Tue Aug 23 1988 20:58 | 5 |
| Fleas diminish after the first or second frost, so they say. This
cold weather we are having up here in north country I hope is helping
to rid us of them sooner!!!
Elaine
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| 1685.6 | Uh... | JAWS::COTE | I'm not making this up... | Wed Aug 24 1988 12:26 | 7 |
| re: fleas...
...probably silly to ask, but you *have* looked for fleas on
Cinamon, right?? They should be easy as pie to find on a a
(basically) white cat...
Edd
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| 1685.7 | Body mites can't be seen | IAMOK::HTAYLOR | Me and my lil' pots o' purrs! | Thu Aug 25 1988 15:18 | 5 |
| Either that or it could be a form of body mites. Get Cinamon to
the vets and find out what it is.
Holly
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| 1685.8 | | MYVAX::LUBY | love them furry terrorists | Mon Aug 29 1988 16:31 | 19 |
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RE : EDD
Yes, Cinamon definately has fleas. He gave them to my indoor
only cats when we went to visit one weekend.
And yes, on a cat with a white belly they are a cinch to spot
but I never found one flea on T.K.'s dark grey tummy. But he
sure left enough flea dirt in the bathroom since (one of his
resting spots).
Re : rest
I saw Cinamon thisj past weekend and the bald spot hasn't gotten
any bigger and now has some fur slowly growing back. I'll be
home this weekend so I'll find out it things are still improving.
Karen
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| 1685.9 | | AIMHI::OFFEN | | Tue Sep 13 1988 16:24 | 16 |
| Just a couple of quick questions.
Avon Skin-So-Soft on animals??? I know it keeps the bugs away from
humans (I use it all summer long) but I didn't know it was good
for fleas too.
What does it do to their coats and skin?? How often can you douse
them with it?? Any side-effects??
I'll buy a case if it really works. I have a huge Samoyed and
three beautiful, adorable, lovable cats. The Sammy brings the
fleas in from outside.
Sandi (Lightning's, DejaVu's & Thunder's mom) (and Keisha too)
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| 1685.10 | Yes, really... | STAR::BARTH | | Tue Sep 13 1988 16:35 | 7 |
| RE: Avon Skin-So-Soft on animals???
Yes. I haven't tried it yet, but people in CANINE have been raving
about it all summer. Apparently you mix it with water and dab it
on. It's supposed to work really well.
Karen, Tristan and Tenzing.
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| 1685.11 | Skin-So-Soft WORKS! | MARKER::REED | | Tue Sep 13 1988 17:27 | 40 |
| RE: Avon Skin-So-Soft on animals???
SSS= Skin-So-Soft
Yes, it really does work. There are testimonials in EQUINE as well.
Since I have 1 horse, two cats and now a puppie, I have stocked
up. For the horse I mix SSS approx. 4 parts H2O/2 parts SSS during
heavy fly, black fly, mosquito, etc. season. Then later on I cut
it down to 4/1 SSS. I usually mix it in a spray bottle. (Most horse
owners rotate fly repellents throughout the summer because insects
can build up an immunity if only one brand is used.)
For the kitties and the puppie, since the spray bottle is my deterrent,
I just use a facecloth and wipe it on. (I just thought of another
way, use it in the rinse water after a bath.)
For Chris and myself, I got one of those small travel spray bottles
and we use it straight. It works for hours. It has a pleasant
smell not like insecticide. (Once when we were up in Vermont on
a trail ride, a friend heavily sprayed down her mare because the
bugs ate her up the previous day. When we rode up to one of the
"cowboys" he said, "What's that flowery smell?" She told him it
was her horse and he replied "Smells like she just came out of a
french w____house!" But I must say they weren't bothered all day
and we were on the trail for six and half hours)
Since it is an oil base 1) a little goes a long way and 2) I noticed
that it will cause water to roll off my horse for a while (i.e.
when applying linament/water). It washes out easily.
SSS has quite a few uses. When I bought it, I received a listing
of 31 different uses for SSS. If anyone would like a xerox copy,
drop me E-mail @ INK::REED or ROSLYN REED @ CFO and I'll be happy
to send you one.
Try it you'll like it!
Roslyn, Esco and Brandy
P.S. Sounds like I should sell the stuff, huh!?!
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