Victor improved even more this week. When we go next Thursday night, if he stays stable in his weight and his cell counts are good we don't have to go back for awhile. No more tube feeding this week. This has been the hard part for Victor. He's feral and he must not be touched for any reason.
I finally have a handle on the flea problems in the house. I can't find any evidence of fleas now. This has been an intense time of cleaning and treating the cats about every three weeks with Frontline Plus. For a long time I didn't have to treat the cats in the back room. They never came into contact with the dogs who are bringing in the fleas from going outside to potty. When I moved the cats around a couple of times they took fleas back into that room and started an infestation. I used equal parts of salt and baking soda sprinkling it everywhere and then vacuuming it up after a few hours (over night). The way it works, as I understand it..... is that one of the ingredients burns the fleas and the other dries them out. It really works.
I filed our taxes and they have already been accepted. (e-filed) With our refund I intend on replacing a sliding glass door in our dining room, replacing our dishwasher and unclogging our guest bathroom's bathtub. At one time I had a third cat box in that room. I was cleaning the floor underneath the box so I balanced it on the side of the tub. OOPS! The box fell into the bathtub and before I could rescue the box the drain was filled with cat litter! Now....anyone with an indoor cat knows what cat litter becomes when it gets wet. OMG...it's cement! There was an ad that I saw on television that a drain service was offering to unclog any drain for $99.00. Welllll.......They are going to have their hands full with this one. If I feel ambitious I'm going to rent a heavy duty rug cleaner and do our carpets too.
I called my old vet to see if they still had Amos's feline immune support pills in stock. They said they did and that we could pick them up but had to be there before 3:00 PM. I asked why and was told that they don't have much business on Wednesdays. It looks like their business practices are finally catching up with them. I tried to tell the owner and the business manager about some of the things they needed to improve on and they didn't listen. I would try calling all day and would get their answering machine. I tried to call and get an appointment for an emergency and was told there were no appointments left and to go to an emergency vet. This was a vet I went to for years. I did a web page for them (between 7 and 10 pages) and was told I would get money off of my visits. That never happened. Anyway.... I sent my husband to pick up the pills on his way home since he works about a quarter mile from there. Guess what? They were closed when he got there at 2:35 PM. To be expected. I do not wish this vet any harm. My hope is that he will get a clue and shape up because he is a very nice person.
Good Night From Muttzncatz's Place
I finally have a handle on the flea problems in the house. I can't find any evidence of fleas now. This has been an intense time of cleaning and treating the cats about every three weeks with Frontline Plus. For a long time I didn't have to treat the cats in the back room. They never came into contact with the dogs who are bringing in the fleas from going outside to potty. When I moved the cats around a couple of times they took fleas back into that room and started an infestation. I used equal parts of salt and baking soda sprinkling it everywhere and then vacuuming it up after a few hours (over night). The way it works, as I understand it..... is that one of the ingredients burns the fleas and the other dries them out. It really works.
I filed our taxes and they have already been accepted. (e-filed) With our refund I intend on replacing a sliding glass door in our dining room, replacing our dishwasher and unclogging our guest bathroom's bathtub. At one time I had a third cat box in that room. I was cleaning the floor underneath the box so I balanced it on the side of the tub. OOPS! The box fell into the bathtub and before I could rescue the box the drain was filled with cat litter! Now....anyone with an indoor cat knows what cat litter becomes when it gets wet. OMG...it's cement! There was an ad that I saw on television that a drain service was offering to unclog any drain for $99.00. Welllll.......They are going to have their hands full with this one. If I feel ambitious I'm going to rent a heavy duty rug cleaner and do our carpets too.
I called my old vet to see if they still had Amos's feline immune support pills in stock. They said they did and that we could pick them up but had to be there before 3:00 PM. I asked why and was told that they don't have much business on Wednesdays. It looks like their business practices are finally catching up with them. I tried to tell the owner and the business manager about some of the things they needed to improve on and they didn't listen. I would try calling all day and would get their answering machine. I tried to call and get an appointment for an emergency and was told there were no appointments left and to go to an emergency vet. This was a vet I went to for years. I did a web page for them (between 7 and 10 pages) and was told I would get money off of my visits. That never happened. Anyway.... I sent my husband to pick up the pills on his way home since he works about a quarter mile from there. Guess what? They were closed when he got there at 2:35 PM. To be expected. I do not wish this vet any harm. My hope is that he will get a clue and shape up because he is a very nice person.
Good Night From Muttzncatz's Place
