Fleas, for the past few years frontline hasn't seemed to work much at all. The start coincided with Vikki's move to a new barn....Anyway, I had treated the cats once this summer but not the dogs. Cats were scratching and it almost time for another treatment. Out of curiosity, to see how many fleas the dogs had, I bought a flea comb. The dogs had 2-3 fleas per dog which has been standard the last 3 years in KY *with* frontline. The cats had 30+ fleas per CAT...OMG!! I freaked out! That night I put together a homemade flea catcher and relaxed some when it didn't catch a single one : ) Then I proceeded to do a lot of natural treatments some of which are listed on the Barefoot Lass's site. Why should I pay $$ for frontline if it's not working!!!!!! Now I'm wiping the dogs down with lemon water, flea combing the cats daily, rubbing borax & salt into my wood floor once a week, and moping for flea eggs. I know I don't have an *infestation* but the cats really freaked me out!
Next Ari has been peeing during the day and it had a strong smell. No infection, however, struvite crystals were seen. Which is unusual since Dalmatians are prone to Urate crystals and her PH was 7. We'll see if 1/2 cup of cranberry juice mixed in with some yogurt daily helps. I'm still not *unconvinced* that it's not a product of anxiety or old age pissiness.
So pretty much daily, I have to clean the kitchen floor. I do put down a towel which she pees on but it soaks though. So I thought puppy pads! Unfortunately I forgot Ari likes to tear up paper products left on the floor....so after two days of confetti I have abandoned that idea. Next is a loner crate from the dog-sitter......
Then the kitten........SuzyQ has been peeing again. And I'm certain she's voicing her displeasure which will ultimately result in her being without a home!! To calm her down, I started doping her with Rescue Remedy, a natural herbal calming serum. Which does calm her down but I still found another violation during these days. I'm trying one last verification test...I am shoving pureed steamed beets down her throat daily. The idea is that the beets will color her urine so I can be 100% sure it's her and not Dolly. Then I put down her favs...plastic bags and towels.
The one good bit of news is the dog-sitter volunteered to take SuzyQ if I get rid of her. And she knows about the peeing. Yeah!
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