When Did This Become A Flea Blog?!

Desperate times call for desperate measures . . . I feel like I've said that before.  Have I?

Anyway, I ended up dosing her with the all-natural stuff again, with little to no results this time.  So out of desperation, I ran out to PetSmart and bought the four month package of K-9 Advantix.  Apparently it's not as harsh as Frontline, as my vet recommended it as an alternative that probably wouldn't make Zozo sick.  And it didn't.  And as far as I can tell, the fleas are really and truly gone.  She's scratching much less and I can't find anything on her.  So now that I've had about a week to get over the sticker shock (going from $16 for three months, to $60 for four months is kinda scary) I'm pleased with the product and now have three more doses for the coming months should this stupid epidemic continue into the Fall . . .

They're Back . . .

For the first time in my life I am praying for two or three blizzards around October.  Those durn fleas just won't die!  The label on the miracle cure did say that after a bath or a solid soaking it would need to be reapplied; but I can't remember her getting wet since I dosed her, so I'm not sure what's going on.

Thankfully it's still not awful - one flea every now and then; but the poor baby's all itchy all the time.   At this point I'm considering dosing her again, but that's going to start getting really expensive if I have to reapply it every week!  So I'm just dragging my feet in indecision. . .