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I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle against these damned fleas.
We sprayed the cats a week ago, and things seemed to get better for a while, but now Nick's worse than ever and Jakob, last night, was as bad as Nick used to be. We picked up some flea shampoo yesterday and bathed Jakob last night (an exhausting experience for all, let me tell you), and we're going to do Nick this afternoon. My legs are still covered in bites, and scratches where I've scratched at the itches in my sleep, and my arms don't look too much better, though they're healing. Still rubbing vinegar on ourselves before bed, to give us even a little protection.
We still can't take care of things properly because the vacuum cleaner's broken and we don't have a washer and dryer. Part of me in sorely tempted to ask Cass if we can use his place tomorrow afternoon while he's performing, so we can wash at least some of our stuff properly and without having to pay for a laundromat (clothes and bedding are the big priorities right now), but that comes with its own set of problems.
The biggest issue we have, aside from the fact that we can't wash or vacuum the way we need to, is that the fleas have a very obvious source; the dog next door. He's a very old dog, not in the best of health, and his human is often seen outside with him, going over his thin patchy fur with a flea comb. This dog sometimes enjoys a good nap right by our front door, and this building has a central heating system, so it seems like if one animal has fleas, all of them do. It's a lousy situation for everyone to be in, and it seems that we can't get any further forward in this war against stupid stupid fleas.
Doesn't mean we aren't going to keep trying. Above all else, the cats don't deserve this. They've been so lethargic the past few days that even a day of relief will be great for them. I wonder if the lethargy isn't just due to the fact that flease are drawing blood for them, but because they don't get a chance to sleep well because they're so itchy all the time. I know that's one of the reasons I've had trouble sleeping lately...
We sprayed the cats a week ago, and things seemed to get better for a while, but now Nick's worse than ever and Jakob, last night, was as bad as Nick used to be. We picked up some flea shampoo yesterday and bathed Jakob last night (an exhausting experience for all, let me tell you), and we're going to do Nick this afternoon. My legs are still covered in bites, and scratches where I've scratched at the itches in my sleep, and my arms don't look too much better, though they're healing. Still rubbing vinegar on ourselves before bed, to give us even a little protection.
We still can't take care of things properly because the vacuum cleaner's broken and we don't have a washer and dryer. Part of me in sorely tempted to ask Cass if we can use his place tomorrow afternoon while he's performing, so we can wash at least some of our stuff properly and without having to pay for a laundromat (clothes and bedding are the big priorities right now), but that comes with its own set of problems.
The biggest issue we have, aside from the fact that we can't wash or vacuum the way we need to, is that the fleas have a very obvious source; the dog next door. He's a very old dog, not in the best of health, and his human is often seen outside with him, going over his thin patchy fur with a flea comb. This dog sometimes enjoys a good nap right by our front door, and this building has a central heating system, so it seems like if one animal has fleas, all of them do. It's a lousy situation for everyone to be in, and it seems that we can't get any further forward in this war against stupid stupid fleas.
Doesn't mean we aren't going to keep trying. Above all else, the cats don't deserve this. They've been so lethargic the past few days that even a day of relief will be great for them. I wonder if the lethargy isn't just due to the fact that flease are drawing blood for them, but because they don't get a chance to sleep well because they're so itchy all the time. I know that's one of the reasons I've had trouble sleeping lately...
