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MissMillie

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6. He's doing GREAT!
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 10:38 AM
Nov 2019

Thanks for asking.

He went through a lousy few months. Certainly getting him neutered has not only made a difference for us, but also for him. Yes, he'd spray/mark, but every time he did it, he'd howl. He had that biological urge to let any female cats know he was around and available (the only female cats around are outside, but that didn't curb his urges.)

We had flea issues in the house. We spent a fortune (money we really didn't have) on monthly flea treatments that didn't work. We washed all the animal bedding (multiple times), washed our bedding (multiple times), vacuumed all the furniture (multiple times), bathed all 5 animals (multiple times)… all to no avail. And poor Happy scratched and groomed himself raw.

Turns out that 5 $5 flea collars did the trick. And we got Happy an over-the-counter treatment of hydrocortisone and aloe that really soothed his sores.

Now, he's flea-free, sore-free, urge-free and cone-free and he's living up to his name.

(Funny (well, not so funny, really) aside. He HATES both the car and the vet. When we drove him to his surgery last week, he pooed all over his cat carrier and himself and arrived quite the mess. And when the vet staff tried to clean him up and do a quick exam to be sure he was okay for surgery, he pitched a fit. The staff at the vet's office was really shocked that his name is "Happy." )

Coffee and toast PJMcK Nov 2019 #1
I'm envious MissMillie Nov 2019 #3
Me as well, and in NYC Chinatown yet. irisblue Nov 2019 #4
Yeah... MissMillie Nov 2019 #7
ham and cheese omelet MissMillie Nov 2019 #2
How is your cat doing? irisblue Nov 2019 #5
He's doing GREAT! MissMillie Nov 2019 #6
Almond bars made by my sister. Coffee and cream, of course. Polly Hennessey Nov 2019 #8
half of a pumpkin spice muffin NJCher Nov 2019 #9
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