My cat has found a natural way to remove fleas that's an improvement on the dust bath.

She rubs against a sticky plant we have in the garden, getting sap and little flowers all over herself, and then she rolls in the sand. It all ends up in little sticky balls on the ground and then she cleans herself as usual... Brilliant!! And entertaining to watch.😽😂

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TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP Best Comment

Unrelated- Seen a video once of a dingo.
Sits in the low tide mark and let’s the tide come in.. the fleas slowly move up away from the water l his head is all that’s left dry and covered in fleas. Then dipped his head and washed them off 👍🕺🏻

TexChik · F

At the farm we use permethrin dust in cloth roved that we hang up and the cattle like to walk under them and let them slide across their backs . The deer don’t get same thing as do the coyotes . I suspect a cat would too if it was low enough

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TexChik · F

@cherokeepatti yep , not sure that’s legal any longer . Since we started hanging those flea and tick bags our average weight of a calf went up nearly 10 pounds. The deer are much healthier too

cherokeepatti · 70-79, F

@TexChik It’s not legal in the USA but think they are using it in 3rd world countries. Glad the deer use it. Those deer ticks can cause a person to get severely allergic to all types of red meat and that would suck.

TexChik · F

@cherokeepatti plus Lyme disease . We use ear tags on the cows too but in the summers that’s just not enough

cherokeepatti · 70-79, F

What is that sticky plant called?

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UnderLockDown · M

@cherokeepatti If you placed a link, it didn't make it.

cherokeepatti · 70-79, F

@UnderLockDown

UnderLockDown · M

@cherokeepatti Not goosegrass, it's closer to a small tree or bush.

MethDozer · M

Get your cat treated for fleas FFS before your house infested.

UnderLockDown · M

@MethDozer She's one of the feral cats, she never goes inside, and there is no one that wants to wrestle with her.
She stays fairly free of pests, and I spray her sleeping areas with repellent regularly, which seems to help too. Haven't had any in the house and my house cat doesn't have any.

MethDozer · M

@UnderLockDown Ahhhhh I gotcha, I gotcha. That's way different than it sounded ay first.

graphite · 61-69, M

@UnderLockDown Still, fleas are very uncomfortable on an animal. Maybe get a flea medication and feed it from a Pill Pocket? Once a month.

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