From recent thread, just had a semi feral cat pass and had some questions as I'm dealing w the aftermath.
- Do feral cats always have problems w fleas, ear mites, ticks etc??? I had put Advantage on my cat which seemed to stop the fleas (it was getting unpleasant for her and I saw at one point 2 fleas on her face and many on her stomach) which seemed to help TREMENDOUSLY for 2 weeks, but by the third week she was back to scratching.
- On the last day I saw her, she was having issues sleeping more than 5-10 minutes at a time and would constantly move. I also noticed she was incessantly grooming her stomach AND was scratching at her eyeball a lot. She would also occasionally shake her head too (I put ear drops in her ears twice which helped a little) but it seems like the summer months made everything for her REALLY buggy.
- I guess my question is do outdoor cats deal w this their entire lives? I thought the Advantage would work. I was going to give her Revolution in 2 weeks from now which supposedly helps w fleas, ticks, ear mites etc.. but if my cat was constantly diving into dirt/garden areas wouldn't they just keep coming back??
- What do feral cats do at night? This was when she was most active I thought, and it seemed like she just looked for moths and water bugs to hunt. How far do they travel?
- My feral cat was at 11 months and I guess in the teenager phase. IS this when they "rebel" and start exploring more? The 2nd to last night before I saw her I called for her twice like I normally do and she never responded. I freaked out but it turned out at 4am that day she was just wandering around.
- I also noticed different sorts of bugs on her in the prior week (one big black bug that jumped REALLY high up in the air when I tried to kill it) AND she was constantly going in and out of the house WAY more than usual. What could this behavior signify?
Sorry if a lot of questions, but thank you for answering! Still trying to deal w this and process it.
- Do feral cats always have problems w fleas, ear mites, ticks etc??? I had put Advantage on my cat which seemed to stop the fleas (it was getting unpleasant for her and I saw at one point 2 fleas on her face and many on her stomach) which seemed to help TREMENDOUSLY for 2 weeks, but by the third week she was back to scratching.
- On the last day I saw her, she was having issues sleeping more than 5-10 minutes at a time and would constantly move. I also noticed she was incessantly grooming her stomach AND was scratching at her eyeball a lot. She would also occasionally shake her head too (I put ear drops in her ears twice which helped a little) but it seems like the summer months made everything for her REALLY buggy.
- I guess my question is do outdoor cats deal w this their entire lives? I thought the Advantage would work. I was going to give her Revolution in 2 weeks from now which supposedly helps w fleas, ticks, ear mites etc.. but if my cat was constantly diving into dirt/garden areas wouldn't they just keep coming back??
- What do feral cats do at night? This was when she was most active I thought, and it seemed like she just looked for moths and water bugs to hunt. How far do they travel?
- My feral cat was at 11 months and I guess in the teenager phase. IS this when they "rebel" and start exploring more? The 2nd to last night before I saw her I called for her twice like I normally do and she never responded. I freaked out but it turned out at 4am that day she was just wandering around.
- I also noticed different sorts of bugs on her in the prior week (one big black bug that jumped REALLY high up in the air when I tried to kill it) AND she was constantly going in and out of the house WAY more than usual. What could this behavior signify?
Sorry if a lot of questions, but thank you for answering! Still trying to deal w this and process it.