Every month, on Socks' "Advantage Day" we have a struggle. How can I make this better for the both of us? She kicks, screams and whines for the short amount of time it takes to apply it, and she's usually mad at me for three days after. She hates being held, but if I try and do it while she's lying down, she runs away. I've tried it while brushing her, and as soon as she feels the liquid, she runs away. Do anyone else's kitties get mad at them for this? I don't think it's chemical, because she gets mad at a lot of things (car trips, vet trips, etc) and exhibits the same behaviour. She's recently been vet checked and everything is okay... so I don't think I'm hurting her at all and I hold her very gently.
I hate having her mad at me, she won't even jump on my lap or sleep on my bed for a couple days after her Advantage, or a bath, or a vet trip, or a trip home from the cottage, etc. Is it normal for kitties to get mad and ignore their owners for a couple days? What can I do to make her calm down? What's the best way to apply Advantage? Are you sick of my silly questions yet?
Thanks for all your help, guys.
I hate having her mad at me, she won't even jump on my lap or sleep on my bed for a couple days after her Advantage, or a bath, or a vet trip, or a trip home from the cottage, etc. Is it normal for kitties to get mad and ignore their owners for a couple days? What can I do to make her calm down? What's the best way to apply Advantage? Are you sick of my silly questions yet?
Thanks for all your help, guys.