I'm Soooooo Mad Right Now!!! Argh!!!!

i agreed to cat sit for two weeks. this is the first day, i came home from work, sat on the couch with the cat and realized...she has fleas.

I AM SOOO ANGRY! the whole reason i was hesitant about doing this was because of that very fact!!
I just phoned the vet (24 hour) to see if there was anything I can do right now, but basically she said no, you'll have to wait until tomorrow.

what can i do right now!!! I have hardwood floors, so there's one saving grace.
i;m so upset - somebody please help me!!

GAH...is the kitty in your house??

Originally Posted by ScamperFarms

GAH...is the kitty in your house??

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yes!!!! and its 12:28 AM!!!

Can you not buy some Frontline from another vets?.

Even though you have hardwood floors they'll still need sprayed along the edge beside the wall, because i have hardwood floors all downstairs and when i found one on Rosie when she was a kitten the vet said they still had to be sprayed.

Ooops no vets open yet then

Originally Posted by rosiemac

Can you not buy some Frontline from another vets?.

Even though you have hardwood floors they'll still need sprayed along the edge beside the wall, because i have hardwood floors all downstairs and when i found one on Rosie when she was a kitten the vet said they still had to be sprayed.

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i can't do anything right now as its 12:30 AM!!! oh my god i'm freaking out!

So is it saturday or sunday where you are?

Umm..I.....well..I,...have some revolution sitting here..but i dont suppose that helps as its sitting here. and not there! eeek.

I would defiently quarentine the little booger...and your gonna need to spray spray spray

Well, Basically didn't sleep all night. I quarantined her in the bathroom only to be lying in bed with ear plugs on and felt something huge jump onto the bed. it was her!!! she had somehow opened the bathroom door!!! crazy cat. so i gave up and let her sleep on the couch all night and I stayed in my bedroom "not" sleeping. Now it's 8 am and i'm just waiting for the pet store to open.

My plan was to take her over there, get them to give her a flea bath and while they are doing that I would buy spray and spray my house before she comes back.

My other question is if I should also get something from the vet like Frontline, Revolution, etc. It's not my cat and I have no idea of what this guy (owner) would like to do. Should I just get the Frontline/Rev and put it on her after her bath and then tell him to pay me back?

Did this owner not realize his cat had fleas?
When I sat my sister's cats who had fleas, I sure knew it!

I would get whatever the vet recommends and hand him the receipt when he gets back.

Originally Posted by Loveysmummy

Did this owner not realize his cat had fleas?
When I sat my sister's cats who had fleas, I sure knew it!

I would get whatever the vet recommends and hand him the receipt when he gets back.

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I don't think he realized, or he knew and didn't care. I don't even know this guy!!
So...you think I should go to the vet's first before the groomer?

What are you doing cat sitting for a person you dont even know?

Originally Posted by fwan

What are you doing cat sitting for a person you dont even know?

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i was trying to do a good deed.

i saw his ad on our local pet website and he was desperate so i thought i would help him out. i am sooo sorry i didn't trust my instincts and not do it!!! Is this what I get for trying to do something good in this world?

Ok, I"m off to the vet's now. wish me luck!!!

ps- please ignore all spelling and grammar mistakes, i am running on 1 hour of sleep!!! LOL.

Good luck hehe
no its fine you did a good thing i mean look now she wont be infested with fleas nemore

Keep reciepts for all expenses incurred and give him a bill when he gets back be sure to include extra money for time spent spraying your house. If he refuses to pay sue him in sm claims court. IMO (this is not legal advice as I'm not a lawyer) but it is what I would do myself.

Originally Posted by BigKittenDaddy

Keep reciepts for all expenses incurred and give him a bill when he gets back be sure to include extra money for time spent spraying your house. If he refuses to pay sue him in sm claims court. IMO (this is not legal advice as I'm not a lawyer) but it is what I would do myself.

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Thank you everyone.
I went to the vet, got 6 months worth of Advantage (they only sold it that way) that costed $67, bought flea spray to spray my house and treats for her cause I feel sorry for her, and I'm going to have to qurantine her in the bathroom while I spray and do laundry. *sigh*
wish me luck everyone!!!

oh, since i'm running on one hour of sleep and shots of espresso, i think i told everyone my life story from the vet lady to the pet food people! LOL.

I would not only flea treat that cat, but my own as well and give the reciept to them to be reimbursed! I make darn sure that my cats are flea free and I'll only ask someone I really trust to take care of the furkids while we're on vacation. This person seems a bit clueless! Bathe and treat those kitties asap! I hope you don't get fleas everywhere! What a drag! Good luck!

Don't spend too much, because if you don't know this guy very well, he may refuse to reimburse. Or even not come get his kitty back!

I sure hope your kitties don't end up with fleas!

hi again. So i sprayed the cr*p out of everything and she's in the bathroom with her advantage on and probably absorbed by now. Do you think it's ok to leave her in the bathroom for awhile? I don't want to let her out until my friend comes by and combs her for me, but that won't be until later....i feel so cruel! And no, I can't comb her myself - i'm too freaked out.

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hi again. So i sprayed the cr*p out of everything and she's in the bathroom with her advantage on and probably absorbed by now. Do you think it's ok to leave her in the bathroom for awhile? I don't want to let her out until my friend comes by and combs her for me, but that won't be until later....i feel so cruel! And no, I can't comb her myself - i'm too freaked out.

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It's not the end of the world. She could have had something a lot nastier, like ringworm.