I posted yesterday about giving Ashley a bath in the winter.....she had numerous flakes (a chronic condition that is REALLY REALLY bad), oily fur, etc.
Well, then I read a sticky that gave a link to skin conditions. I ready something about this "walking" something or other...that is really mites causing it.
So then I went and hunted down Ashie and looked at her skin/flakes again to see if I could see those suckers moving. I didn't see them moving at all....
Would it be obvious??? I mean..the flakes are like DENSE and really REALLY bad.
Then Ash wanted to be loved/petted and rolled on her back...so I was rubbing her belly...and DAMN! I am so not kidding...I saw a freakin' FLEA running. UGH.
Ashie hasn't been outside since like July/August....and I know that doesn't always mean anything, but I've been brushing this cat with a slicker-type of brush like once a month and have never seen any flea dirt at all (I always look at the fur that comes out because of the flake density).
So then I was looking for MORE fleas (like ALL OVER her) and I couldn't find another one (nor the first one) and not even a TRACE of flea dirt anywhere.
I don't get it. Wouldn't there be more evidence of this????? Maybe I was hallucinating when I thought I saw it runnning....but I swear to God I saw it on her belly!!!
Thoughts on all of this?
Well, then I read a sticky that gave a link to skin conditions. I ready something about this "walking" something or other...that is really mites causing it.
So then I went and hunted down Ashie and looked at her skin/flakes again to see if I could see those suckers moving. I didn't see them moving at all....
Would it be obvious??? I mean..the flakes are like DENSE and really REALLY bad.
Then Ash wanted to be loved/petted and rolled on her back...so I was rubbing her belly...and DAMN! I am so not kidding...I saw a freakin' FLEA running. UGH.
Ashie hasn't been outside since like July/August....and I know that doesn't always mean anything, but I've been brushing this cat with a slicker-type of brush like once a month and have never seen any flea dirt at all (I always look at the fur that comes out because of the flake density).
So then I was looking for MORE fleas (like ALL OVER her) and I couldn't find another one (nor the first one) and not even a TRACE of flea dirt anywhere.
I don't get it. Wouldn't there be more evidence of this????? Maybe I was hallucinating when I thought I saw it runnning....but I swear to God I saw it on her belly!!!
Thoughts on all of this?