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That's a familiar story. we had to have our boys seen before they could get Revolution too. You have to have the prescription, and they weigh the cat and check it's overall health before giving it.
How in heaven's name have any of you managed to bathe a cat? I wouldn't likely survive the experience. My eyes woulds would scratched out.
Also, when I went to get Revolution while visiting in the US (I live in Haiti) I was told by several stores that I had to take my cat into a vet, which, of course, I couldn't do as my cats are in Haiti. They said that if I used the Revolution and my cats didn't have worms (I wanted it for fleas but apparently it deals with worms too?) I could harm the cat by using it. The vet would have to confirm that I needed Revolution upon examination of the animal. I choose to purchase Advantage II instead.
Does any of this sound familiar to any of you?
Have any of you treated your cats for ringworm with natural or easy to access meds? One of the ferral cats I have adopted has patches of fur missing with itchy looking skin exposed. I suspect ringworm but can't easily access a vet or prescription meds. I have to go the natural way.
Thanks for any suggestions. Kinda frustrating being in a country like Haiti and not have medical access for ourselves or the animals under our care.
Bathing the cats is a two-person job in my house My husband will scruff them and put them in the water while I wet them down, and then soap them up with Dawn blue.
You want the Dawn to sit for about 5min to kill the fleas, then we repeat process, rinsing them with water-careful of the eyes and ears. I use a cup of water to run water through the fur to rinse the suds.
When I pull them out, I wrap them in a towel, and rub them with it while they grip me for re-assurance and comfort.
I usually crank the heat to about 25C so that I know that they won't catch a chill whilst they're drying.