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When we first moved onto our street there was a black and white cat over the road called Muswell who was 21. I'm not sure he was alive much longer after that as I only saw him a few times.
 
Is it possible for a cat to still get fleas if they've been treated with Felpreva? Over the last couple of days, Jocky has been doing that thing where it looks like they're being bitten in various parts of the body, like turning round really fast and nibbling bits of himself. He was really unsettled last night too, kept wanting to go in and out in and out, raiding the bin, being a general arsehole. I rang the vets but they said he should be fine, should be covered by the Felpreva (only had last dose 5 weeks ago) but it's just that he LOOKS like he's being bitten to me. He's got a mark on his neck but I think that's from rubbing his scent glands against a plant pot in the yard.

We do have a terrible rat problem round our way, so there's bound to be plenty of fleas around. We only have a yard, no lawn, and as far as I know, he tends to stick around our yard, not really venturing much further.

I've not been bitten, though, and I usually do get bitten by fleas.
 
sojourner said:
Is it possible for a cat to still get fleas if they've been treated with Felpreva? Over the last couple of days, Jocky has been doing that thing where it looks like they're being bitten in various parts of the body, like turning round really fast and nibbling bits of himself. He was really unsettled last night too, kept wanting to go in and out in and out, raiding the bin, being a general arsehole. I rang the vets but they said he should be fine, should be covered by the Felpreva (only had last dose 5 weeks ago) but it's just that he LOOKS like he's being bitten to me. He's got a mark on his neck but I think that's from rubbing his scent glands against a plant pot in the yard.

We do have a terrible rat problem round our way, so there's bound to be plenty of fleas around. We only have a yard, no lawn, and as far as I know, he tends to stick around our yard, not really venturing much further.

I've not been bitten, though, and I usually do get bitten by fleas.
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I hope he settles soon! Here's some info on Felpreva, it does imply that re-infection can still be possible within 13 weeks of administration. If he's still nibbling himself in a few days, I'd take him to the vet again just to make sure. (Copy and paste the link if you can't click).

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sojourner said:
Is it possible for a cat to still get fleas if they've been treated with Felpreva? Over the last couple of days, Jocky has been doing that thing where it looks like they're being bitten in various parts of the body, like turning round really fast and nibbling bits of himself. He was really unsettled last night too, kept wanting to go in and out in and out, raiding the bin, being a general arsehole. I rang the vets but they said he should be fine, should be covered by the Felpreva (only had last dose 5 weeks ago) but it's just that he LOOKS like he's being bitten to me. He's got a mark on his neck but I think that's from rubbing his scent glands against a plant pot in the yard.

We do have a terrible rat problem round our way, so there's bound to be plenty of fleas around. We only have a yard, no lawn, and as far as I know, he tends to stick around our yard, not really venturing much further.

I've not been bitten, though, and I usually do get bitten by fleas.
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As well as what LeytonCatLady says, you could try a flea comb, especially around his neck - holding up bits of fur from the comb to the light should reveal any sign of fleas or their dirt.
 
Looking to get a new cat feeder... Going to be away for a few days later in the year - it's just one cat - I like the idea that I can remotely release food and have seen this on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0C2VQDXDB/

However - I'd like to research a bit more and would appreciate real life urbanite's experiences...

Anything to avoid? I do worry that the more tech a feeder has the more it can go wrong...

Here's a pic of Rusty for viewing pleasure...

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sojourner said:
Is it possible for a cat to still get fleas if they've been treated with Felpreva? Over the last couple of days, Jocky has been doing that thing where it looks like they're being bitten in various parts of the body, like turning round really fast and nibbling bits of himself. He was really unsettled last night too, kept wanting to go in and out in and out, raiding the bin, being a general arsehole. I rang the vets but they said he should be fine, should be covered by the Felpreva (only had last dose 5 weeks ago) but it's just that he LOOKS like he's being bitten to me. He's got a mark on his neck but I think that's from rubbing his scent glands against a plant pot in the yard.

We do have a terrible rat problem round our way, so there's bound to be plenty of fleas around. We only have a yard, no lawn, and as far as I know, he tends to stick around our yard, not really venturing much further.

I've not been bitten, though, and I usually do get bitten by fleas.
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So they will still be bothered by fleas in the home sadly. The fleas just won't be able to survive on and infest the cat as they would without the treatment. At least that is how I understood it when we had a similar thing with ours and discussed with the vet. We did a bit more housework, hoovering, cleaning soft furnishings where possible, high temp for bedding and blankets.

Tiny Poo is constantly licking her front legs at the moment and I'm not sure why. I kept forgetting to mention it when we'd taken her to the vets recently. Had a quick look on the internet but none the wiser!
 
Epona said:
I think British Shorthair, the face is too round for a Russian Blue and the coat very dense.
I also think RBs always have green eyes.

Gorgeous cat :)
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Looks very like the British Shorthair around the corner from here. Her and Bernard have some growling matches, but they seem to mostly tolerate each other. That coat is very much the giveaway vs. a Russian. It's... squeee! So floofy!!!
 
girasol said:
Looking to get a new cat feeder... Going to be away for a few days later in the year - it's just one cat - I like the idea that I can remotely release food and have seen this on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0C2VQDXDB/

However - I'd like to research a bit more and would appreciate real life urbanite's experiences...

Anything to avoid? I do worry that the more tech a feeder has the more it can go wrong...

Here's a pic of Rusty for viewing pleasure...

53569942172_eb57c375ed_b.jpg
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subscribes Also interested in this, as ours seem to have no concept of rationing or portion control, and we're going to be away. Cat sitter will come once or twice a day, but this might stop them stuffing their faces then being hungry later.
 
moose said:
subscribes Also interested in this, as ours seem to have no concept of rationing or portion control, and we're going to be away. Cat sitter will come once or twice a day, but this might stop them stuffing their faces then being hungry later.
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I ended up buying the one below, nowhere I asked for recommendations gave me any and I'm impatient, want to start training her long before we go away so she's used to it. Will also be cool not to have to do the evening feed anymore :D - I'll still have to do the wet food manually, in the morning...

(£85 with discount, if it's shite I'll send back and try another - will report back in a few weeks) - I picked this as one that is mains operated with battery backup seems to be the most likely to be fail safe. The USB rechargeable ones will be dead once the battery dies, less reliable...
 
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girasol said:
I ended up buying the one below, nowhere I asked for recommendations gave me any and I'm impatient, want to start training her long before we go away so she's used to it. Will also be cool not to have to do the evening feed anymore :D - I'll still have to do the wet food manually, in the morning...

(£85 with discount, if it's shite I'll send back and try another - will report back in a few weeks) - I picked this as one that is mains operated with battery backup seems to be the most likely to be fail safe. The USB rechargeable ones will be dead once the battery dies, less reliable...
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Also interested in your feedback on this. My neighbour is a bit fed up of being asked now. She's been doing it for years now so can't blame her tbh.
 
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