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It's a mystery!

Resident feline diva and all round princess is due for her monthly anti flea treatment - but how does she know? We have just spent a futile ten minutes trying to get close enough to pick her up to administer said treatment. She has disappeared behind furniture, squished herself into unreachable corners, even her favourite treats were ignored, and then finally she bolted through the cat flap at a rate of knots, something she rarely does because of course she has staff on hand to open the door for her.Quite unbelievable...... will try again later when we have lulled her into a false sense of security, cat 1 - humans 0.

Vanessa Smith ● 2384d7 Comments

Vanessa You have to be really sneaky, get out flea treatment a few days before you need to use it but keep in an accessible place  for you, not the Diva Princess. Then when she's eating or sleeping get hold of her and swiftly adminster treatment  !

Loraine Pemberton ● 2384d

That made me laugh, Vanessa! They really do have a sixth sense when their humans are about to administer something they definitely don't want. But, let's face it, squeezing a few drops of anti-flea treatment on the back of their neck is hardly painful but, boy, do they put up a fight! Squirming and squiggling all over the place - ridiculous! I spent about half an hour trying to lure Alfie in from the open kitchen window sill where he was sitting last night. I rattled various treats of Dreamies, Thrive, Like-Lix at him, accompanied by sweetly calling his name in the most endearing and comforting words I could muster. He'd poke his head in and I thought, yes,  got him! But then he'd swiftly retreat and it would start all over again. He's no fool. I eventually managed to grab him with some freshly tinned tuna. Success at last!  Cats! Who'd 'ave 'em? Lots of us, it would seem!

Jill Merrett ● 2384d

If I take the top off anywhere in the house, no matter how far away, one of mine disappears for hours and will keep out of reach for days until she thinks it's safe. I have to take the treatment out of its packet somewhere she can't hear the rustle, put it in a pocket so she can't see it and wait until I have got hold of her before taking the top off and piercing the lid - not easy to do.  Then she struggles like mad and quite often I get some of it on me.  And she's huffy with me for days!

Claire Moran ● 2384d

Success! One very miffed diva treated - gone off to sulk in the garden! So upset she even used the cat flap again  - must be seriously ticked off with us..............

Vanessa Smith ● 2384d

My cat knows when his booster is due at the vets, how do they know when it's a year later, well it's often later than a year because we have to wait for him to stop the fast exit every time we near him, they are amazing.  I seesomething really funny today in a car park, see what look like a dead squirrel and said to my partner what's that is it a dead squirrel and he said yes it looks like it, we got in the car to leave and it suddenly jump up and ran off, what an actor, just brilliant.

Janice Evans ● 2384d

He wasn't sunning himself, the lie flat out to do that this one was on his side and stay so still really thought he was dead.

Janice Evans ● 2384d

Love to see anyone try to administer anything to my lad. First you would have to find him. Try to tempt him with anything is futile. Only a tranquilliser gun will suffice. He is a very nervous rescue boy, any meds have to be oral and popped into his food. He’ll have the skin off your knuckles if you approach him, but we live together quite happily. He even plays by and with my feet but DONT YOU DARE TOUCH !!!!

Maureen Yakoubi ● 2384d