We have an indoor cat, so we usually don't have to worry about fleas. Not true this year. Maybe it's because we've been feeding a stray cat outside. He rushed into the house one day but then turned around and went right back out. To play it safe, we put flea drops on the stray and on Dutchy, but we're still are battling fleas.
We've sprayed and swept so many times, we keep thinking we have to have killed them all, but they're tough to beat. We haven't seen any for a few days, but if we do, the next step is flea bombs.
Our cat has turned weird since he got fleas. He crouches low to the ground and runs upstairs to hide in a corner under a bed. We don't see him all day long. Sometimes, we don't see him until after we go to bed. Then he comes into our room and meows for us to get up and feed him. He purrs and wants to be petted.
HH always gets up at about 3:30 every morning to have a bowl of cereal and milk. The cat sits next to him, and HH gives him milk, then pets and pets him. But when we get up to start the morning, he wants more cat food and then races back upstairs to hide. We've tried calling for him during the day, but he never comes. It's just plain odd, and I hope he gets normal again soon.
We're starting to think that maybe he had a small stroke or maybe dementia. He was a stray, and we've had him a long time. We're going to hang in there longer and hope he gets better.
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