FergusonK's journal - Goodbye Java Jewel.

[Latestarter]

Holy she-ite!!! I do feel sorry for that poor kitten and understand/can see why you lost the others... Day-am that's a LOT of fleas for one small kitty . I haven't had to deal with fleas for a very long time ... basically since I moved here to CO. I have to say I DREAD having to deal with them again as I'm sure both those & ticks will be wherever I end up . I feel for you too, trying to get them all DEAD! I really hate biting bugs to include ticks, fleas, skeeters, black flies, horse flys, gnats... I'm sure y'all agree.

Onyx sounds like an AWESOME goat! That's funny that she's so intelligent and seems to have you all figured out

 

[MrsKuhn]

All the feels. Hugs for your troubles, love for the precious babies and fingers crossed you get rid of these pests and keep them away

 

[babsbag]

I used to shampoo my carpets weekly to combat fleas...but you can't shampoo plywood so guess that won't work. I hate using poisons but sometimes there really is no other options. Simon looks a lot happier with no fleas.

The fleas on my pups were so bad one year that I thought they just had dirt ground into the bridge of their noses. I also wondered why they were so quiet at 4 weeks of age, and then I realized that the "dirt" was flea dander...OMG did I feel horrible. I combed them with the flea comb and just dropped the fleas in a bucket of water, there were thousands of them. I did that about every 4 hours for a day or two. Fortunately their bed was a kiddie pool so that was easy to clean. I used flea spray on the floor under it (they were in my barn). Then I used Advantage on mom and Comfortis on dad and the mini doses of Advantage on the pups. Also started adding foods high in iron to their dog food and in a week I suddenly had normal "not so quiet" puppies. I am sure I came close to losing them.

 

[Ferguson K]

I used to shampoo my carpets weekly to combat fleas...but you can't shampoo plywood so guess that won't work. I hate using poisons but sometimes there really is no other options. Simon looks a lot happier with no fleas.

The fleas on my pups were so bad one year that I thought they just had dirt ground into the bridge of their noses. I also wondered why they were so quiet at 4 weeks of age, and then I realized that the "dirt" was flea dander...OMG did I feel horrible. I combed them with the flea comb and just dropped the fleas in a bucket of water, there were thousands of them. I did that about every 4 hours for a day or two. Fortunately their bed was a kiddie pool so that was easy to clean. I used flea spray on the floor under it (they were in my barn). Then I used Advantage on mom and Comfortis on dad and the mini doses of Advantage on the pups. Also started adding foods high in iron to their dog food and in a week I suddenly had normal "not so quiet" puppies. I am sure I came close to losing them.

That's pretty much what I did. Frankie had her kittens in my sock drawer. That's where they stayed unless I had them out for social time. I kept wondering why they were either annoyingly loud or very quiet and still. Then I flipped one over to check and make sure there was a full belly.... well it WAS full. Of fleas. So started the battle.

This morning he has a bit of color in his gums. We've been offering him Salmon with hiis milk and he's eating it vigorously. This also means he's pooping... a LOT.... and isn't litter box trained.... we have figured out the difference in I'm hungry and I need to potty based on the pitch of his screams. He's sleeping in the bed with us now, seems to like cuddling behind my legs under the blanket with my chihuahua Anna. Anna doesn't seem as enthusiastic about having the kitten in the bed. Anna is queen, and nobody is allowed to take her spot. She growls at the kitten a lot.

The dogs have been barking almost non-stop since 5 a.m. this morning so I finally got up to go outside to see what in the world it was that they had been barking at, they were deer grazing in the pasture behind the house and they were not allowed to be there. The girls had probably been barking at those dear all morning long. Since they were already on high alert, every time a car drove by they would bark at it and run it down the fence line to ensure it knew it wasn't allowed to stop. Entertainment.

Now I'm off to finish inventory precounts before the crew gets here tomorrow for my annual inventory.

 

[BlessedWithGoats]

Aww! I'm sorry about your cat and the kittens that didn't make it! Glad Simon is doing better! Praying for you!

 

[Ferguson K]

The kids are growing quickly!

Lilly's kids already almost weigh 20lbs. There weeks old! They're the biggest of the group.

Poppys doeling is keeping up with the boys.

Reds boys are about 15/16lbs. Lean, but TALL.

 

[Latestarter]

I don't know, may be completely off base here but I get the impression that your hubby kinda "likes" the goats He always looks so happy when he's carrying one around with him.

 

[Ferguson K]

@Latestarter for someone who doesn't like goats he sure does.

Even calls the kids cute.

I told him about a doe a breeder offered me for 1/2 price. He said well the pigs and you can get TWO goats from her.

Deal!

 

[Ferguson K]

It's raining so hard here, so fast, that we may be spending the night in the building. Tornados all over the place. Yay...

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Stay safe. Our teachers are hinting to school being held in.