telophase: (manji - not happy)
telophase ([personal profile] telophase) wrote2007-06-21 10:34 am

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Arg, dammit, I've got the itches. Usually happens in the winter, when the humidity is low and my skin dries out and itches all over, but it's 81% humidity here right now, so I don't know what's up with that. :/

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2007-06-21 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
* There's a colony of mosquitos outside my front door that I'm going to complain about soon, and there's chiggers at my mom's house, but the bites aren't behaving like mosquitos or chiggers, and *are* behaving like flea bites, so that's my hypothesis. I'm a bit annoyed at the idea that I might have brought fleas home to my non-outdoor cat.

[identity profile] vom-marlowe.livejournal.com 2007-06-22 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
There's tons more fleas this year. :/

According to my vet, flea bites can remain itchy for up to a week, even if the fleas themselves have croaked.

If it's early days, you may want to get some of the stuff for your cat. i had a visiting dog infest my home once and brought them. gaaaaaah

[identity profile] telophase.livejournal.com 2007-06-22 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
I have to take her in to the vet for her checkup anyway, so I was thinking of getting some flea stuff for her Just In Case.

I think I'm over-allergic to fleas or something, because they seem to have much more of an effect on me than others.

[identity profile] vom-marlowe.livejournal.com 2007-06-22 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, my big Pookie bear is very sensitive to fleas. My vet has me give me him benadryl--she says it's an allergic reaction. Maybe it'd work for you? The cream would probably be worth a shot anyway.