Hello All.
Tom has been missing in action for four days.
For those who don’t know,Tom is my ginger cat.
Rescued,as a tiny kitten,from the factory grounds.
Every now and again the feral comes out in him.
He goes out into the bush.
Camps out.
He,normally, doesn’t stay away more than two or three days.
Yesterday was day four.
I was getting very worried.
Had decided to phone the animal resue places today.
Early this morning he arrived home.
Bellowed to be let into his room.
Just before I left for work I went to say hello to him.
Oh my word.
He was covered in ticks.
Euwwwwwwwwwwwwww
I had a hasty deticking session and will have go over him from head to toe tonight.
Ten minutes after he got in the heavens opened.
It came down in buckets.
My cat is NOT stupid.
First stop tomorrow is the vet shop.
I will be frontlining both him and Jasmine.
Maybe I should do Mex and me?
Poor Granny. Not nice. FIL had tick bite fever and dog died of it; don’t hang about.
By: Tilly Bud on August 26, 2011
at 12:18 pm
Hi Tilly…bought some very expensive stuff today…will dose them both tonight.
By: granny1947 on August 29, 2011
at 3:41 pm
Tick bite fever is NOT funny Gran, and nor is billiary! I hope you get rid of the nasty little pests asap.
By: adeeyoyo on August 26, 2011
at 1:00 pm
Hi Adee…hoefully,by tonight they will be history.
By: granny1947 on August 29, 2011
at 3:48 pm
That was always Himself’s job when Kitty got ticks, I can’t deal with them.
By: Sue Gill Green on August 26, 2011
at 1:01 pm
You are lucky Sue…Mex would run a mile.
By: granny1947 on August 29, 2011
at 3:49 pm
Yuck! I hate ticks..they are nasty horrible creatures with no proper possible use as far as I can see except spread illness. I have not yet come to any conclusion as to why God made them but I suppose they are like flies.
When our Stumpy disappeared he came back covered in ticks and fleas and with a mouldy leg. Now that he is a three legged cat, does it stop him? Of course it does not. He is still off exploring and staying out all night.
But we love ‘em!! Ticks can live on humans Granny so keep a look out!
By: misswhiplash on August 26, 2011
at 2:03 pm
Don’t worry P…found one crawling on my hand,yesterday, have been imagining them all over!
By: granny1947 on August 29, 2011
at 3:50 pm
Oh ick, I hate those nasty bloodsuckers! I’m glad he came home, though.
We are busy preparing for Hurricane Irene, which is supposed to hit our area as a Category 2 storm tomorrow and Sunday. The ground here is already saturated with all the rain we’ve had lately, so flooding is a definite, as well as power outages. We’ll spend today making whatever preparations we can. I just hope no windows get broken during the storm. I hope to be back online by mid-week next week. Ugh.
By: raisingdaisy on August 26, 2011
at 2:10 pm
My thoughts are with you RD.
By: granny1947 on August 29, 2011
at 3:50 pm
Busy here too-preparing for Irene-hope everyone is safe ! I will be living at the hospital–on duty at the hospital all weekend. I see lots of tick bites-they can be nasty !! hope Tom has recovered……….from the ticks !
By: Penny on August 26, 2011
at 11:07 pm
You have ALL been in my thoughts Penny…do hope all is well.
The ticks are probably in more danger from Tom!
By: granny1947 on August 29, 2011
at 3:52 pm
I’m relieved to hear that Tom came back home, albeit covered in ticks; they are disgusting, horrible little things and I can see no reason for them. Make sure you get them all off granny – I don’t know about over there, but here in Oz, ticks can be fatal.
Yes, Frontline Jasmine as well. Let us know how things go with Tom.
By: barb19 on August 26, 2011
at 11:09 pm
Hi Barb…I waited until today to get the stuff…the vet shop near work sells an excellent one…expensive but good.
By: granny1947 on August 29, 2011
at 3:53 pm
Beautiful photo and very interesting.
Ticks are so very disgusting. What use can they possibly serve? Ugh. So glad Tom is home. I would be so upset if my cat went missing. She stays inside though.
By: Linda on August 26, 2011
at 11:45 pm
thanks Linda…nearly time to head home…yippee.
By: granny1947 on August 29, 2011
at 3:53 pm
I was horrified todiscover you can get lymes desiese from tics (is that the right spelling)
By: Piglet in Portugal on August 27, 2011
at 12:12 am
Thanks Piglet…something for me to stress about!!!!
By: granny1947 on August 29, 2011
at 3:54 pm
Oh dear – all those ticks! Rather you than me. Glad Tom came back though.
By: Elaine on August 27, 2011
at 12:21 am
Me too Elaine…am very fond of the bugger.
By: granny1947 on August 29, 2011
at 3:54 pm
Yuk – ticks are creepy. That’s another reason I don’t have a cat door. Funny how those little buggers ended up living everywhere around the world! Along with bed bugs. Ewwww.
Tom lucked out the day you found him!
By: souldipper on August 27, 2011
at 2:38 am
Hi Souldipper…and he KNOWS it too…such an affectionate(if demanding) cat.
By: granny1947 on August 29, 2011
at 3:56 pm
Ticks are nasty beasts.
Glad Tom’s back home.
Have a great weekend.
By: nrhatch on August 27, 2011
at 4:06 am
Hi NR…as you see…had a lovely weekend.
By: granny1947 on August 29, 2011
at 3:57 pm
Thank goodness he is home…ticks are yucky though…
By: Redneckprincess on August 27, 2011
at 8:43 am
Ticks are just GROSS Princess.
By: granny1947 on August 29, 2011
at 3:57 pm
Glad you got your cat back. It’s nerve wracking when the go AWOL like that. Ticks — yuck! We used to have to comb through our dog’s hair daily when we were kids and my mother would patiently remove them with a hot needle. The dog never flinched. Seemed to understand it was in her best interests.
By: klrs09 on August 27, 2011
at 6:07 pm
HI kathy…I don’t use a needle but I have long nails and get down as deep as I can…normally come up with a handful of hair too!
By: granny1947 on August 29, 2011
at 3:59 pm
It’s been busy here in Socal so I haven’t been by for a while but when I read you cat was missing, I wasn’t sure I wanted to read more. I’m so glad Tom came home, ticks of not. By the way, cats in general aren’t stupid.
Bud
By: oldereyes on August 29, 2011
at 8:57 am
Hi Bud…Tom is very intelligent…he has me so well trained!
By: granny1947 on August 29, 2011
at 3:59 pm
Aaah, glad he’s back! Hope you got them all
By: Yadayadafishpaste on September 1, 2011
at 12:38 am