Thursday Thirteen #45: Fighting fleas

We spent quite a bit of time in the bathroom last night fighting fleas with Capstar and Frontline. This has got to be my least favorite thing to do on a Wednesday night. Here are 13 things I'd rather be doing than fighting fleas:

1. I'd rather be fighting the power.
2. Or fighting the good fight.
3. Or even fighting the Man.
4. Shoot, I'd even be OK getting pounced by Maggie.
5. Or even getting spooked when I'm in the litter box (which is never a good thing).
6. I'd be OK being put on a diet.
7. Or forced to exercise.
8. I'd even consider a new sibling (although new siblings seem to bring fleas).
9. I'd consider a move.
10. Or a collar.
11. I might even wear clothes.
12. We'll definitely forgive Mom and Dad for tormenting us with the flea treatments.
13. It just may take a day or two...

Thanks to everyone for giving their advice on the fleas. Mom and Dad have been cleaning the house and washing all our napping spots. We hope this does the trick. But enough aggravating flea talk ... here's a cute Maggie picture instead:


Maggie in the master bathroom window looking for birds.

We interrupt our currently scheduled post

I had a Wordless Wednesday post planned, but it'll have to wait. Mom and Dad are really stressing about a flea issue we are having. We are indoor cats, although we will play in a secured garage. Somewhere between hitching a ride on a pair of shoes or coming uninvited into the garage, fleas have managed to latch on to us. About three weeks ago Mom and Dad applied Frontline on all four of us, but we are still showing signs of fleas. Frontline is supposed to work better than Advantage, but we're all scratching, and Mom is finding fleas, picking them off, and drowning them in alcohol.

Our dilemma is what to do next. We're torn between all of us getting flea baths, Capstar capsules, or more Frontline (or a combination of all three). Any advice is welcomed because this is an uncommon issue for us. Thanks for any feedback you can give.