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house plants besides myself  

Canus2011 57M
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177 posts
6/9/2015 6:40 am
house plants besides myself
I posted the blog yesterday about my plants and the attempted de-blacking of my thumb, and a couple people asked for pictures ...so ask and ye shall receive:



They really are sad looking things, but they are just SO much happier after being brought in the house. I'm just impressed they've survived me this long!

I woke this morning to a surprise of a different nature that I honestly could have done without. I suspect the doggy-will agree.

ONE WEEK AGO (six days really) ...I gave the little guy a haircut. He'd been long overdue and was beginning to get uncomfortable in the heat. He's really pretty good about the whole thing, but the older both of us get, the less patience we have with each other it seems. I also wish he came with a snooze button, but he's been getting me up a little too early pretty well ever since I moved. When I was in the house, if he needed to go out at two in the morning I had a nice backyard for that. I do miss the yard for THAT reason, but that's about it.

As of this morning, I've got a new and different problem though. He was licking and scratching at 5am ...I seem to recall that to a lesser degree he was doing it yesterday as well (and I'm really bugged by that NOW). I was scratching him and thought I felt the "flea dirt" stuff on him so I rolled him on his back and turned the lights on.

UGH ...fleas ...and LOTS of them! Holy crap ...he just got a bath less than a week ago with super-duper flea shampoo that not only costs a lot but guarantees no fleas for 30 days, and the little goober is infested! That's one thing I hate about getting up that freaking early (and before coffee to boot) ...my knee-jerk was to put the "Advantage" stuff on him and then vacuum everything (I'm still asking myself how bad it could get in less than a week), but now I'm wondering if I need to just give him another bath ...problem is I already put the flea stuff on and know you not only aren't supposed to wash it off, but also can't put it back on again immediately after a bath either.

Blah. Looks like I'm just going to be vacuuming every day for the next week or so and keeping my fingers crossed. I got a REALLY bad flea infestation with a kitty I had 16+ years ago and have never had anything even close since. I really hope I don't have to go through that crap again.

Much as I hate to waste a dose of advantage, I'm afraid I'm probably not doing either the or myself any favors by NOT giving him a bath to get rid of what's already on him though. The most I've ever seen on him has been one or two though.

Wish me luck ...dang it ...but off to the bath we go. Three hours after the advantage and I still see the little fuckers on his tummy.

*sigh*

rm_fit4ufor3rd 60M/63F
678 posts
6/9/2015 6:50 am

 that lily looks beautiful and sorry about the dog


Canus2011 replies on 6/9/2015 8:26 am:
That you knew it was a lily puts you slightly ahead of me (but now that you SAY it, I go "Oh yeah!")!

Poor doggy ...he's elderly (about 15 years) and I hate traumatizing him two weeks in a row with the evil bathtub, but DANG! He's not allergic that I've ever been able to tell, but they sure did use him like a chew toy.

He seems to feel a lot better post-bath at least.

pagancountrygirl 66F  
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6466 posts
6/9/2015 4:57 pm

 It's a peace lily! Very pretty.

Ick on the fleas!!! You might try some lavender oil and eucalyptus oil to help keep fleas off. Nicer than chemicals and probably cheaper, too.
Pagan
Hmmmm....I know I left that wand around here somewhere!


Canus2011 replies on 6/10/2015 5:42 am:
very cool and thanks! I'll get a handle on the flea situation ...I just underestimated the effects of coming back to a place with so many animals and will respond accordingly. It was just such a shock to see so many so FAST!

TicklePlease 56F  
13851 posts
6/10/2015 5:07 am

 aw man, fleas are the WORST! Ivory dishwashing liquid, the white stuff, will kill them if you don't want the worry of a chemical flea shampoo. That's what we used to use when I worked at a grooming shop in FL.

Hey, that plant looks better than some of mine, I think your thumb is turning green!


Canus2011 replies on 6/10/2015 5:56 am:
Hiya Sweetie! Back in that other life as a cat person, I had a couple of major flea infestations ...getting them out of the carpet is SUCH a pain if they had time to get in (I'm HOPING that I can just get away with cleaning well and don't have to flea bomb the place).

I'm really not all that worried about the chemical stuff (within reason ...I tried using that Trifecta stuff with him a few years back and threw it out after it made him terribly ill); he's in great health and people STILL think he's a puppy when we're out and about, so I must be doing something right!

The picture was a couple of days after cutting off a ton of leaves that were pretty pitiful looking. But yeah ...I'm surprising myself *examines thumbs*

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