Ticks in winter, again

soulsdetour in #caturday • 18 days ago

This little devil manages to trick me so hard (he's like a little one in the picture here) that two days ago I had to reward him with treats for doing him a favor, so to speak. 😹
The bugs are still alive (the ticks), can you imagine? I don't know where these cats of ours find them, but I removed two ticks from Blacky's head a few days ago. One was on the forehead, another on the neck.
In general, Blacky is a very intelligent and good cat, and he knows exactly what I'm doing when I clean him from ticks or fleas. But on this day he made it seem like me removing two ticks was very tiring and stressful for him. And that after such an unpleasant and stressful experience, he needs food, the big black Behemoth, already with a huge black winter belly, lol
Well there was nothing to do, I had to calm the big black baby down, I gave him some bread. I had to give him something anyway, haha. He was satisfied, he ate everything. And I was also pleased to have removed his ticks. We were all happy again 😻


	Soul's Detour is a project started by me years ago when I had a blog about historical and not so popular tourist destinations in Eastern Belgium, West Germany and Luxembourg. Nowadays, this blog no longer exists, but I'm still here - passionate about architecture, art and mysteries and eager to share my discoveries and point of view with you.

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uchelee 18 days ago

Haha. He's beautiful. Black is beautiful. Especially on white. I know others may beg to differ, but look at that image. 😻

What do you do to stop the ticks?

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soulsdetour 17 days ago

Yes, some people are really superstitious and don't like black cats, or have actually had strange experiences with them and are afraid of them.
This is my first time having a black cat and I can say that apart from the fact that he knows very well how to manipulate me into feeding him more often, 😹 he is the smartest, sensible and kindest cat I have ever had so far.
There aren't many options for stopping ticks. I usually put Frontline on the cats in the spring and summer when the ticks are most aggressive. I kill them for a while with a tick removal tool, with which they are quickly and easily removed mechanically, I really recommend it, because the rest is just chemistry and certainly not very good for the cats.
However, there are times in the year when you can't do without chemical preparations, and although Frontline is expensive and no longer as long-lasting as it was years ago, it is the only preparation that is still effective in my opinion.

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uchelee 16 days ago

Haha, in my own part of the world, the superstition is in relation to all cats, black or white. Cats are generally manipulative 😄.

Thanks for the tips. I'll keep it in mind if I decide to own a cat while abroad. Here though, none of our cats ever had ticks. I guess it comes with the weather, or general environment.

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