We had a very mild winter in northern Germany. Only a few frost and no snow. That is a big advantage for all vermin. They could well increase.
Here you can see Luna scratching her fur. She had a big vermin on her skin and come to me to ask me for helping her.
Also Frieda asked me for helping her to remove the.... big tick on her skin
Here it is...a awful tick .I killed it after that photo shooting because it can transfer Meningitis or Borreliose. The German name is "Zecke." and everyone is afraid of it. Unfortunately we have a lot of ticks this year and the medicine "Frontline" against does not works on Luna anymore. We humans can use a vaccination but it does not help against the Borreliose.
Yesterday I found Luzie and Frieda eating together on the small scratching pole. That is very unusual and I´m glad about that photo. Isn´t it funny...the two tails wag back and forth.After that they hissed together again :o(
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Why doesn't Frontline work anymore?
Poor cats with their nasty ticks! Hope your plague disappears soon.
Arthur is a tick collector for the moment ! He already had 3 ! and even his special treatment "Pro Meris" (stronger than frontline)doesn't help he is the only one who gets everything because he is completely white. They attract all insects ! I put a cotton with oil on the tick and can pull it out then.
My roundtrip through Greece hasn't been holidays exactly, it was quite tireing but interesting.
Aber meine Ferien würde ich dort nicht verbringen, so unfreundliche Leute habe ich noch nie getroffen !Vielleicht sind sie auf den Inseln netter. Italien ist schöner !!
yes, the ticks have been bad. the dogs have had them, but so far not the cats. And we have Lyme Disease to worry about! We had a really bad winter with piles and piles of snow, too. gee, your cats are so beautiful!!
I'm allergic to ticks myself, so I hope to keep them away!
I've posted pics of the playing tent today.
Great capture of your two cats on the stool!
It was a very mild winter in most of Germany. We didn't have any snow here in Munich!
We are very glad that we don't go outside, so we don't have to worry about fleas and ticks. Our mom has been vaccinated against the one disease that ticks can carry.
We are sorry that the medicine doesn't work for you anymore, Luna. We hope you can find something that does help!
Fortunately we do not have ticks here!
Ugh, ticks and fleas, the bane of warm weather! Here we're afraid of the deer tick which is nearly invisible and brings Lyme Disease. Our poor Buddy got Lyme because Frontline stopped working and hadn't been reapplied yet. Ugh ugh ugh
So sad to hear about the threats of ticks and vermine! But glad you're doing your best to help them!
Oh I am so sorry that these creatures are crawling on you and Frieda und Luzie! It is hard to examine all the fur each day. Peach has short fur and it is easy to see if she has any visiotrs. Not often because she is only out on the patio...but sometimes she brings in ant or rolly pollies.
Today it is gray and rainy and I love it. I enjoyed seeing the green of the German countryside on your blog...die Pusteblume:) Yes the days of childhood...I so remember them in Oma's Garten.
Much love from karla & Miss Peachy
Yuckety, yuck, yuck! Mom puts Revolution on us, and even being outside we have never had any fleas or ticks or worms. Yuck!! We hope you find something that works for Luna.
Oh noes!!! Ticks are so bad!! We have them here and must watch carefully for them!! We do not go outside so we hope ticks will not be a problem :)
Thanks for stopping by :)
Purrs Mickey
Im letzten Jahr kam es mir noch schlimmer vor: Da hatte ich über 100 Zecken im Garten gesammelt. Aber auch in diesem Jahr vergeht fast kein Tag, wo uns nicht eine der beiden Katzenmädchen trotz Frontline-Behandlung im Fell eine Zecke mit nach Hause bringt. Nur da die beiden nicht so gut schmecken, nehmen sie Maus oder Allegra als Transpotmittel und krabbeln dann auf uns weiter... Bis jetzt hatten wir in diesem Jahr noch Glück. Mich hat erst eine klitze-kleine Nymphe bei der Gartenarbeit erwischt!
Liebe Grüße und möglichst zeckenfreie Tage
Silke
hello beautiful cats, I love seeing their faces:) your garden is beautiful, there is harmony between animal and plant life. Your Luna reminds me of my Tony, is dead, but equally I always accompanies.greetings
Ooh. Yuck! We do not want ticks! I'll have to keep a watch on my cats and Choco!
Wow! That is a very big tick! And I cant believe you took that picture!
Stella hatte schon drei Zecken. Wir nehmen allerdings Neem On Spot Treatment und machen es jetzt häufiger als alle 4 Wochen. Das fanden wir auf einer Internetseite und bis jetzt scheint's zu funktionieren. LG Andrea und Stella
Oh ticks are scarrrrry. We never have them, but they are in the woods and mom has to watch out for them.
You three girls are sooo beautiful!
Luzie, Frieda and Luna, you are such sweet friends I hope you have sun and nice weather this week-end!
We also saw a lot of ticks this year.Even in the outdoor catrun there are some...Biggles who only comes in the catrun and can not room free had some this year.
I love your Frieda.She has a wonderfull coat!!
I missed you last week!
We have ticks here, I hope
the extra long winter her froze
those nasty ticks. I hope
your kitties are okay!
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