to want to get rid of my cats

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I don't mean hurl them off a bridge, I mean sell them to a nicer home.

We have two cats, a mother (6) and her son (3). Despite our using Spot-On, both cats are riddled with fleas which are now rife in our beds, curtains, carpets and sofas. We've used those Bob Martin flea bomb things all over the house, to no effect.

DS1 has flea bites all over him, and DS2 had a flea crawling on his face today! And two days ago, the son-cat nibbled on DS2's tiny little fingers. I couldn't tell if it was a sweet, grooming-kind of nibble or a preliminary munch.

Both cats love all the baby's stuff (playmat, cot, pram) and I'm forever turfing them out. They wind round my legs when I'm going downstairs, and when I'm in the kitchen.

I've had enough.

Can I take them to the Cat's Protection League and have them re-homed? What should I do?

lucyellensmum i DID read the post properly!! Which is why I suggested oral versions, you clearly have not read MY post properly.

And I don't know what vets are like where you live but vets are kind people really and would not send someone away with 2 flea ridden cats, they would come to an arrangement. The PDSA are there for people in financial need and yes, there is red tape but the simple fact is if you are entitled, you get the treatment.

Anyway I agree with you about having enough on his plate which is why I said i feel sorry for him. I Do know what living with dementia is like, having expreienced it twice now.

just a thought, if there is a local branch of the RSPCA listed here, they may be able to help you by paying for treatment at a private vet :

www.catchat.org

i have been known not to see past the end of my nose LCAD, i apologise

OK, I've seen the vet and bought Frontline (enough for 3 months for both of them), and the spray. I'm possibly going away tomorrow so DH will do it all then.

The cats would like to thank you all for talking me down from the local riverbank, and so would I.

no need to apologise LEM, things get fraught on pet threads don't they lol.

beautiful, great news. You will be flea free soon and you and the cats will soon be much happier

I have to say even though I can't stand having a pet myself, there's nothing worse than the faithful dog lover who just gives yup the dog as soon as a problem occurs, ie not house trained well, new baby, moving house etc.

i took my cat to the vets as had same problem they gave me some stuff that you can only gte from vets and kileed all fleas treated rest of house with powder and spray and never to be seen again

when cats are that riddled shop bought stuff isnt strong enough even flea stuff that goes on neck hasnt got the strength

take them to the vets to get the treatment you'll be suprised how effective it is

it cant be nice for the poor cats either and would be a shame for you to get rid of them children love animals

when my cat was a kitten she was only about a yr when ds was born and she loved him

I agree with lovesdogsandcats wholeheartedly. Pets aren't toys to be discarded but a responsibility you have taken on.

The little voice in your head whispering "Get rid of them," once you have a newborn is just hormones talking. Ignore it and it will go away.

Proper flea treatment from a vet is brilliant, the shop stuff is just a waste of money.

Children love animals, and often the animals love them back. One of my cats used to stand on guard duty when my eldest was a baby.

I have 2 cats - mother & son. They mix really well with the baby. She loves them!!

As for jumping in and on things - Our cats like to lie in DD's moses basket so we cover it. They're not allowed upstairs which is ok for her cot.

If they are winding round your legs on the stairs make sure they go downstairs ahead of you. If your holding DC whilst trying to do this push them with your feet (DON'T KICK THEM)

Fleas - I've read the posts and see your sorting that. In all honesty - housecats don't often get fleas (we've got housecats)

"The little voice in your head whispering "Get rid of them," once you have a newborn is just hormones talking. Ignore it and it will go away"

Ditto, We have 8 cats (one lost ) and I did go off them when I bought my newborn daughter home, it wore off and now I love them as much as ever and expecting to feel the same when the new baby arrives.

My DD's first word was 'cat' and she loves them. She is watched and helped to interact with the cats. However strangely they put up with a lot of more affection from a toddler than I would expect. i.e. She'll hug and kiss them within an inch of their lifes and they just purr and don't move even when I give them an excape route