It’s been a while since a Junior and Scamp update. I know you’ve all been wondering what the two fabulous felines have been up to! Well, first off, little Junior got fleas. How did this happen, you wonder? I thought with the cooler nights that maybe the fleas were hibernating, dead or gone on vacation. They weren’t. So on went the Revolution. Cured him right up! We still can’t pet Scamper, so…what to do? Some research on the internet provided a couple of “oral” flea medication options. We had to buy two–Capstar to kill adults and “Program” to kill the eggs and whatnot. So far, we easily hid the Capstar in her liver treat. She never guessed.

We gave her about half the Program tablet this morning in her treat. She’ll get the other half later. Yes, I know you’re supposed to give it all at once. But have you ever tried to give a feral cat anything???? She’s not really all that open to our suggestions!

We also had to take little Junior for rabies shots. Oh, we were not looking forward to that! We decided to take him to a vaccination clinic instead of his fabulous regular vet. This was only because his regular vet charges an exam fee even if we don’t want an exam. The clinics just do the vaccinations. The only problem was that the clinic ran from 2 to 4 and Junior was often hiding and asleep somewhere outside during those hours…

When all was said and done, Junior did very well and we were so proud of him! He cried on the way over, but behaved like a champ during the short exam by a trainee. He took the shot without a whimper and as soon as it was done, he hopped back in the carrier like it was his trip home–he knew where he wanted to go. Not a peep out of him on the way home; he curled up and relaxed (at the BACK) of his carrier. Thankfully we got the three year shot so he doesn’t have to go back for a while.

He’s doing so very well. Happy Birthday, Little Junior. You’re just over a year old now!