EAR MITES

“AZ” SUFFERS FROM EAR MITES. THIS ISN’T A NEW PROBLEM, BUT AN ON GOING PROBLEM BECAUSE I’VE DONE A PISS POOR JOB PUTTING THE EAR DROPS INTO HIS EARS.  THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I’VE TREATED “AZ” FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM.  IT’S HARD TO STAY WITH THE PROGRAM BECAUSE THE DROPS ARE ICE COLD OUT OF THE FRIDGE AND A CAT JUST DOESN’T SIT STILL FOR A DAILY TREATMENT OF DROPS IN HIS EARS.

HIS LATEST CASE WENT WAY BEYOND WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE, TO CRUSTY EARS AND I THINK HE WAS EVEN LOSING HIS SENSE OF BALANCE. I DECIDED I WAS GOING TO HAVE MARY HELP ME, AND STAY WITH THE TREATMENT NO MATTER WHAT!

I LOOKED THE MEDICINE UP ON THE INTERNET AND THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO TREAT THE EARS TWICE A DAY FOR WEEK. OK, WE CAN DO THIS. CAPTURE THE CAT TWICE DAILY AND I’LL HOLD IT STILL WHILE MARY SQUIRTS IN THE ICE COLD DROPS.  OF COURSE THE INTERNET HAD SOME HOG-WASH ABOUT ASSOCIATING THE DROPS WITH CAT TREATS AND LUV……

GOD SAVE ME, IT’S LIKE A WAR. HERE IS A PICTURE OF MY HAND AFTER TODAY’S ROUND #1.

LUCKY FOR ME, “AZ” DOESN’T BITE AND ONLY HAS HALF HIS CLAWS!!! THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE HAVE FIVE DAYS DOWN AND ONLY TWO DAYS TO GO. I WANT TO CURE “AZ” OF THE EAR MITES FOR GOOD.

SINCE THE END IS NEAR I DECIDED TO CHECK-IN WITH BROTHER NEIL AND MAKE SURE MY EAR DROPS WERE THE RIGHT CURE, AND THAT TWICE A DAY FOR A WEEK WAS GOING TO GET RID OF THE EAR MITES.

NEIL CONFIRMED THAT I HAD THE BEST MEDICINE, BUT THE EGG LAYING CYCLE OF AN EAR MITE WAS THREE WEEKS AND HE RECCOMENDED TREATING THE CAT ONCE A DAY FOR A MONTH.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? LOOK AT THIS BATTLE WORN HAND….

NEIL’S PARTING RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT I INVEST IN A PAIR OF WELDER’S GLOVES, AND GOOD LUCK!