Hi Reader,

Last week, I mentioned how I didn't want to bathe Charlie. Well, I had to.

When you are treating fleas naturally, you are limited with your options, especially if you have an older cat with kidney disease. The diatomaceous earth kills the adults, but it doesn't take care of the eggs or larvae until they hatch and wreak havoc. Because they die only after their exoskeleton has come into contact with the DE, it's not a quick death—so they irritate the heck out of the cat until they finally die.

I "bathe" Charlie by soaking him in a warm bath with Epsom salts. I get in the bath with him and continuously pour water over his back to keep it wet. The fleas do not like the Epsom salts, and the magnesium really helps to pull out the histamines and scratchy feeling he has. But he doesn't like it, and I worry about the stress it causes him. He is strong though, very strong for his age, and did well with it.

He also has to be blow-dried afterward—and that takes FOREVER. It takes hours and hours. I take breaks in between whenever he starts to hiss and swat the hairdryer. It is a miserable process for us both, but the only one I can figure out to work.

I am still considering shaving him next time, as I love the idea of drenching a shorthaired cat in coconut oil, but on a long-haired cat, it's not really feasible. Charlie HATES to be brushed, so it's hard to just comb all the eggs and larvae out of him. I am really limited in my options and even used AI for ideas.

For those looking for natural options, I have gathered all my resources here: natural flea control.

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