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egodeus59
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23 Oct 2007, 5:58 pm

Apparently my rats have fleas and they gave them to me. I found that somewhat humorous so I thought I'd share. I hope this doesn't mean I'll have to shave my head.



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23 Oct 2007, 8:10 pm

lol hope they were pets!! !
We used to have two pet ratties. not sure that they ever had fleas. wonder if they could have kitten Frontline? ferrets can.



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23 Oct 2007, 8:50 pm

When I already had three cats and a dog, I took in a homeless kitten that had fleas. So, (of course) we all had fleas and were miserable.
Frontline is kind of scary though- definitely check with a reputable vet before exposing your babies to any kind of chemicals.



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23 Oct 2007, 9:15 pm

A bath in dishwashing liquids, like Dawn or Sun can help too.



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23 Oct 2007, 10:44 pm

I'm told flea shampoo for kittens is supposed to work, the hard part is bathing a rat because they hate water worse then cats and have some nasty teeth on them.

And yeah they're my pets I let em run around my room during the day sometimes.



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23 Oct 2007, 11:34 pm

Owch that really sucks man. I was over someones house and I got (I think fleas) from sitting on a couch, could have been bedbugs or something though. It took two showers to get rid of them and it hurts like a b***h when they bite you :x


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