Sent: Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 5:59 PM

Recipients: Daughter, Son, Daughter-in-Law

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The other day, I noticed small clumps under Smokey’s chin which were obviously the sign that fleas had once again taken hold.

So, I got some of the sentinal stuff from the laundry room and applied it yesterday.  Last night, I noticed his hair in that area was stiff and had a strong smell.

Not wanting to sleep with that smell, I snuck a wet towel into the bedroom and ambushed him trying to clean the area.  Small success.

Today, I took a more aggressive approach and took the ‘cat wash’ and a wet cloth and cornered him again.

Still only minor success.

I just did my last attempt – only ZUM can handle this.

I had the laundry sink full of soapy water, a wet cloth and towel at the ready.

The first attempt was using the wet cloth and drying, and he seemed to be mildly cooperating, so I decided to really douse him.  From here, its predictable.

The laundry room bath is soaked with hair everywhere.  I’m all wet.  The towels are now in the washer.  The wet cat is nowhere to be found.

Bonus points to the one that accurately predicts the number of bite marks I will get later today…….

I got 4 on my foot for no good reason the other night.