Tick and Flea Treatment

I wanted to make this post a while ago, I even had a photo ready. Yes, all three of my adult cats were treated for ticks and fleas when they were brought to our place. If you remember, Ryzyk was the first one, and he stayed alone in the “cat room” for a bit. Masseeka joined him about a week later, and it took us roughly two more weeks to finally catch Shy.

We bought Revolution Plus for all of them because it covers multiple issues street cats can have - you can see the list on the photo. It’s not the cheapest treatment, and not every vet will sell it without seeing the cat first (which obviously means you’d also pay for a “checkup” visit. How would you even do that with Shy?)

Anyway, now we can confidently say it works perfectly and is safe for a pregnant cat. Shy and Baker needed the larger dosage (both are over 11 pounds). Ryzyk and Masseeka received the orange one. That’s why there are two boxes in the photo, they differ by cat weight.

Application is very simple: part the fur (the instructions show the exact spot - the place they can’t reach to lick) and squeeze the contents of the little tube onto the skin. The only challenge is making sure they don’t lick it for several hours while the treatment absorbs. With one cat it’s easy, but if you have two friendly ones, you may need to separate them for the time stated on the box so they don’t lick each other. In our case it was simple: first Ryzyk - he was alone. Then Masseeka - she spent her three‑day quarantine in a playpen set up in the bathroom (that’s when mom gave her the legendary “Winnie‑the‑Pooh style” haircut).

Shy still lives in his “suit,” (office plus bathroom) so everything worked out perfectly.