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Rester jeune en dépit des années, et même des cheveux blancs 

I’m not complaining about the fact that I only have to give Louis Catorze his spot-on once every three months. Really, I’m not. But what a shame it seems to be bleaching/staining (we’re not sure which) his once-black fur.

We fully expect the texture of the fur to change temporarily after application. We even expect the treated area to expand a thousandfold as the little sod tries to roll it off onto whatever absorbent surface he can. But this is very strange indeed:

What? Why?

I have written to the manufacturer to ask if this is normal. I’ve not told the vet yet, because they’ll only ask me to bring Catorze in – and, now that the local branch has closed for redevelopment, the thought of dragging his screaming arse all the way to Hounslow for a non-emergency really doesn’t appeal. His boosters are due in a couple of weeks, so perhaps we will mention it then. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the fur were to mysteriously turn black during the car journey there, only to revert back to white when we return home. 

If anyone else has a Chat Noir/Foncé who has experienced the same thing with a spot-on treatment, I would love to hear from you. 

Surveying his royaume, and not understanding all this fuss about his neck fur.

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20 responses to “Rester jeune en dépit des années, et même des cheveux blancs ”

  1. mcmcneil1 avatar
    mcmcneil1

    I am black-cat-less at the moment, but I have never had such a problem. Though probably I don’t have the same version of the medicine. If it’s only cosmetic and doesn’t bother Louis I would ibe tempted to let it slide, though if you are at the vet anyway (even if he is all black again) you could certainly ask.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      I’ve only ever seen this happen with this particular spot-on. Never with any others. 🤷‍♀️

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  2. cat9984 avatar
    cat9984

    I love the bottom picture – Lord of all he surveys 🙂

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Yup, he’s the king all right!

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  3. mmechapeau avatar
    mmechapeau

    I can’t help you. But be happy, it could be worse. Louis is not able to sue you. 😺

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Yes, it could be worse!

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  4. Dr. CaSo avatar
    Dr. CaSo

    My black cats never did anything like that but then again, I never had to give them such treatment, so who knows.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      Oh, lucky you! You’ve been spared the horrors of de-fleaing!

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  5. Penny Cooper avatar
    Penny Cooper

    Well… Not a chat noir or even a chien noir exactly but a story of spot on which really hurt some chien/chienne. It burned Merlot’s neck and way back Honey suffered trouble from spot on with a hole in her neck and also when she was attacked by a small pack of collies her beautiful ‘blue’ fur colour grew back as white on the site where most damage was caused. Any change of ingredient, even miniscule, can cause intolerance for any mammal. Once an area suffers a trauma it generally loses its pigmentation where humans can get white, as in transparent, patches of skin, white patches of hair, so can any other mammal. Merlot now has a monthly tablet which covers fleas ticks and most worms, he has to have a separate tablet every 6 months to protect against tapeworm as the worm side of the tablet is ineffective against those disgusting blighters

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      A pack of collies! That’s really shocked me. They’re always presented as jolly, helpful dogs!

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      1. Penny Cooper avatar
        Penny Cooper

        They were very well trained and told to set upon my dog! It was my landlord’s cousin and he took against us as tenants given the right of access to the family land and he was a right weirdo, he even put a shot gun to my husband’s face and frightened the poop out of him. My landlord called the matriarch of the family who went and virtually put a rocket up his deriere but came to us to apologise while also saying her son was wayward!! He was a grown man!! He stepped right in front of me and stared down into my eyes when I was out walking the dogs alone, but I wasn’t the pushover and I stared straight back in his eyes and moved on, I was almost slipping off the ground into a raging torrent of rainwater cascading past me in a stream but no way was budging or running away! I wasn’t being brave, I’d just had enough of his torment and was actually contemplating kicking him very hard in his nut department, I’m only 5 foot and I remembered my dad telling me ‘the bigger they are, the harder they fall’ and he also had taught me unarmed combat as a child so I could well have chucked the wally over my shoulder into the stream, so he never bothered me again!! 😂 How the rich family clans infight in the Kent countryside!!

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          Good grief, what a story! I’m just gobsmacked!

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  6. Kate Crimmins avatar
    Kate Crimmins

    Never saw that happen. Maybe it’s just that manufacturer’s product. Or maybe….Louis.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      I’m leaning more towards one way than the other. Bet you can’t guess which way.

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  7. Charles Huss avatar
    Charles Huss

    We switched to Seresto collars. I never liked the idea of putting poison on our cats.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      I’ve never heard of Seresto collars.

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      1. Charles Huss avatar
        Charles Huss

        This is what we use now https://amzn.to/3YAnDm6

        I have read that flea collars are also not entirely safe but they have to be better than putting poison directly on your cat.

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        1. iamthesunking avatar
          iamthesunking

          I’ve always been wary of flea collars because of the constant contact with their bodies. Spot-on eventually wears off but flea collars are always there. There were loads of scare stories in the 00s about allergic reactions to flea collars, and with all Catorze’s problems – plus the fact that he would refuse to wear a collar – I just went with spot-on.

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  8. Charles Huss avatar
    Charles Huss

    I don’t like either option and I wouldn’t use anything if not for my wife insisting.

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    1. iamthesunking avatar
      iamthesunking

      I don’t like either option either, but I’ve heard some horrible stories about people who haven’t bothered with any flea protection and have then had to deal with infestations, with curtains and bedding needing to be treated multiple times. I thought that perhaps indoor cat people could get away with not doing it, but apparently fleas can be brought in on outdoor shoes and clothing. 🤢🤢🤢

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