I was attacked by a fly strip, and three weeks later I’ve still got goop in my fur. Help!

Posted by on February 15, 2009 · 2 Comments 

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I can tell you how this all started. It’s my human’s fault. He left that fly strip hanging dangling in the air taunting me for WEEKS. Just out of reach… torturing me with that fluttering, wagging thing. Then… THEN while cleaning the floor he cruelly moved the table over to where i could easily jump from it and finally kill the fly strip! I got it! Or, rather, it got me. My human finally got it off of me with this vile stuff called “olive oil” (but not without me shredding every exposed piece of skin let me tell you!). Now, nearly 3 weeks later, my fur still looks…

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