TBT: So Binq went to the vet last week because she has always seemed sensitive on her belly. I thought maybe she had an injury or inflammation there. She hates being picked up. Apparently, she is fine, just hates being picked up. OK...
But while she was there, I asked the technician to help me get the Seresto flea collar on her (I couldn't by myself). She did. And I learned a new trick. Make the collar a loop first and then slip it over her head. Then adjust it loose but "enough".
That worked fine for several days. But then Binq ate a cherry stem and I couldn't get it out of her mouth. Then she started makes choking gags, chewing, and pawing at her mouth. When I finally grabbed her, I discovered she had gotten the front part of her collar into her mouth like a horse's bit. And she couldn't get it out!
How she managed that is beyond me, but I did get her between my legs and pulled it off her head from the back. Problem solved, though I was "rewarded" with a pool of "angry pee". That seems to be her standard reaction to being held.
OK, first, I'm sure glad I saw the problem. I was about to go to bed and it was good she didn't suffer through that all night. Second, I'm not sure about putting the collar back on her. I hate tight collars on the cats. I want to put 3 fingers between collar and neck. The others don't mind the loose ones at all. And don't try to pull them off.
But Binq seems to have a problem with even loose ones.