Originally Posted by Cyberfyn

Well, Dexter has managed to find some! He's been hyper grooming and loosing a lot of coat condition recently. His once magnificent tail now looks like an old christmas tree now. He's also been scratching a lot, and being upto date with his Frontline and injections, and with no sign on Flea's we just thought he was a bit stressed. But after a check-up by the vet, she says he has Harvest Mites! They are almost microscopic, and eat skin cells, not blood - hence the frontline not working. She also says that there is no effective way of getting rid of them and that they will clear up as the weather gets colder. It seems the little buggers are resistant to all known pesticides and the ones that do work somewhat are harmfull to the cat. So we're hoping for an early frost now

The vet says do you live near open fields where the mites like to live:


Err, that's a yes then.

Anyone else had any experience with them?

Ian F.