2 week old kittens with fleas? Any ways of treating them at such a young age without causing them harm?

Answer 1

Do NOT...I repeat do NOT use a flea dip or bath for a 2 week old kitten. Cats skin is 10 times more sensative than ours and at 2 weeks its even more sensative. Use and extreamly gentle shampoo and wash the kitten once eace day for about a week. This should do the trick. If the fleas are in your home make sure to take the appropriate actions to eliminate them as well or else your kitten will just keep getting fleas.

At about 6-7 weeks get some frontline from your vet. The box says 8 weeks but 6-7 weeks is fine.

Answer 2

Although the label says 8 weeks is the minimum, I've used Advantage on very young kittens without a problem. Just use a very small amount - get a 1 ml syringe and measure out about 0.1 ml. Many vets and animal workers are familiar with this and can help you out.

Revolution is probably safe at that age but I've never tried it. I'd be careful with Frontline and would never trust flea baths on a kitten that young.

If you're still leery about chemicals, a warm-water bath with flea combing will take out a lot of the fleas. Water alone won't kill them because fleas can swim - more exactly, they float. Adding a little mild detergent to the kitten's bath will drown some but not all of the fleas, so mechanical removal (i.e., the comb) is still vital. Make sure to rinse off any soap and dry the kitten quickly so it doesn't get chilled - their body temp can drop very rapidly.

Answer 3

You can use Advantage on them. Use about .1 mL at the base of the neck. Do this at a time when the mother is out so it will have time to take effect before their next bath. Treat mom as well. You can spray their bedding and area with Adam's flea spray. Or wash their bedding in hot water and spray the area. Keep the kittens out until the spray is dry.

Picking the fleas off will work as well, but will not keep them away. If you nly have a few, try treating Mom with Advantage or Frontline. Sometimes that will be enough to kill the fleas on the babies as well. Do not use Frontline or Revolution on the kittens. They are too harsh. Do not use any other area spray but Adam's.

It would be best not to bathe the kittens as they can get chilled or aspirate water easily. You can use a flea or lice comb, but again watch for reoccurances. Fleas can kill a kitten in a matter of days if the infestation is bad enough. Good luck.

Answer 4

You cannot use any topical products such as advantage, fronline, or revolution until 8 weeks of age. The only way to control fleas at this age is to use a flea comb to manually comb them out. You may also ask your veterinarian to reccomend a flea shampoo to you, but anything avaliable over the counter will still be too harsh for your little ones. However, if the kittens are inside and in a controlled environment, you should eventually be able to rid them of fleas with the comb.

Answer 5

there are a limited number of sprays that can be used around that young of a kitten. So you could use that near their bedding etc...as far as removing the fleas from the kittens, making sure NOT to let them get chilled, then, using nothing more that a few drops of Dawn dish soap and or a cap full of PineSol. mix up in the sink or a bowl using warm water, then bathe them it besure to rinse well. Both of which are good home remidies for fleas. If the Mother is still with them do the same for her then applie frontile or that type of flea meds to the mother. I have helped cat owners with this process a few times before.
But be sure to clean the whole area where the kittens are to be kept...another thing, there is a old brand of powder laundry soap "twenty-mule team borax" that can be used as you would carpet powder, and it will stun the fleas...messing w/ there nerve system allowing you to vacuum the majority of them up (be sure to dispose of the vacuum bag right away as the borax will wear off.
Other wise speak to a vet.

Answer 6

At such a young age, I would call a vet and ask them to be sure. It wouldn't be worth risking the little kitten's health right now. Most flea treatments are for kittens 6 weeks and older, so I'd definitely check with a vet and see what they recommend.

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Answer 7

Call your vets office. Their phone advice is free. Nothing that you can get without a prescription will treat 2 week old kittens without harming them. At 8 weeks, you can get frontline for them. Frontline is available at Petsmart, Petco, or your vets office. You can also order it from 1800petmeds.com

Until I get my frontline, my mother-in-law and fiance have been picking the fleas off and popping them and I've been taking a flea comb and combing them, dipping the comb in hot soapy water whenever there are fleas or eggs on the comb. It kills the fleas and won't harm your little ones.

Answer 8

The earlier you give them a bath with flea soap for kittens the better wal-marts Carry's a good line of animal care supplies. Yeah there not going to like it but once they realize they somehow understand that we are just helping them out I give my cats baths all the time. You might want to wear some type of gloves just in case, but starting a kitten with a bath at an early age will get them use to the water for later reasons.

Answer 9

Don't hit them with the flea bath, they're too young. advantage, or frontline. Wait until their a month before you use the flea bath/

Answer 10

only safe method is with a flea comb and tape - stick any fleas to the tape and dispose of them - also mom cat will need to be cleaned of fleas too - all bedding needs to be laundered and mom cat should not be allowed out or she will reinfest the kittens

SPAY YOUR CAT!!!