2006-07-13 09:46:01 · 14 answers · asked by baby_cakes_rich 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
he is about 16 weeks old
2006-07-13 10:02:28 · update #1
The fleas don't live on your cat, they live in your house and only jump on your cat when it wants a meal. You will have to spray your house with a flea killer AND treat your cat at the same time.
Flea control in the indoor environment
Indoor flea control involves mechanically removing all stages of the fleas, killing any remaining adults and preventing immature forms from developing. To mechanically remove all stages of fleas, vacuum thoroughly, especially where your pet sleeps. When you are through, enclose your vacuum bag in a plastic bag and discard it immediately. Vacuuming must be ongoing - daily in high traffic areas and weekly in others. It is estimated that vacuuming can remove as many as 50% of the flea eggs. Use an adulticide to kill remaining adult fleas. This can be in the form of carpet powders, foggers, or sprays. Surface sprays can reach areas such as baseboards, moldings, cracks, under furniture. To stop the development of immature forms you will need to use sprays which contain an insect growth regulator such as Nylar. Many sprays and foggers contain both an adulticide and an insect growth regulator, Remember to wash your pet's bedding weekly and to treat the area with an insect growth regulator and possibly an adulticide.
2006-07-26 04:32:34 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You didn't say how young your kitten is because any under 12 weeks should not have chemicals put on them. Use a flea comb every day to find the fleas. Dip the fleas in a container of rubbing alcohol to kill them. You must also treat your house, especially if you have carpeting. The places the kitten sleeps must also be treated. Fleas actually spend very little of their life actually on the animal. Most of the time they live in the dust and dirt in your home, multiplying. If the flea infestation is really bad, you need to take the kitten to a vet, because, yes, fleas can kill a young kitten.
2006-07-13 09:58:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how old your kitten is (or even if a kitten has to be a certain age before using this), but the Biospot flea treatment does work wonders. I use it on my cats and I haven't seen a flea in two years! It's a little expensive, though...
Also, don't use Hartz products... a friend of mine had a cat die from an allergic reaction, and she found a lot of people online who had a similar experience with their products.
2006-07-13 09:59:32 · answer #3 · answered by katiehops84 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use Ivory soap. It kills the fleas and is gentle on little kittens skin(careful not to get it near the eyes). Also as long as the kitten is over 8 weeks old they have some flea treatments that are safe for example my favorite is called revolution and it prevents and treats ear mites, worms, fleas and ticks all in one. Good Luck!
2006-07-13 09:59:05 · answer #4 · answered by baby_beardog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the kitten to the groomer and tell them it has a flea problem. They will treat the cat and wash and bathe it. While they are doing that run home and set off flea bombs in your home. If the kitten has them then so does your rugs, carpet, furniture and everything else that is made from cloth. This should take care of it.
2006-07-13 09:52:08 · answer #5 · answered by nana4dakids 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-14 10:42:08 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dawn dishwashing detergent works, after a good bath, use a flea comb to get them all, and then apply flea preventative such as revolution, which will guard your cat against heartworms also.
2006-07-13 09:52:26 · answer #7 · answered by buggsnme2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frontline is great ...but you need to see a vet.
Another thing you can do, there is a carpet powder called 2 in 1 carpet powder by Hartz. You can rub that powder on ur kitty.
2006-07-13 09:51:26 · answer #8 · answered by monavyas15 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told this by an elderly neighbor, to use a dryer sheet. Stuff it under their collar. Just make sure it can't fall off and be eaten.
But it actually works, for dogs too.
2006-07-13 09:49:49 · answer #9 · answered by american_angel068 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
douse it with gasoline and light it....stand by with a fire extinguisher and put it out after the cat stops moving....the fleas should be gone
2006-07-13 09:55:14 · answer #10 · answered by stone cold 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋