Wut is the best way to get rid of fleas(on kittens)???

Question

I've tried almost everything, i've tried flea collars, i've tried flea powers, i've even tried to get rid of some of the fleas on my kittens by hand, but nothing is working, so i need to know wuts the best way to get rid of them?

o and i don't have enough money to take 4 kittens to the vet

Answer 1

1. Understand the life of the flea. An adult female can lay one egg per hour for every hour of her life (usually three months). Fleas thrive in heat and humidity and are most active in summer and fall.

2. Help prevent fleas indoors by vacuuming your home thoroughly and frequently, paying close attention to corners, cracks and crevices. Dispose of vacuum cleaner bags conscientiously, as adult fleas can escape.

3. Remove fleas from your pet using a fine-toothed comb, and drop the fleas into soapy water to drown them.

4. Wash pet bedding in hot, soapy water weekly; this is the most likely site for flea eggs and larvae.

5. Prune foliage and keep grass trimmed short to increase sunlight, as flea larvae cannot survive in hot, dry areas. Remove piles of debris in areas close to your home.

6. Bathe pets weekly if possible. If bathing is not an option, speak to your veterinarian about appropriate alternatives.

7. Watch your pet for signs of flea trouble: excessive scratching and biting, especially around the tail and lower back; 'flea debris' (black, granular dried blood) and fleas themselves on the skin; and possibly raw patches where the animal has been biting and scratching himself.

8. Talk to your veterinarian about various treatments for your flea-plagued pet: a flea adulticide applied monthly to the skin; a monthly pill that prevents fleas from reproducing but doesn't kill adult fleas; and multipurpose products that prevent flea reproduction and control heartworms, hookworms, whipworms and roundworms. Also consider flea collars and flea powders.

9. Look into chemical flea-treatment products to apply by hand around the environment in spray or powder form. Ask your veterinarian for a recommendation on the best product and how to use it.

Tips:
Be diligent in your exterminating efforts. A flea pupa while in the cocoon is impervious to treatment and can live for eight months without feeding.

Veterinarians are skeptical of homemade flea remedies such as garlic, vinegar, vitamin C and kelp.

Call on a professional exterminator for severe indoor and outdoor infestations.


Warnings:
Be very careful with all insecticides to be used on pets or around your home. Read directions carefully.

Never apply a flea product to a cat or kitten unless it is labeled as safe for cats. Cats are very sensitive to insecticides.

Ingesting fleas could give your pet tapeworm

Answer 2

I just took in a mama cat with 5 babies, and the vet had me give mama advantage, and they will pick it up from her. There is very little you can put on them that does not require a vets visit. You may want to go to a pets store and very carefully pick out something over the counter that is supposed to be okay for kittens, but still, I'd use half of what they suggest and see if that works. Also, get a flea comb, and try combing them. Don't get them wet, they are young and a chill could make them sick. It may feel warm out to you, but it's different for them

Answer 3

You have to get the top spot treatment like front line or revolution. They cost about $50 for a three mo supply, but they work really good and after 2 or 3 months you can stop unless the fleas come back. They are simple to use and won't harm your kitten. Flea baths, powder or other less expensive treatment are actually harmful to your pet. Even the less expensive top spots are harmful- they are just the older toxic meds packaged to look like the newer safer meds.

Answer 4

Take them to the vet. They have shots now that will kill every single flea within a day - that's what I did, and my kitten was only 7 weeks old at the time.

Then clean everything you can: couches, carpets, drapes, bedding (yours and the kittens') whatever fleas can hide in. Your kittens and your house will be flea-free!

Answer 5

You should take her to the vet they can give her a flea dip. But the day that you get her dipped you need to set off flea bombs in your home to kill any fleas and believe me thay are in your carpets, blankets etc.. I a good way to see if the fleas are still there is to walk through the house with white tube socks and watch and see if you can see them they will jump on the sock and you can see them. Good Luck.

Answer 6

The best way is:

1) if the cat does not like to be bathed in water, then buy some powder and powder him.. flea powder that is.
2) spray the area where the cat lives, goes, etc.... do not spray the area though when the cat is there..

Answer 7

Put them in the sink and hold them by the scruff of the neck.(It won't hurt them, that's where their mother carried them by.) Since there isn't a flea shampoo for kittens, Pert Plus shampoo works great. Wash them down and rinse them and have a towel nearby to dry them. If there are any eggs left on them, use a flea comb to remove them, even if the eggs are dead.

Answer 8

Get some flea shampoo for cat's and kittens put on cat while it's dry and leave on for 10 min. then bath and remove any fleas that you see. They don't like it so you will have to hold them in a sink or something and don't let them lick themselves or drink the water Your bathing them in.

Answer 9

Even if you can't afford it, vets usually use this flea oil thing that they apply to the backs of their necks and it only costs 10$ perk kitty. If you still can't afford it then I suggest that oyu have them skinned, then you will have some nice fuzzy slipers instead of worrying about vert bills! That's what I would do!

Answer 10

Try Dawn Dish Soap