how do you get rid of fleas on 5 week old kittens without medicine?

Answer 1

my vet told me to use ivory dish washing soap.

Answer 2

You can use dish soap, like Ivory or Dawn as long as it's not the "super powerful" formula. Let the soap stay on the kittens for about 5 minutes before rinsing it off. After you've bathed them use a flea comb to brush them out and get any fleas that may have survived the bath. Once they are 6 weeks old you can start using Advantage or Revolution to repel fleas. Sort of off topic, but Revolution is great for cats as it kills not only fleas but heartworms and ear mites too. (Yes, cats can get heartworms too.)

Answer 3

All the tips you've been given are excellent, as a groomer I am a fan of the flea comb and ivory (the original ivory, not the scented or coloured stuff)........but when starting the bathing process, wet the head and bum area first, fleas hate water and when they sense it they will crawl into any opening they can (including eyes), so thoroughly wet your kittens head and bum area first before progressing with the treatments. Also for every flea that you can see there is a 100 you can't, I would look into spraying your home as well. Good Luck!!

Answer 4

Be careful not to use chemical flea treatments or dips on a kitten this young. The kitten's system cannot adequately handle the "poison"in those substances.

When we get kittens in with flea problems, we give them a warm bath in simple soap and water, towel dry them, and the sit with them while we groom them with a flea-comb. Be diligent; comb the cat several times over and watch for fleas around the mouth, ears, the base of the tail and the belly.

Make sure to crush each flea you find in the comb between your fingernails to kill it. Simply combing them off your kitten will not work (they'll just come right back onto the cat).

With older kittens (over 8 weeks), we us the bath technique and a cat-safe flea-killing mousse.

Answer 5

other than Ecto foam, you can use ivory dish detergent. if you are sensitive to that (which some people are) you can use palmolive... get a bowl full of warm water and a good flea comb (the smallest possible so it catches all the fleas, a good one may run you about $7). each time you comb thru the kitty rinse it out in the bowl.. the fleas will drown.

Answer 6

If they are still nursing, it is safe to put medication on the mama cat. The medication will soak into her, and will not harm the kittens, but it will definitely get rid of the fleas on them.

Answer 7

Pick them off with your fingers or with a flea comb. You may be able to dab a bit of rubbing alcohol on some cotton balls or q-tips -- or even on a washcloth -- and dab at them until they jump off or die. Be careful around the kitten's "sensitive" areas... i.e. eyes, nose, mouth, etc. And be gentle!

Answer 8

just call a vet and ask, they will probably give you a quick answer over the phone...this is safer instead of "guessing" but they make Kitten flea shampoos you could try in the mean time, that way it wont dry the skin out like soapp will

Answer 9

It may sound strange to some, but give the kittens a bath. There are some really good cat shampoos (ie: Hartz). It will also be easier for you to give them bathes later in their lives, if you start now.

Answer 10

there is a flea powder on the market that will work for babies as long as you stay away from its nose and mouth

sprinkle and gently massage, this is only if you wish to kill the fleas, if you do not want to get your baby wet

Answer 11

The old-fashioned term is "elbow grease". You comb, comb, comb.

A bath in Dawn will help too. Use only one drop on a kitten or you will be rinsing forever.