My kittens are only 5 weeks old and they are loaded with fleas! They are too young to use flea sprays. What is a safe yet effective remedy for fleas??
2006-09-04 09:58:31 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
I bought a kitten on Tuesday at 10 weeks and she was also covered in fleas being on a farm, I was worried about medication because most seem to be prescribed for kittens 12 weeks and over howevr I managed to find flea tablets that you can give to your kitten over the age of 2 weeks, because the dosage stated that a kitten at about 1kg would take one tablet and she was less than half a kilo i cut the tablet in half to be on the safe side this stuff worked it's amazing the medicine started working in under 10 minutes she went mad scratching the fleas just dropped dead within a couple of hours she was clear of all fleas.... i gave her another half a tablet 2 days after because i saw her scratching however didnt see any fleas drop off her. The product was amazing got it from a petstore its called...Johnson's Flea tablets for kittens from 2 weeks. Good luck!
2006-09-04 10:19:43 · answer #1 · answered by shaarii 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Flea combing is the only safe method at this point. They should be still with mom until they are 8 weeks old.Mom can safely be treated with Frontline or Advantage. Treat mom and that will also help a lot with the fleas on the kittens.
Keep the area the kittens are in clean and vacumned.This wil lhelp rid the area of the flea eggs & larve.
2006-09-04 17:02:49 · answer #2 · answered by Great Dane Lover 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not easy giving kittens a bath but sounds like you'll probably have to...and of course treat the carpet and house. Maybe a trip to your vet would be in order to find out what products can be safely used at their age, on them as well as in the home. There are orange and tea-tree oil based shampoos that are pretty effective in killing fleas. But to keep the kittens flea-free you're going to have to do something to kill the eggs and fleas on the property. Good luck!
2006-09-04 17:04:34 · answer #3 · answered by flysilly 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The vet will give you a flea remover that kittens 6 weeks and up can use. Don't buy from the drug store. Those can harm your kittens rather than help. Poor kitties. Good luck!
2006-09-04 17:26:35 · answer #4 · answered by georgia84 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Treat momma cat. Bathe the kittens and comb them several times a day.
Get a flea collar and put it into the vacuum cleaner bag. That will kill any live fleas you happen to vacuum up from the floor.
2006-09-04 17:08:24 · answer #5 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the best way is a bath in warm water but beware the fleas are going to run towards the face and ears you need a washcloth to prevent them from doing this...submerging the kittens body into the warm water will drown the fleas...it may take more than one bath to get rid of all of them
2006-09-04 17:02:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kittens are small enough to give a bath without getting ripped apart by their claws. You just dip them in the water slightly (maybe splash some water on them or rub it). The fleas will usually jump off.
2006-09-04 17:01:41 · answer #7 · answered by TJMiler 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Vets will normally have some sprays or powders you can use at that age. You'll want to make sure to get them off of them asap. Their blood supply isn't high and the fleas could make them anemic. I'd avoid giving them fully soaking baths at this point in time as it could give them a cold. G'luck to you.
2006-09-04 17:10:57 · answer #8 · answered by Destynee 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We just got a kitten and the vet put a dab of something ( can't remember the name ,sorry) on the back of it's neck. The vet said i t would protect from fleas, ticks and worms. Please check with your vet......... I haven't seen the kitten scratch once.
2006-09-04 17:08:21 · answer #9 · answered by rr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem. We had to give her like 5 baths before they were all gone. I suggest a bath, a flea comb, and repeat until they are gone.
2006-09-04 17:06:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋