I just got a new kitten last night and found fleas on him. He has been kept seperate from our other cats. Do I have to treat them all for fleas.(we don't have any carpets, just hard wood floors and tile?
2006-09-11 07:23:54 · 17 answers · asked by Marygoroun(d) 6 in Pets ➔ Cats
i think you should reword you question due to the fact i found the fleas, not you. i do like the persons idea of bathing the kitten in tea trea oil, not harmful.
2006-09-11 07:45:53 · answer #1 · answered by always thinkin 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would give the kitten a bath. Most flea shampoos require that they are 12 weeks old, so if it's younger than that use Blue Dawn dish soap or a high quality pet shampoo like Eqyss. If it's 8 weeks old (hopefully at least that), you can use Frontline Plus. Younger than that, you are reduced to using cornstarch - it destroys the adult flea exoskeletal system.
I would use Frontline Plus on ALL your cats for at least a couple months just to prevent reoccurance. Since your other cats don't have fleas, you probably don't need to go all out & "bomb" your house.
You should also let the people you got the kitten from that they have a flea problem. You can end up with tapeworm from fleas.
2006-09-11 18:10:32 · answer #2 · answered by Ragdoll Kitty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had this same problem, just a few weeks ago with my new kitten, Frenzi. I put her in a crate on my back deck until I could get her to the vet for frontline the next day, because I didn't want the fleas to get in the furniture. Even if you have no carpets, the fleas are great jumpers, and can get into everything including bedding. Yes, unless you wish to have a flea army camping in your home, I would treat them all. I know this is so terribly costly, but for your own sanity, and your beloved pets, please treat them all!
P.S The stuff at Wal-Mart, and stores like it, does NOT work... talk to a vet and get the real thing, or the price tag and work goes up the longer you wait. (Moving all food and the like out of your kitchen, Bombing, REAL Frontline, and on and on...)
2006-09-11 15:31:36 · answer #3 · answered by Cutelilminxy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say to go ahead and treat them all and to put some type of flea "bomb" in the house. Realize you can't have the animals in the house when you set this off ... Just because you don't have carpets don't mean that they wont hide elsewhere ... One flea you might not be able to see might have been on one cat ... And another flea from another cat jump into the covers on a bed together, mate, and the process just keeps going until you are miserable with all the fleas.
2006-09-11 14:27:35 · answer #4 · answered by C. Hudgins 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Everyone will have fleas. Just get some kitten flea powder for now. And more then likely the fleas have jumped on your other cats so you may as well treat all of them.
2006-09-11 14:30:47 · answer #5 · answered by jelly-bean 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes treat them ALL for fleas. Fleas will live in fabrics as well. you will need to treat your home against fleas as well if you notice a problem like fleas on your feet or legs. For treating a very young kitten use an oil. this will smother the fleas with no medication that is harmful to the kitten. First treat around his/her nose, ears, and butt hee hee and other orfaces' FIRST to prevent fleas from migrating into openings. then generously treat the rest of the kitten massaging the oil into coat. Let sit for a few min. I know poor lil kitten will be unhappy for a few min. then wash kitten with a very very mild soap like the soap they use to wash the birds after an oil spill... i want to say dawn? (someone help me out) and plenty of lukewarm to warm water. the older cats can/should be treated with medication, like the kind you dispense onto the base of the neck. brands like Advantage and so on....
goodluck
2006-09-11 14:55:00 · answer #6 · answered by oxdancerxo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will more than likely have to bath them all in warm water and some flea shampoo. They make some that is specially made for kittens. Even though they have been seperated fleas can jump around..so to be safe..treat them all. Also when you have them in the bath, you can pick the fleas off..the water will kill alot of them.
2006-09-11 14:27:10 · answer #7 · answered by blondemom133 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.You can put seven dust on them and that will gets the fleas to jump off at least it works with some ticks. Don't keep the dust on them to long. Comb it out and then bathe the kitten. When kitten is dry I guess you can put garlic powder on it. I don't think it would harm the kitten. Brush exist off with your hand. The older cats will require two people to dust and bathe them. You can garlic powder them too if they will let you after their experience with the dusting powder and bath. Be careful with the dusting powder.
You can bathe the cats in Basic H by Shaklee.
The best thing to do is ASK an expert. A veterinarian.
2006-09-11 14:50:26 · answer #8 · answered by Pepsi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, treat them all for fleas. Depending on where you live, you might be able to give them each a dose of Frontline and be good through spring. Contact the vet first and foremost to make sure that the kitten is old enough to handle the medication.
2006-09-11 14:37:32 · answer #9 · answered by Mara 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't use any meds on it due to it's age, contact your vet. Try and keep it somewhat isolated, like a bathroom. Someone told me awhile ago, give her a bath with dish soap. Something in it smothers/suffocates the fleas. Just be careful not to get it in her eyes. As far as the floors, just vacuum a lot, but if she hasn't had the run of the house, and you just got her yesterday, you will probably be ok. Probably wouldn't hurt to pick up a dose of advantage/frontline for everyone though.
2006-09-11 14:30:17 · answer #10 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depending on the age since it is a kitten i would only bathe it and let the fleas drown, but the fleas will go towards the head and ears it may take several baths to totally eliminate them, whatever you do dont use hartz products for fleas it is poison
2006-09-11 16:12:39 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋