New 7 month old kitten?

Question

Hi as some of you might know i lost my kitten a month back through a road accident. I have just got a female 7 month old tabby who is gorgeous. I know i have only just got her today but im really paranoid over things. Firstly me and my partner are not letting her out due to what happened with my other kitty but sher keeps crying near the door and windows? Any suggestions? The people at the animal sanctary has de-flead her today but i have found 4 alive fleas? I have put more flea solution on her what i already had, but are the fleas visable cause they are making their way upton the area which has the solution and just hasn't died yet? Her name is Jasmine and she is beautiful

Answer 1

get frontline flea spray best thing invented although rather expensive, but i do not think anything else works once the animal has them, as for letting her dont let her out till she is over 12 months she will have no sense outside and anything can happen just make sure she has plenty of things to do inside, anything else you need to know email me caz1980@ntlworld..com, im a vet nurse.

Answer 2

Handle this carefully. My daughter scored a kitten many years ago at the county fair. It was so loaded with fleas that you could see her fur actually move. Because we had three other cats at home at the time, there was no way we could bring her home. Fortunately we had a camper out at the fairgrounds where kitty was secluded until great amounts of flea powder was applied. Unfortunately cats have this licking thing. We got rid of the fleas, but I swear that animal has a complex! Take her to a vet. If you are using a liquid solution, the fleas will just evacuate to the head, and you don't want to dunk her head. As for the crying at the door, ignore it. In time you will have a house cat and if she is still curious about the outdoors, a harness and a long leash works with cats just like dogs.

Answer 3

Hi, so sad to hear that your other kitten got killed, I know too well how you feel, I've always had cats and they always need burying at some point :'-(
Anyway, glad you've got another one now. I'd give it a day or two before worrying about the fleas. I depends what has been used on her for them. I found the best thing is frontline drops. I haven't seen a flea on mine for years. Some stuff the fleas have become immune to and no longer works. If you find she's still got fleas after a week then I'd go to your vet and get some frontline drops.

As for the yowling at the door and window, she wants to go out! I don't know what sort of area you live but I can understand your fear of letting her out again after what happened to the other cat. If she settles down then fine but I know that I could never keep one of mine in as he'd go stir crazy! I can't even keep him in at night, he'd try to tunnel his way out! He's just an outdoor cat.
Good luck.

Answer 4

congrats on the new kitty and sorry about the first one. i had a kitty that was my baby (muma's little tiger) and he died of an enlarged heart last year. i still miss him. anyway keep the blinds and curtains drawn. she'll still find ways to look out the window but keep it as limited as possible. best to confine her to a limited space for a little while. if it's possible to block off a certain part of the house away from the front and back doors i would try that. be careful not to let her out (she's gonna try regardless) but if she gets away with it she will just fall into a bad habit of wanting outside more and more often than she does now. it could even get to the point where she claws the house up or starts pottying on the carpet if she doesn't get let outside. anyway that's the advice my vet gave me. good luck

Answer 5

I'm very sorry to hear about your kitten who was killed.

Have no fear, though, indoor cats can be great! Get Jasmine some toys, maybe a small clawing post; make her excited about staying indoors.

Is Jasmine spayed? I've always had male cats, but if she is a female, and un-spayed, she may be eager to get outside because she is in heat. Just a thought. It's probably a good idea to get her spayed very soon.

I don't know anything about fleas, but I'd say whatever treatment you choose, be sure it's safe for kittens. I think that most products today usually are, but check the label.

Best of luck to you & your new bundle of joy! :)

Answer 6

My kitten is 5 months old and has not yet been neutered yet so i can't let him out on his own either. We recently bought a cat lead and have used that to let him have abit of freedom outside. We take him round the garden and let him have a little sniff around but if he get's scared or wants to go too far, we can still control him so that he doesn't run off. Don't be fooled, if you let her out and she wants to, she WILL probably outrun you and get away. If this happens and she is not used to the area and does not know how to get back, i think it is quite likley she won't come back. Just get her used to the area and gradually take her further and further away from your back garden. You will probably know yourself when the time is right to let her out on her own if that is what you wish :)

Answer 7

If you live near a main road it would probably be to risky to let your kitten out, if you let her in your back garden there will be no going back as she will not accept having to stay in.Your garden could already be the territory or another cat and yours might have to travel a bit to get her own patch! If you decide to keep her in why not get another kitten to keep her company as i have two very contented 15 month old cats. Good luck either way.

Answer 8

all cats try your patience. don't let your kitten outdoors if you want him to live. he will settle down. don't add flea medication to a cat after he has already been treated, it is poison and can harm the cat. be patient. If they are not gone in a week get either frontline or advantage for fleas at your vet. you can buy one month at a time. love your kitty teach him his boundaries make sure he can find sunshine indoors and he will settle into being a house cat.

Answer 9

well first of all ,
if u have a garden , do what i did ...
cause i also have lost a baby animal recently )= a puppy ,
so i know how u feel , what i did to prevent this to my others is ,put a small metatal net thing acroll my gates , its green so it blends in well , and its safe , so my animals can roam around freely , i know cats can jump rpetty high , but this is kinda optional , well if u dont have a garden or dont liek the idea , well ... the safer way is to go out with ure cat ... might sound kinda strange but hey , its for the oens you love right ? id do that .. , or maybe it will be ok byitself ,

well , for the flees , they should slowerly die , flees look blackish colour kinda small , and there normaly duck into the sin of ure pet )= , if you find any alive , (duck into the skin) use a spray , they should drop of in a few hours ,


say hi to Jasmine for me ! have fun now ^_^

Answer 10

Keep the kitten indoors - she doesn't know her way around your house, let alone outside.

She shouldn't go out until she's had all her injections - OR she doesn't go out at all but becomes a house cat.

If she's been treated for fleas, don't treat her again yet, the fleas will die.
Be patient.