My kitten has fleas, any home remedies...?

Question

besides shampoo and a collar

Answer 1

You can bathe your cat in dish soap, preferably something with citrus scent, as the citric acid will eat through the fleas' exoskeleton.

You could also bate the cat in lemon juice diluted in water. Look on Google for the exact ratio of juice to water, don't use it full strength.

Also, get a flea comb to use on the cat's face and ears and head, because the fleas will run there, as you don't really want to get shampoo on the cat's head.

EDIT: Good lord... You people who don't even attempt to give any advice on home remedies, and yammer on and on about the commercial chemicals and stuff... That wasn't the question. He asked for home remedies, not expensive medicines and chemeicals.

And as for flea powder... Speaking as someone who once accidentally breathed in a lot of it after an open cannister was thrown at her... This stuff should no longer be made, at all, let alone used on any animal! My lungs were messed up for over a month, because of it. I have never used it on any animal since. All it is, is nasty poison, and I would never subject any animal to that sort of thing.

Answer 2

If you are really having an infestation then to start by getting some bug bombs enough for your entire house. Vacuum the carpets and set off the bombs according to the manufacturer’s instructions. This will eliminate most of the adults for the first 14 days.

Then buy some Borax. Borax is a laundry product and found in the same aisle as the laundry detergents. Buy a box and then punch holes in the top of the box making a type of shaker. Vacuum all of your carpet and then sprinkle Borax into the carpet. Broom it in where it seems to be too heavy. Leave it in and when you are vacuuming your carpets in a few days re apply Borax again.

Your commercial applications like frontline or advantage works on killing the adult fleas. They bite the cat and then they die. You can buy frontline by the bottle and apply it at a rate of .8 (that’s point eight) cc’s per pound. Example a 4 pound cat will need 3.2 cc’s of frontline applied between the should blades.

There are 4 stages to a flea cycle egg, larvae, pupa, and adult.
The borax will work on the eggs (drying them out) and the Larvae (kills them when they eat the Borax that is in the carpet) and the Pupa ( a nuclear blast wouldn't damage the pupa. )

So until all the pupa develop into adults and are killed by the local application of the flea meds, you will continue to see fleas. But once they are gone and you continue your diligence by applying Borax once per month you will never see a flea again!

Good luck!

Answer 3

Our new kitten has fleas and I'm getting rid of them the same way I did with all my cats: frequent flea combing with me killing the extracted fleas immediately and vacuuming the house regularly and washing bedding. For the worst flea infestation we ever had, I sprinkled salt all over the rugs throughout the house. I left it down for about 10 days. It was crunchy underfoot, but it dries out the fleas and their eggs and is cheaper than flea carpet powder. I combed the cats daily during that period. The house and cats were LOADED with fleas, but after I vacuumed all the salt up after 10 days there were no more fleas to be seen. That is: until next spring when we got another cat in the house that had fleas. At any rate, the salt is for the wore case scenario. Flea collars are next to useless and Hartz products have killed cats in the past. The Sargeants drops work well on older cats, but can't be used on young kittens. Don't bathe your kitten in anything that has chlorine or other toxins. Cats bathe and groom themselves and can be poisoned from these chemicals. If you do try commercial products, use ones recommended for CATS, not dogs.

Answer 4

Washing and a collar are a good start. Just remember that kittens are more susceptible to sickness than adult cats so you need to get her very dry before letting her go on about her business. Being wet weakens the immune system. She could get very sick. (Remember your mom telling you not to leave the house with a wet head?)

Vacuum the entire house (sofas, beds, anything she has come in contact with) as well as washing all your bedding.

If you're letting her outside, don't! That is a big factor in the battle against fleas.

Also, ask your vet if she's old enough for flea medication.

Good luck!

Answer 5

RE: Fleas on kitten... do you have a home remedy? Just got a small kitten, she's covered in fleas, does anyone know of a home remedy to get rid of them. I can't get to the store tonight?

Answer 6

I don't of anything but shampoo, collar and advantage once the kitten gets old enough.
But I can tell you that you will need to kill the fleas that live or will live in your carpet when you have pets. And the best way to do that is Borax. You can find it in the laundry isle. Its a laundry detergent booster. Sprinkle it on your carpet like carpet deodorizer. Let it sit then vaccum. Do this once or twice during the summer season and you will NEVER have fleas in your home.

Answer 7

The best way to keep them off always, is to feed your cats (and dogs) brewers yeast. The least expensive way to buy it is in bulk at the grocery store or health food store. Scoop out how much you can afford--it is a powder and keeps well. Your animals will love it! Mix it with water to make a gravy or paste, or just sprinkle it over their food. The gravy does not have to be on any food. They will fight to get the most (like they do with tuna). Flea tablets are brewers yeast. Save alot of money buying in the bulk section. It takes about 3 weeks to be totally effective. It is rich in vitamin B complex and is absorbed into their skin and blood stream. Works on people, too. The flies don't like the taste of this blood, and seems they can smell it---that's the repelling part. Fights infections and cancer, too. Their hair becomes beautiful!Feed your animals right and you will never, never have fleas.

Answer 8

Do: get drops from a vet or low cost clinic; dish soap until you can get drops; try to bathe kitty from head down, otherwise if you start in the middle, the fleas will just head straight for the head & hide; put anti-flea powder on your carpet, if you have carpet; wash linens that kitty typically uses or rests on

Don't: use flea collars, they get nothing but bad comments. use OTC pet shampoos, they're too strong, & do NOT use dog shampoo on cats at all. & who said something about dish soap with bleach?! that can't be good, only get mild dish soap!

Answer 9

FRONTLINE. it works. Be sure to follow directions, it may be too early to use it on your kitten, you did not specify age. If very young, use tepid water, back the kitten slowly, from the tip of its tail through to the tip of its nose, when they are all on the tip of its face, sweep them off into the water, and pluck kitty out before any reattach. Patiently waiting for the buggers to crawl as you inch the cat into the water is a drawback, but H2O isn't toxic not even to very young kittens, while fleas can, and if left untreated will, cause anemia, as well as a host of other health issues. Not to mention for the owner. As for the house, DIY channel has been saying to vacuum daily, put mothballs into the sweeper bag, dispose of them carefully when almost full, and to sprinkle salt in the carpets, for a week. They claim after a week of the salty carpet diet, they're all gone.

Answer 10

Hi. You should use Frontline or Advantage. If it only stays inside, then Advantage is better. Flea collars really aren't good, because all they do is keep the animal's neck without fleas. Hope this helps.