I have 4 chihuahua puppies, from 4 ozs to 8ozs each. They have fleas and I NEED TO TREAT THEM as soon as possible, but I can't find anything to treat them with because they are so young. Do you have a safe home remedy???
2007-10-24 11:03:40 · 10 answers · asked by Nina 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
i don't know what the above person was talking about. DO NOT USE FLEA SHAMPOO ON A PUPPY THAT YOUNG.
draw up a bath for the puppy with warm water. use a TINY drop of dawn or baby soap. have the puppy sit in the water and ANY part of the body not under water needs to be covered with suds *watch eyes and nose yourself for fleast get them off and dip them into cup of soapy water t o kill* after five minutes COMPLETELY rinse off the puppy and go through. the soap should have killed the fleas so they will be dead and you can comb them out. the ones in the water are either drowned or dead from the soap in the water and you can brush them off too.
also make sure to wash all bedding and to vaccume your entire house.
2007-10-24 11:26:27 · answer #1 · answered by Lisa N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT USE A FLEA MEDICINE ON MOTHER OR PUPS. Not even a flea shampoo. NOTHING. The best thing to do is to pick them off yourself. You can also try bathing them in Dawn. We had kittens that were 2 weeks old COVERED in fleas and we gave them a bath using Dawn. It got rid of the problem. And we asked a vet, that's what they said to do. But you must be SUPER careful as to not get any water or anything in their face. If they inhale the water or soap, they could die. And make sure to keep them bundled up in a towel after wards, so they're not cold. Do the same with the mother. And for further reference, it's ALWAYS best to call a vet. As you can see here, the internet is full of idiots. DO NOT LISTEN TO THEM. Putting flea medicine on pups this young will probably kill them. And for the person who said to give the mother something oral, and then the puppies get it through her milk...NO. NO NO NO! Even that could harm the puppies. Flea medicine is extremely strong and even in small amounts can have great harm to pups this young.
2016-05-25 14:52:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't use home remedies, because they don't work, so you'd be wasting your time. Fleas are tough, they can't just be offed by things you'd have laying around the house, like Dawn dish soap or whatever else people on here are going to suggest.
Frontline spray. It can be used on pups and kittens from 2 days of age, so go and get some from your vet.
Chalice
2007-10-25 08:11:07 · answer #3 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the shelter I work at we apply Advantage to kittens as young as two weeks. Never had a problem.
Flea anemia in puppies that size is a WAY bigger concern!!
Next time, DO NOT LET A BIT CH HAVE PUPPIES WITH FLEAS!!
2007-10-24 11:12:56 · answer #4 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
AWW I LUV CHIHUAHUAS! my friend's cat is 2 months old and had fleas i was the first to notice it was disgusting i saw them go out of the fur and back in. ugh! anyways you should wash them with a regular soap bar. then go out and but flea shampoo. that should work.
2007-10-24 12:53:09 · answer #5 · answered by OWAudrey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only way that I know of that doesn't use a chemical is to use a flea comb. That is what I use on my 3 week old kittens. It works b/c the things on the comb are so close, they trap the fleas inbetween them. It is not 100% effective but it works well!
2007-10-24 11:09:17 · answer #6 · answered by full of questions? 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Baby shampoo and a flea or lice comb. But I would wait another week or so to bathe them.
2007-10-24 11:10:55 · answer #7 · answered by Jayme S 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
We mix up Fido's natural in a spray bottle and spray them making sure to dry them after and you need to do this every three days.
2007-10-24 11:24:23 · answer #8 · answered by True Blue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh Hunny!, dont make a 2 week old baby puppy go throgh flea medication. GIVE IT A BATH!
2007-10-24 11:09:54 · answer #9 · answered by ~I <3 dogs~ 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
a good bath with flea soap will do...
2007-10-24 11:10:55 · answer #10 · answered by hghostinme 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋