HELP... my kitten is invested with eggs and fleas?

Question

Bought cat from animal shelter ... gave it a flea bath... and brushed it out with a flea comb... and it didn't seem to work very well.

Answer 1

That's right, flea baths do not work. Nothing from a pet store does.

Please get some proper flea treatment from a vets for your cat- Frontline, Advantage, Revolution or Advocate.

Chalice

Answer 2

You just have to bathe her as much as the directions say is safe for her. Be careful, you can poison a cat by bathing it in flea bath too much. The best thing is to buy a flea collar, and continually comb out the fleas/eggs and get rid of them in boiling water, or by squishing them. Wash all things in your house that your cat has come into contact with.. blankets, pillows, etc., clean carpets, fumigate the house if you want.

Answer 3

If it's old enough, something like Advantage or Frontline is the only way to go with fleas. You'll still see them for a couple of weeks but they'll go away without having to do battle to get your cat in a bath. Very important to get rid of the fleas because if the cat eats them, they can cause worms.

Answer 4

You have to also treat your home - they are in your carpet. Get some spray from the store, keep bathing your cat, and use a flea collar or Frontline. It can take some time and persistence.

Answer 5

Take your cat to the vet and get advantage or frontline or something- the vet will tell you which kind of medication you need.
Do NOT get that stuff they sell at the pet store or grocery store- Hartz or whatever its called, it poisons lots of pets and can kill them. Pay the extra for the vet visit (see if your shelter gave you a free vet visit too, most do when you get a pet)

Answer 6

well you need to get the flees out of the house also or flees will just hop back on her.be sure not to use anything on her that would be dangerous,most flea washes are not good for kittens skin and can make more skin problems.if shes young take her to the vet and see what they recommend.

Answer 7

My Blog Entry for September 20, 2007 could be useful as your deflea program:

What to do for Itchy and Scratchy !

My very long and thorough blurb about fleas. This can work for both cats and dogs.

PART ONE - Treat your pets:
Advantage and Frontline spot treatments both work well, but each works only on a certain type of flea. All the other flea collars out there are useless or dangerous. Call your vet to find out which of these two works best in your area.

You need to bathe your pet first. Shampoo her (him) with Dawn dishwashing liquid and leave the soapy lather on for 5-7 minutes. Be careful not to get any of it in your pets' eyes. Rinse them thoroughly. Only when they are completely dry can you apply the drops. Never use flea sprays or powders or any other insecticidal products on your animals.

Even after you have treated your home (PART TWO below), you'll have to comb your pets out every day with a flea comb (these are cheap), as new fleas will continue to hatch out for a month from your carpet. Your set-up will be: the flea comb, a zip lock baggie, a lint roller. As you comb out each dog or cat, stick the hair, dirt and fleas to sheets of the lint roller. When you catch a flea, quickly behead him with the flea comb, so he cannot wiggle free. Dispose of the lint sheets in the ziplock bag, and to be safe put it into a second ziplock baggie. Go on to the next animal. You'll know it when your pets are becoming cleaner. At the worst phase you'll need to do this every day or twice a day for each pet. After the fleas are gone, you should still groom your pet on a regular basis, so take out that flea comb twice a month and see if fleas are returning.

PART TWO - Treat your home: Do not call a pest control service. They put down some dangerous chemicals, and spray some, mostly without any consideration for the safety of you and your pets (birds are especially vulnerable to all kinds of chemicals). You do not want any chemical residue left in your home, do you?
Go to Home Depot, Lowes or your neighborhood hardware store and get "foggers" or "fog bombs" of the strongest type you can. (This absolutely needs to be done by a responsible adult who can read English the instructions well). You're going to have to fog your home at least twice. But one fogger for each 1000 square feet of your home - for each session. So if you have 3000 square feet, buy 6 foggers. Be prepared to evacuate all animals and people from the house for the duration of the fogger plus 2 hours. Prepare carefully, according to instructions (cover food prep areas, put food away, turn off electricity and pilot lights, etc.) Everyone and al animals (including fish) must leave. Then set up your foggers and set them off according to a plan, which will leave the door you exit from last. When the time is up, you'll need to come back in the house to open all the windows, and put on the fan, to let the air out of the house. Ventillate for 1-2 hours this way. Don't let anyone in before this has finished. Fog again in 2 weeks. (You are lucky if you can do this during the summer months!)



PART THREE - more house preparation: If you have a fair amount of carpet, this is not going to be enough to get rid of your fleas if they have started to occupy your home. All carpet must be washed thoroughly and vacuumed. If you have orientals, send them out for cleaning. (Don't forget the cat tree and doggie beds!)

This is the worst part: Even after the carpets have been washed thoroughly and professionally, fleas may still hatch out. You'll need to vacuum the entire carpeted area of the house every day. Each day, immediately after the vacuuming is finished - remove your vacuum bag, seal it in double layer of plastic ziplock bags, and put in a new bag.

If you can buy (either on the Internet or at your vet) some spray Frontline or Advantage, put a tiny bit on a sponge and lightly rub it into some problem carpet areas. Also, you can treat a room that is isolated with carpet, by rubbing a mixture of table salt and Borax (1:1) into it, waiting 7-10 days, then vacuuming it up thoroughly.

I'm sorry to tell you all this, but you'll probably have excellent controll of all fleas within a month. You're going to think "My life is fleas!" But, this will pass and your pets will be flea-free and healthy.

PART FOUR - avoiding reinfestation: Make sure your animals get their treatment every month. We use Frontline and it is very expensive, but if we had 5 cats or dogs I would definitely use the spray which can be ordered over the Internet (one squirt to the back of the neck skin) to save money. Comb them at least once a week after the fleas have passed, and keep a close eye on the situation. For long haired cats and dogs, you can get them trimmed to a shorted more maneagable hair length while you are going through this.

Answer 8

try the Bio spot flee drops. You can take her to the vet. asap. Fleas can give small animals blood poison

Answer 9

Frontline or advantage!!! Those baths and dips do not work at all! Glad you adopted an unwanted kitten. Good luck!

Answer 10

You should take your kitten to the vet ASAP!! Fleas can kill your kitten.