I have has animals my whole life but recently rescued a 4 week old kitten from a bad situation. I have treated her with a flea treatment that goes on the back of the neck but 3 days later she is still infested with fleas. I have changed her bedding etc. Im thinking the only other way is to wash her in a flea bath but as shes so small Im worried it will make her sick.
Can anyone help!?
2007-11-22 13:51:08 · 14 answers · asked by Hayley C 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Talk to a vet. Too many fleas can actually suck too much blood and she may die as a result. Frontline spray is OK for young kittens, but not sure what age.
Otherwise try some lavender oil drops on a cloth and rub that on her coat. It won't kill the fleas but they will jump off her.
Also, make sure you treat the house for fleas. Otherwise the eggs will just hatch again and reinfest her.
2007-11-22 13:55:58 · answer #1 · answered by jess b 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Which spot-on did you use on the kitten?! None are suitable for a kitten this age! Any flea treatment bought from a pet store should not even be applied to adult animals - pet store treatments don't work and many are dangerous, and I've never known of any that claim to be suitable for cats under 12 weeks of age.
Even veterinary spot-ons are not suitable for kittens under 8 weeks. Please don't bath the kitten either, this will really not help with the fleas even if you use a flea shampoo. How come you're worried about flea shampoo if you were happy to apply a spot-on anyway?!
Get some Frontline spray from your vets. It's the only thing safe enough for kittens under 8 weeks of age - the only thing safe enough that actually works, that is. It can be used on puppies and kittens from 2 days of age.
Chalice
2007-11-23 04:35:53 · answer #2 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's too young for topical treatment/preventative.
Bathe her. Use dishwashing liquids, rather than flea shampoo. It is the sudsing action that suffocates the fleas anyways.
In a few days/weeks she will still have fleas, because though a bath takes care of all the existing fleas, it is useless against the eggs. So as soon as there is a new hatching, she will need bathed again.
Of course, lots of vacuuming, changing the bedding, try cutting up a flea collar and putting it in the bag of your vacuum, but do not put one on your cat.
There is no need to fog your house with dangerous poisons. Foggers are often ineffective and leave a residue on every surface of your home. This can't possibly be safe for you, or your pets.
And, if she seems lethargic, anemic, or otherwise ill, take her to the vet. Good for you for getting her out of a bad situation.
:o)
2007-11-22 13:59:54 · answer #3 · answered by Almost Home 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Flea comb twice or 3 times a day for a few days will get them all. Wash their bedding too if they sleep in same place a lot of time. DO NOT use flea drops on them, they are too small and it will poison them. flea powder might poison them when the clean themselves. Dawn dishwashing soap mixed up no stronger than dishwater will work too. Then once fleas are gone you can use regular cat shampoo to get that off.
2016-04-05 04:06:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best and safest way to de-flea a kitten is to submerge the body in lukewarm water, the fleas will crawl to the head of the kitten, and comb them out with a flea comb. Keep a bottle of rubbing alcohol nearby to kill the fleas that you have caught!
Also a Veterinarian can prescribe Capstar, an oral medication that will kill all fleas on the kitty's body in a few hours! Good Luck!!
2007-11-22 14:15:25 · answer #5 · answered by Tanya O 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Flea dips and flea collars should not be used on kittens this young. I hope you will ignore the horrible advice that other people gave you on here to do this.
Talk to your vet and see if they have a product on hand called Capstar. It's an oral product and can safely be used on kittens - it kills all fleas within 2 hrs. We use it often for kittens that are terribly infected. At cost, it's $3 per kitten. cheap!
2007-11-22 14:36:36 · answer #6 · answered by <3 cats 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think the best thing to do is take it to the vet to get rid of the fleas. Then apply a flea treatment like exelpet every three months.
2007-11-23 16:47:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What product did you use? Most OTC flea products are junk. Try Advantage or Frontline, both of which can be used on kittens 8 weeks (2 months) or older.
2007-11-22 19:11:24 · answer #8 · answered by dukefenton 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a problem everyone encounters with their young pets. i actually had the same problem with my kitten. The best thing to do is to take him/her to the vet,if not then you could also go to the store and buy a treatment specially designed for young animals which is a spray that you spray the fur of the kitten:because kittens are too young to have a bath with all the soap which can harm their sensitive skin.
2007-11-22 15:03:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
ok give her a flea bath 2 day and 2 marrow, but preferably in the warmest time of the day(so she dosnt get sic) and then the day after 2 marrow u need 2 fog the house with flea fogger BUT U HAVE 2 B VARY CAREFUL AND LISTEN 2 INSTUCTIONS OR IT COULD GET IN SUM1'S LUNGS AND KILL THE ANIMAL OR HUMANS!!
ok set the foggers off and make sure the kitten and NO animals are in the house and dont leave anything by the fogger, it depnds on how big ur house is if u need 2 or 3 or 4 foggers, make sure u and the kitten nad all animals and humans and anything else that can get harmed by it are OUT of the house, then wen u go bac in the house open all the windows and doors to air it out so no1 gets injured by it AND MAKE SURE EVERY1 AND EVERYTHING IS OUT OF THE HOUSE FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE!!!!!!!!
then as for the cat agin put a flea colar on her so the fleas dont come bac and use a flea comb on her everyday!
-shorty
2007-11-22 13:58:36 · answer #10 · answered by Shorty 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋