Fleas On Kittens 9 Weeks Old

Unfortunately as soon kittens are born fleas can infest them.

Fleas on kittens 9 weeks old. Dry the baby with warm towels so we don t drop their temperature too much and dry the best you can. The best advice to prevent fleas on new born kittens is to treat the mother cat with a top spot flea treatment such as advantage advocate frontline or revolution. Gently massage in the dawn detergent. If you are removing fleas from a newborn kitten.

To kill anything that the bath didn t completely get rid of we need a preventative. Dear c fleas can be an irritating problem but there are simple home remedies for fleas in kittens in grandma s arsenal. Cats under 6 weeks of age cannot receive chemical treatments for fleas. I give him regular baths every week or 2 and by the time he is due for a bath he has a lot of fleas on him just in that amount of time.

Also never use medication designed for dogs or adult cats these could be deadly to a kitten. Then put him back in the water for a rinse. Next you should manually remove the fleas from the kittens. Typically flea products haven t been tested on kittens younger or smaller than that so they may contain doses that are too high for very young tiny kittens.

I rescued my kitten at about 5 or 6 weeks old he is now 10 or 11 weeks old my question is can i put flea drops on him now even though the drops say to do so at 12 weeks. Cats aged 14 weeks and older or which are 2 lbs may take comfortis for fleas. Fleas can remove enough blood to make kittens anemic so confirm that the kittens gums are pink. Fleas are small parasitic bugs that seek a host animal such as a kitten and can cause severe itching discomfort and anemia.

Fleas from the mother cat will spread to the kittens. An 8 week old kitten only weighs about 1 5 2 pounds. If not contact your veterinarian right away for advice. Take a wet washcloth to clean the ring behind the ears and to wash the chin and face.

The fleas are not silly and will head for the high dry ground of the head area. Most products are safe for use in kittens older than 8 10 weeks or over 1 5 2 pounds but every product is different. The preventive to treat kittens with fleas. Kittens are especially delicate and some flea treatments are not safe.

The best options for getting rid of fleas on kittens depends on their age and weight. Q grandma i have 2 four month old kittens and we have tried salt on the floor dawn dish soap baths and the natural garlic brewers yeast tablets mixed with food yet they are still teaming with fleas. Because kittens bodies are so small they are at a high risk of flea anemia due to the loss of blood from the fleas feeding. By making it impossible for fleas to infest your older cats your kitten will be less likely to suffer from fleas again.

For this reason flea infestations should be taken seriously and treatment should not be delayed. Please suggest alternatives for my pets. And because fleas carry tapeworms watch for rice like dried tapeworm segments at the rectum or in the stool over the next several weeks.