My One Week Old Kittens Have Fleas

Place the kitten on a warm soft towel and use a flea comb to find any remaining fleas on its coat.

My one week old kittens have fleas. Cats under 6 weeks of age cannot receive chemical treatments for fleas. It s been touch and go as the people that brought her into the clinic saw her get tossed out of a car window. However flea control medications must not be used on very young kittens. I feel sad because i don t think they know how to scratch yet and i tried getting them out with my fingers but those things just keep getting deeper into it s fur.

This poor baby hit her face and had her lip pulled away from her jaw. Again newborn kittens need manual flea removal. It takes 4 hours for the fleas on your pet to die and there are constantly new baby fleas hatching out and jumping on your pet from your floors. By making it impossible for fleas to infest your older cats your kitten will be less likely to suffer from fleas again.

These products not only kill fleas on your kitten but can prevent new fleas from hitching a ride on your pet. To help the fleas stick to the comb coat it with a natural vegetable oil as needed. If you find a flea on the comb dip the comb into the bowl of alcohol to kill the flea. Other flea medications safe for kittens list 8 weeks of age as a minimum.

This application kills the adult fleas but not their offspring. Start a topical treatment when your kitten is old enough once kittens are 8 10 weeks and over 1 5 2 pounds they can safely receive appropriate topical flea treatments. Or is there another way to remove the bug. I don t want it hurting the cat so i was wondering if it would be too early to use anti flea shampoo on them.

Cats aged 14 weeks and older or which are 2 lbs may take comfortis for fleas. Even newborn kittens can get fleas which are often spread from the mother cat to the kitten. 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. Ninety percent of the time i end up having to treat these kittens with fleas and it can be difficult to find a one time product for those under 8 weeks of age.

Vacuum all the carpets floors furniture and. In consultation with your vet kittens over 4 weeks old may be treated with capstar there is a minimum weight requirement.