My 1 Week Old Kittens Have Fleas

Michelle august 28 2009 at 6 22 pm.

My 1 week old kittens have fleas. Natural homeopathic or essential oil. Not only can fleas make your pet uncomfortable sore and itchy they also pose a serious health risk. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. My kittens are 1 week old and have fleas.

In consultation with your vet kittens over 4 weeks old may be treated with capstar there is a minimum weight. Another concern is the mother because many medications aren t safe for use in nursing moms. A single application of any product is not sufficient. For very young kittens under 8 weeks the safest option is using a flea comb on them once or twice a day.

Interesting my kittens are about 9 weeks old and i took them to get treated for their shot and they had tons of flea dirt. While many topical and oral flea medications can eliminate fleas in kitties even little ones older than 4 to 8 weeks of age they can t be used on those only a week old. What can we do to save and answered by a verified cat veterinarian. Other flea medications safe for kittens list 8 weeks of age as a minimum.

Cat and kitten flea treatment advice the only way to be certain that your cat does not have fleas is by using regular good quality flea control which is recommended by your vet. To kill anything that the bath didn t completely get rid of we need a preventative. Take a wet washcloth to clean the ring behind the ears and to wash the chin and face. Mom had 5 kittens only one left.

Again newborn kittens need manual flea removal. Dry the baby with warm towels so we don t drop their temperature too much and dry the best you can. Can be used on kittens 8 weeks or older and weighing 2 pounds or more. If your kitten is at least 8 weeks of age or older you have lots more options to treat fleas including these topical treatments.

Bathing your kitten is another pretty safe and effective option to help your kitten get rid. A august 4 2009 at 3 24 am. Can be used on kittens 8 weeks or older. The vet put advantage on them and i got a flea come but what a time trying to get the flea dirt out.

Give your kitten a bath. When a cat has kittens fleas are attracted to young blood this is the reason they have fleas at only 1 week old but to get rid of the fleas since the kittens are too young to be applyed with any flea product dirrectly to their fur you will need to deflea the mother cat as the kittens are near mother cat the product will work on kittens without. A few more pointers.