Newborn Kittens With Fleas

Bathing your kitten is another pretty safe and effective option to help your kitten get rid of fleas.

Newborn kittens with fleas. Normally kittens under 8 weeks are tiny and need to be kept warm and in a confined space. This application kills the adult fleas but not their offspring. Give your kitten a bath. Other flea medications safe for kittens list 8 weeks of age as a minimum.

Blood sucking parasites can be fatal to kittens as they can cause anemia or a low red blood cell count or carry lyme disease. Fleas hate it but it is safe for your pet. Apply a new layer with a towel every couple of days. Just get the original blue formula.

This will allow you to physically remove the adult fleas without exposing your young kitten to potentially toxic ingredients in products. One old myth says that kittens can be born with fleas but this is not true. For very young kittens under 8 weeks the safest option is using a flea comb on them once or twice a day. However if the queen has fleas or if there are fleas on other pets or soft furnishings in the home kittens can catch fleas pretty much immediately after they are born.

Placing the seresto collar in the confined space will apply what is needed as. Then rub the towel over the baby kitten being sure not to get it in its eyes ears or mouth. Take a dry hand towel and spray the ovitrol or other flea tick spray and cover the towel. Carefully remove fleas from the kitten s coat and drop into the bowl of water to drown the flea.

When the fleas surface pluck them out and send down the drain. Brush your cat with the flea comb to easily remove a great number of fleas. Be very thorough as you search and try to remove every last one of them. Newborn kittens with fleas or ticks should be treated immediately.

Keep the kitten away from any flea drugs or chemicals. I ve gone as far as putting a seresto collar in the bed with the baby. Follow these safety tips. Until kittens are old enough for flea treatments to be used it will be necessary to manually remove fleas as well as treat the mother and decontaminate the home.

The best way to treat fleas is to make a warm bath of just water. Use both the flea comb and the tweezers to find and eliminate the fleas from your kitten s fur. Fill a bowl with dawn and warm water. However most professional flea and tick products contain toxic ingredients that can be fatal to kittens.

Once they are wet get some dawn dish soap. Use a flea comb. Again newborn kittens need manual flea removal. In consultation with your vet kittens over 4 weeks old may be treated with capstar there is a minimum weight requirement.