Fleas On Kittens 5 Weeks Old

How to give your 5 week old kitten a flea treatment bath your kitten may probably not need frequent bathing if she has been indoors for a few weeks.

Fleas on kittens 5 weeks old. If this doesn t help take the kittens to a vet. Meanwhile use a flea comb on the kittens at least once a day. Fill your sink or tub with warm water. Cats under 6 weeks of age cannot receive chemical treatments for fleas.

To help the fleas stick to the comb coat it with a natural vegetable oil as needed. Cats aged 14 weeks and older or which are 2 lbs may take comfortis for fleas. At six weeks they are old enough to be. Please suggest alternatives for my pets.

Many breeders bathe their cats in dawn. Dawn dishwashing soap is very effective and it kills fleas quickly. Then remove the fleas from the kitten. Dear c fleas can be an irritating problem but there are simple home remedies for fleas in kittens in grandma s arsenal.

The safest way to treat a kitten under 6 weeks of age for fleas is to bathe him using warm water and dawn dishwashing detergent and then to manually pick off remaining fleas. For the past couple of days i ve been taking care of a 3 week old kitten. However the same can t be said for a rescued 5 week kitty. It s been touch and go as the people that brought her into the clinic saw her get tossed out of a car window.

It will be time to take the kittens to a vet and start their shots anyway. 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. The best options for getting rid of fleas on kittens depends on their age and weight. Place the kitten on a warm soft towel and use a flea comb to find any remaining fleas on its coat.

This poor baby hit her face and had her lip. By making it impossible for fleas to infest your older cats your kitten will be less likely to suffer from fleas again. A rescued kitten would require brushing grooming and bathing for her to be free of fleas and dirt. Follow the advice of your vet.

Kittens are especially delicate and some flea treatments are not safe. For very young kittens the comb may actually be too large. Most products are safe for use in kittens older than 8 10 weeks or over 1 5 2 pounds but every product is different. If you find a flea on the comb dip the comb into the bowl of alcohol to kill the flea.

Because of newborn kittens. Next week they will be six weeks old. Also never use medication designed for dogs or adult cats these could be deadly to a kitten. 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.

Continue to comb your kitten s coat until you have inspected all areas of its body. 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. The vet may be able to safely use some products off label on your kittens. An 8 week old kitten only weighs about 1 5 2 pounds.