Newborn Kittens Have Fleas What Can I Do

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Newborn kittens have fleas what can i do. Choose a mild dish soap that does not have antibacterial properties. Some methods for getting fleas off of pets such as flea combing and bathing will only kill the adult fleas on your kitten they don t prevent new fleas from jumping on them. However kittens over four weeks old can be treated with capstar. The preventive to treat kittens with fleas to kill anything that the bath didn t completely get rid of we need a preventative.

Speak to your vet about flea medications. Most flea medications can be deadly to kittens and newborn kittens should always receive manual flea removal. My cat just had babies and now they are infested with fleas because she had a few fleas that stayed alive even after i had treated her with a lice treatment she has 5 kittens and they all have fleas they re under only one week old and i was wondering if there are some home remedies i can do to get ride of the fleas because i m scared the fleas will kill them. However you can bathe them in dawn dish soap in the mean time.

Check with your local vet since the kittens are so young. Then remove the fleas from the kitten. You may see active live fleas which will appear as fast moving small dark brown bugs that quickly dart through the fur seeking refuge in the cat s face belly and armpits. If the mother has fleas the kittens will have them also.

And because fleas have a complex life cycle they don t need to live on your pets to survive as eggs larvae and pupae. Look for small red brown specks which leave red stains caused blood in flea feces. This product will kill adult fleas on your cat but not their offspring. Bathe newborns in dish soap to remove fleas.

If you are removing fleas from a newborn kitten. Stand your cat on a white piece of paper move your hand in the opposite direction of the hair growth to dislodge flea droppings and eggs. A kitten s body is small so there isn t a large area to cover and you should be able to remove the fleas with your fingers or tweezers easily. Every foster parent should have a flea comb.

Lightly spray the paper with a demister. Check the kitten for fleas by combing through the fur with your fingers or with a flea comb. Have tweezers at your side. With the baby being under 8 weeks of age we have to be careful with what we use.