2 Week Old Kitten Has Fleas

By making it impossible for fleas to infest your older cats your kitten will be less likely to suffer from fleas again.

2 week old kitten has fleas. The kittens got the fleas of the mum cat. Izaya tcs member thread starter. I found two kittens abandoned on two days ago and they were covered in fleas i believe they are somewhere between 2 3 weeks old. May 21 2014 1 i.

The best options for getting rid of fleas on kittens depends on their age and weight. 2 week old kittens have fleas. My cat had 4 babies 2 weeks ago and i looked at them and they have fleas. 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 either fleas or flea dirt which appears as brown dots your kitten has fleas. Take a wet washcloth to clean the ring behind the ears and to wash the chin and face. Cats under 6 weeks of age cannot receive chemical treatments for fleas. Again newborn kittens need manual flea removal.

You may also find flea eggs which appear as small white grains. In consultation with your vet kittens over 4 weeks old may be treated with capstar there is a minimum weight requirement. 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. I have 2 bigger cats and 5 little 2 week old kittens.

Recently my cat got pregnant. The kittens are covered in fleas and i don t know what to do. However i am unsure and was wondering how to get rid of fle read more. Are there any safe methods to get rid of the fleas.

Cats aged 14 weeks and older or which are 2 lbs may take comfortis for fleas. Also can i use flea powder in the rooms the kittens aren t in. An 8 week old kitten only weighs about 1 5 2 pounds. Let sit for 2 minutes.

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 date may 21 2014. Joined may 21 2014 messages 11 reaction score 3.

Okay this is my first time doing any of this so please bear with me. Check your two week old kitten for fleas by looking for small black bugs moving throughout its fur. The preventive to treat kittens with fleas. The kittens spend their time sleeping and cuddling up together that means that.

My kittens are 3 weeks old and they were covered in fleas as well as the mom cat and i gave all of them a bath with dawn soap the mom did not reject them at all make sure that you vacuum all the areas that the kittens and the mama cat are and make sure that you vacuum and sweep regularly and after i took them a bath i had to pick out all of the dead fleas from their coat and to be honest all. Use a flea comb to brush through the fur to locate the insects. To kill anything that the bath didn t completely get rid of we need a preventative. Or will the mama take the powder with her when she walks on the floor.

2 week old kittens and fleas. With the baby being under 8 weeks of age we have to be careful with what we use.