2 Week Old Kittens Have Fleas

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2 week old kittens have fleas. For kittens younger than 4 weeks there is no safe medication for killing their fleas. If you find either fleas or flea dirt which appears as brown dots your kitten has fleas. An 8 week old kitten only weighs about 1 5 2 pounds. Dry the baby with warm towels so we don t drop their temperature too much and dry the best you can.

By lilmomma824 1 post 1 comment page getting rid of fleas on kittens. Check your two week old kitten for fleas by looking for small black bugs moving throughout its fur. The kittens got the fleas of the mum cat. Cats aged 14 weeks and older or which are 2 lbs may take comfortis for fleas.

2 week old kittens have fleas. The kittens spend their time sleeping and cuddling up together that means that. This is her first litter and for whatever reason she has moved them twice now. Use a flea comb to brush through the fur to locate the insects.

If i bathe. My cat had her kittens 2weeks ago and they have fleas and need to be bathed with dawn asap. Start date may 21 2014. Cibomahto how to safely remove fleas from kittens 1.

My cat had 4 babies 2 weeks ago and i looked at them and they have fleas. Cats under 6 weeks of age cannot receive chemical treatments for fleas. Take a wet washcloth to clean the ring behind the ears and to wash the chin and face. With the baby being under 8 weeks of age we have to be careful with what we use.

2 week old kittens and fleas. Capstar is a popular flea product that works within 6 hours to kill 90 of fleas and it can be used on kittens as young as 4 weeks of age and older provided the kitten weighs at least 2 pounds. Dampen the kitten s coat. I change the bedding alot so its not the bedding but how do i get the fleas away.

May 21 2014 1 i. Let sit for 2 minutes. You may also find flea eggs which appear as small white grains. To kill anything that the bath didn t completely get rid of we need a preventative.

I am guessing it s because she was protecting them. Most products are safe for use in kittens older than 8 10 weeks or over 1 5 2 pounds but every product is different. Treating 2 week old kittens for fleas. By making it impossible for fleas to infest your older cats your kitten will be less likely to suffer from fleas again.

Okay this is my first time doing any of this so please bear with me. 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. Recently my cat got pregnant. First dampen the kitten s coat with warm not hot water.

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 preventive to treat kittens with fleas. While capstar is fast acting and effective at killing fleas keep in mind that the effect only lasts for 24 hours. Joined may 21 2014 messages 11 reaction score 3.