Kitten with fleas

Fleas :-(

Of the two dogs, only one had been scratching and we found some bites. None of the cats seem to have fleas at all. One of my cats is almost all white and I don't see a fleck on her. We treated all the animals and the carpets.

My problem is the kitten. I saw a flea on her neck and I can see the black specks throughout her neck. The doctor recommended I give her a bath using Johnsons Baby shampoo. This was my first cat bath experience.




Don't worry...I continued to dry her after this picture was taken and it was a very warm day

Here I am 3 days later though and I just saw 2 fleas in her neck again. Can anyone recommend something else I can do. Are there any products that can be used on kittens under 12 weeks of age?

Thank you!

 

Hi. What a cute Kitten you have. :mrgreen: I have two kittens (Romeo and Juliet). I get Advantage flea drops for kittens from my vet and place it behind their neck once a month. It works very well. The fleas stop biting within 5 minutes and are killed within 24 hours. My vet sells single dose advantage for $14 (U.S.). However, there are some vets that sell it for $10 (U.S). If you decide to get the Advantage, don't buy it online or at a pet shop, even though it is cheaper, as many of these are counterfeit and can harm our fur animals.

 

Thanks for the quick reply Chessmind!

I just called my vet but they said the don't sell any flea products for kittens under 12 weeks of age. He said I could only give her a bath 2-3 times a week. Apparently the Baby shampoo drowns the fleas. I'm supposed to wet her, put the shampoo on, then wait ten minutes before I rinse her off. Poor thing. She is so good though. I had her in the kitchen sink and she actually seemed to enjoy it a bit. She just stood there under the faucet and let me rinse her off no problem.

Your Romeo an Juliet are gorgeous! :0022: They were my first vote on the picture poll.

 

Lol. Thanks. :mrgreen: All the pics in the photo contest are so cute, I want to vote for all of them!

I'm not sure what you can use. I suppose you could just do what your vet is suggesting until your kitten is 12 weeks. How old is the kitten now? Perhaps other members will have some advice for you.

 

p.s. Use a flea comb on your kitten. This gets fleas out pretty well. Then flush the fleas down the toilet. You could do this 1-2 times a day. I'm sure that would help.

 

I'm not sure how old she is. This is the kitten that was thrown from a car 2 weeks ago. We are guessing she is about 9 weeks old now. I finally got to take out of quarantine on Wednesday!!!!! All her tests came back negative!! YIPEEEEE!! She is playing so well with the other 4 cats and has found a special friend with one of my dogs who lets her use her nose as a swatting toy

I keep trying to use the flea comb but she thinks I'm playing with her which makes it most difficult for me to comb. I'll have to wait until she is sleeping to try again. And speaking of........the cutie is sound asleep on my lap as I type. Now...how the heck do I get the comb from the other room...lol

 

Poor kitty. She's so cute! Keep combing and shampooing! Kill them all, kill all the little fleas. Should I feel sorry for the fleas? Some of them are very tough. When Pooky and Pumpkin had them yrs ago, I saw a flea survive the washing machine and the dryer. They sure are scary! :mrgreen:

 

are you also treating your carpeting and furniture? This might be why they just don't seem to go away. You probably get them off her and they come back. The kittens I fostered were treated with something before I got them from the shelter and they were only 5 weeks old. Unfortunately I don't have their info any longer but I do believe Revolution was used on them. They were born outside and had fleas so the shelter that had them had to treat them all and I never saw a flea on them.

 

found my info (I made copies) they were treated with Revolution at the shelter when they were 4 weeks old

 

I had this same problem when I got footsie.

My solution:

1. I combed him with a flea comb every single day. At the time he loved to be combed. I'd have a bowl of water handy and try to drown the fleas as I caught them.
2. I vacuumed the carpets and funiture in all the rooms that he was in every single day. I didn't let him in my bedroom becuase I didn't want the trouble of vacuuming under the bed, and changing the sheets everyday.
3. I confined him to the carpetless bathroom when I wasn't at home so that he wouldn't be getting fleas and thier eggs all over.
4. At the time he slept in a cardboard box with a towel in it. I changed the towel every day.

I did this for 4 weeks. After that my combing sessions wouldn't yeild any fleas so I switched everything to every other day for the last week before he was finally able to be treated with advantage.