My 1 Week Old Kittens Have Fleas

Other flea medications safe for kittens list 8 weeks of age as a minimum.

My 1 week old kittens have fleas. Interesting my kittens are about 9 weeks old and i took them to get treated for their shot and they had tons of flea dirt. Not only can fleas make your pet uncomfortable sore and itchy they also pose a serious health risk. Natural homeopathic or essential oil. In consultation with your vet kittens over 4 weeks old may be treated with capstar there is a minimum weight.

The preventive to treat kittens with fleas. Again newborn kittens need manual flea removal. What can we do to save and answered by a verified cat veterinarian. Mom had 5 kittens only one left.

A single application of any product is not sufficient. A few more pointers. Another concern is the mother because many medications aren t safe for use in nursing moms. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website.

Michelle august 28 2009 at 6 22 pm. If your kitten is at least 8 weeks of age or older you have lots more options to treat fleas including these topical treatments. Can be used on kittens 8 weeks or older and weighing 2 pounds or more. My kittens are 1 week old and have fleas.

A august 4 2009 at 3 24 am. To kill anything that the bath didn t completely get rid of we need a preventative. Take a wet washcloth to clean the ring behind the ears and to wash the chin and face. Cat and kitten flea treatment advice the only way to be certain that your cat does not have fleas is by using regular good quality flea control which is recommended by your vet.

When a cat has kittens fleas are attracted to young blood this is the reason they have fleas at only 1 week old but to get rid of the fleas since the kittens are too young to be applyed with any flea product dirrectly to their fur you will need to deflea the mother cat as the kittens are near mother cat the product will work on kittens without. There is no minimum weight. For very young kittens under 8 weeks the safest option is using a flea comb on them once or twice a day. The vet put advantage on them and i got a flea come but what a time trying to get the flea dirt out.

While many topical and oral flea medications can eliminate fleas in kitties even little ones older than 4 to 8 weeks of age they can t be used on those only a week old. Can be used on kittens 8 weeks or older. Dry the baby with warm towels so we don t drop their temperature too much and dry the best you can.