Newborn Kittens Have Fleas What Can I Do

When the fleas surface pluck them out and send down the drain.

Newborn kittens have fleas what can i do. Instead you can gently bathe newborns using a dish soap. Harsh chemicals are not safe to use on young kittens especially newborns. 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. Then remove the fleas from the kitten.

Speak to your vet about flea medications. With the baby being under 8 weeks of age we have to be careful with what we use. If the mother has fleas the kittens will have them also. Choose a mild dish soap that does not have antibacterial properties.

Every foster parent should have a flea comb. 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. 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. The preventive to treat kittens with fleas to kill anything that the bath didn t completely get rid of we need a preventative.

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. Have tweezers at your side. Bathe newborns in dish soap to remove fleas. However kittens over four weeks old can be treated with capstar.

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. My go to product is the vet kem ovitrol. Lightly spray the paper with a demister.

Most flea medications can be deadly to kittens and newborn kittens should always receive manual flea removal. Check the kitten for fleas by combing through the fur with your fingers or with a flea comb. Check with your local vet since the kittens are so young. However you can bathe them in dawn dish soap in the mean time.