Fleas

[Hessleigh]

Is their anything else you can use other than flea shampoo to iradicte this little problem from kittens.

My new kitten is riddled with fleas and i'm worried he may become sick, I dnt want to use the flea drops as he is only 7 weeks old and the flea shampoo makes him sore.

We have wormed him and bathed him and changed his diet as he is already a sickly kitten as he was taken away from his mother too early so we rescued him.
The last thing I want is to make him worse off.

Any idea's would be a great help.

We are currently waiting to take him to the vets but would love a solution in the mean time.

[RATTER14]

Dont waste your money on these flea treatments, get you kitten to the vet, you say you are waiting to take it to the vets, you shouldnt need to wait! your vet should see your cat the same or at least the next day. The flea treatment you buy in the shops etc have a very low success rate, cheaper in the long run to get the correct stuff from the vets.

[RATTER14]

The other thing you could try, is covering kitten in baby oil, and combing with flea comb or similar, the baby oil wont harm the cat, but will suffocate fleas, worth a try, but don't forget its bedding will also be infested, either throw it or boil wash it, good luck.

[Noweia]

Yep, a flea comb will work in the meantime!

Poor kitten!

How did the kit pick up the fleas? From another cat or from outside? Don't forget to treat the house as well as treating the animal - only 5% of a flea population is on the animal at any one time, the rest are in the environment (ie the house/garden!)

[lankeela]

Ask your vet for Frontline spray - it is safe for kittens from 2 weeks old and is the only thing that you should use on one so young.

[sophie_1003]

once the fleas have been eradicated, apply tea tree oil to the back of the kittens neck regularly this should keep them at bay

[felinechums]

Definitely agree with IanKeela - Frontline spray is the best (and safest) for small kittens

[divegirl]

Hi, try Johnson's 4 Flea tablets.....start to work in 15 mins.....purrrrfect

[Hessleigh]

Thanx for some great idea's,

We already have 2 other cats and they are clean from fleas, but just incase they have all been treated we have ripped up the livingroom carpets and binned the bedding hopefully we shouldn't have any more problems.

We believe the Kitten (which is now named Phantom) picked up the flea's from being kicked outside pretty much stright away.

Again a big thank for all imput