What To Do When 2 Week Old Kittens Have Fleas

So i knew she had fleas along with my other animals.

What to do when 2 week old kittens have fleas. Most products are safe for use in kittens older than 8 10 weeks or over 1 5 2 pounds but every product is different. She about 6 months old when i got her. But now i got 2 week old kittens and she had seven of them and 3 died in three days but at night.

It s been touch and go as the people that brought her into the clinic saw her get tossed out of a car window. Fleas do not just exist on your cats and kittens. For kittens younger than 4 weeks there is no safe medication for killing their fleas.

However most professional flea and tick products contain toxic ingredients that can be fatal to kittens. Are there any safe methods to get rid of the fleas. You ll have to pick the fleas out.

Dampen the kitten s coat. Check your two week old kitten for fleas by looking for small black bugs moving throughout its fur. How do young kittens get fleas.

An 8 week old kitten only weighs about 1 5 2 pounds. I have 2 bigger cats and 5 little 2 week old kittens. Use a flea comb to brush through the fur to locate the insects.

Newborn kittens with fleas or ticks should be treated immediately. First dampen the kitten s coat with warm not hot water. One old myth says that kittens can be born with fleas but this is not true.