Safe Remedy Of Fleas On Kitten

Striving to rid an infestation fleas on kitten in the home takes patience as for every flea found on the animal. These insects are blood-sucking pests that result to the cat's pathophysiologic state creating nuisance.resulting to anemia in the later stage.

One of the most upsetting stage of a kitten is having an anemia. This condition results from blood loss derived from sucking of blood. Less symptoms felt are scratching, allergic dermatitis, parasitic infestations and Lyme disease.

Flea powders, flea rinses, flea collars and other chemicals are often recommended but are far too dangerous to use for kittens younger than 8 weeks of age.

Cedar oil, a non toxic natural substance, has been effectively proven to eradicate infestations in pets. Unfortunately, cedar oil and other essential oils are still harmful on kittens most especially to the very young ones. Their body systems is not yet fully developed to handle such metabolism, thus eventually kill them.

By using a dishwashing detergent and warm water, bathing your kitten with such is the safest solution to this problem. Detergent soaps such as Ajax, Dawn, or Ivory are used. The principle is breaking the surface tension of the water that would keep them submerged and drown.

Using the sink or tub, fill in with warm water and test the temperature. Immerse the kitten up to his neck and wet his face and head with a face washer. Then lift him out and place him on a towel. Gently massage in the detergent all over his body including the head part, being careful not to get soap in his eyes. Put him back to the water for a few minutes avoiding to get cold.

Afterwards, manually pick off remaining fleas while the kitten is still damp after his bath. Using a flea comb, put some Vaseline on the base of the comb's teeth to stop the fleas from escaping the comb while running it all through his body. You can have a cup of very hot water ready to drop the fleas into as you catch them, or put the captured fleas on the sticky side of a tape.

In addition, the best advise to treat kitten fleas is to treat the mother cat as well with a top spot flea treatment such as Revolution, Advantage, or Frontline as long as you have your vet's consent to do so. According to the literature supplied, these Parasiticide products are topical medications applied to the skin of the cat and are safe for use on pregnant or lactating cats. Apart from fleas, it is also used to treat and prevent ear mite infestation, sarcoptic mange, roundworm, hookworm, and heartworm.