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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / May 2007Fleas on Newborns -- Advantage Kill Them?
My newborn kittens have fleas! I've treated the mother with Advantage. Would the little kitties die if I put just one drop on them? I know the directions say only for kittens over six weeks. jji << Would the little kitties die if I put just one drop on them? I know the directions say only for kittens over six weeks. >> Don't do it, they might die and then you would feel awful (I would hope). Call the vet and ask what to do about them. They're probably even too little to be bathed or flea-combed. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) >My newborn kittens have fleas! I've treated the mother with Advantage. >Would the little kitties die if I put just one drop on them? I know the >directions say only for kittens over six weeks. You can put a couple of drops on the bedding around them. I also use a tiny flea comb and comb/pluck the fleas off of them. >>My newborn kittens have fleas! I've treated the mother with >>Advantage. Would the little kitties die if I put just one drop on >>them? I know the directions say only for kittens over six weeks. > > You can put a couple of drops on the bedding around them. I also use a > tiny flea comb and comb/pluck the fleas off of them. Good advice. Plus, keep a glass of water on hand with a drop of Dawn in the water and dip the flea comb as you comb so the fleas drown.  SignatureCheryl > >>My newborn kittens have fleas! I've treated the mother with > >>Advantage. Would the little kitties die if I put just one drop on [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Good advice. Plus, keep a glass of water on hand with a drop of Dawn in the > water and dip the flea comb as you comb so the fleas drown. My vet said NOT to use the Dawn (or any other dish detergent) when using a flea comb on kittens - it might make them sick. You may not think so, but they do lick each other while they're all cuddled up in their nest. When I had to flea comb Weeble (he was abandoned by his mama when a day or two old) I would crush the flea(s) with my fingernail while they were still stuck in the comb, then pluck them out and drop them in the glass of water. Also, be prepared for the water to turn 'bloody' when you wash out the flea comb - you'll get lots of flea droppings in the comb as well and it's basically like dried blood. SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep circa Mon, 17 May 2004 03:03:16 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Magic Mood Jeep? (nobody@nowhere.net) said, > When I > had to flea comb Weeble (he was abandoned by his mama when a day or two old) Love the name. :-) Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. > My vet said NOT to use the Dawn (or any other dish detergent) when > using a flea comb on kittens - it might make them sick. You may not > think so, but they do lick each other while they're all cuddled up in > their nest. Thanks for the correction. I didn't know this. :) SignatureCheryl Eeek! I wouldn't do that without consulting a vet. And I still wouldn't do it. Advantage is meant to dispurse across a cat's skin via the oil glands. Soaking it into the bedding only presents a highly toxic area for a newborn to crawl across or worse suckle. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus Cats > >My newborn kittens have fleas! I've treated the mother with Advantage. > >Would the little kitties die if I put just one drop on them? I know the > >directions say only for kittens over six weeks. > > You can put a couple of drops on the bedding around them. I also use a tiny > flea comb and comb/pluck the fleas off of them. You need to find a safe way to get rid of the fleas quickly. If you don't, the fleas will take so much blood from the kittens that they will die. What does the vet recommend? -MIKE >You need to find a safe way to get rid of the fleas quickly. If you >don't, the fleas will take so much blood from the kittens that they will >die. Absolutely. Flea anemia can kill a newborn kitten very fast. The OP might check the color of thekittens' mouths and make sure they aren't anemic already. Sherry >Eeek! I wouldn't do that without consulting a vet. And I still wouldn't >do it. Advantage is meant to dispurse across a cat's skin via the oil >glands. Soaking it into the bedding only presents a highly toxic area for >a newborn to crawl across or worse suckle. > >Sharon Talbert Double eek. I wouldn't do it either. The only surefire safe method IMO is the "pick and squish" method. It's time-consuming, but it can be done. Get a flea comb, and plan to spend a fair amount of time picking them off by hand. Sherry > My newborn kittens have fleas! I've treated the mother with Advantage. > Would the little kitties die if I put just one drop on them? I know the > directions say only for kittens over six weeks. I'm with MacCandace, don't do advantage on the kittens. My veterinarian's recept staff once recommended Frontline for at least pregnant and nursing mothers, but...well, ask about. Jerry there probably had a good idea. Another thing you can do is sprinkle borax powder around the kindle for a few yards. It won't kill the fleas in there, but it will keep any in the carpet out (and kill any that contact it). That brings up another issue. Anyone else have good ideas for flea repellant where there are infant kittens at stake? SignatureDennis Carr - ke6isf@spamcop.net | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But I have more fun that way. ------------------------------------+------------------------------- >> My newborn kittens have fleas! I've treated the mother with Advantage. >> Would the little kitties die if I put just one drop on them? I know the [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >:( I have the same problem!! We got a three month old cat from my friend and she was covered in fleas! But even worse, she was pregnant! So now we have 6 cats covered in fleas!! Im thinking about using baby wipes w/ aloe, but i dunno. My suggestion would be to search on google 'fleas on newborn kittens' ;) >> My newborn kittens have fleas! I've treated the mother with Advantage. >> Would the little kitties die if I put just one drop on them? I know the [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >That brings up another issue. Anyone else have good ideas for flea >repellant where there are infant kittens at stake? |
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