Caring For Your Kitten

Looking after a kitten after adopting it takes a lot of responsibilities aside from the joys of having one for a fur baby. Physical health and all.

And one of these responsibilities include making sure that your kitten is free of any fleas. Kittens are susceptible to flea anemia (which can be deadly) due to loss of blood from fleas feeding. (Source: “How To Naturally De-Flea A Kitten” by Susan Paretts; https://animals.mom.com/how-to-naturally-de-flea-a-kitten-12531883.html)

Fleas are known as small, parasitic bugs seeking a host animal and can possibly cause severe itching, discomfort and anemia. They can be seen as fast-moving, small dark, brown bugs that quickly dart through their fur. (Source: “Fleas” from Kitten Lady; http://www.kittenlady.org/fleas)

One should never use topical treatment on a newborn kitten as this may be toxic to them.

How To Get Rid Of Fleas

Treat them with dish soap bath

Giving your kitten a gentle bath with a dish soap helps kill the live fleas as well as wash away the larva and flea dirt, but with caution as baths, when done incorrectly can cause trauma to them.

Here’s a video from Kitten Lady showing few tips on how to de-flea your kitten

Source:

• “Fleas” from Kitten Lady; http://www.kittenlady.org/fleas

• How To Naturally De-Flea A Kitten” by Susan Paretts; https://animals.mom.com/how-to-naturally-de-flea-a-kitten-12531883.html