Orphaned Kitty Flea Problem
Aida, TX
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RE: Orphaned Kitty Flea Problem
My mom used to use vinegar in my hair when we ran out of conditioner. It softens your hair... and I know this may be weird, but I like the smell of it! It isn't toxic or people wouldn't use it when dying eggs, then eating the eggs! That is also what makes pickles! So if the vinegar thing works.Go for it!
Post by Donna89
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little kittens need no medication for their fleas, just bathe them in a vinegar,dishsoap,water combo and dry them then comb them they love the attention and it will discipline them to be bathed and groomed.. if they don't like the bath.....washcloth and saturate them...(not the fact) q-tip their ears first so the fleas don't hide there.... be blessed animal lovers..... they are God's creation also :)
Post by SendRoses
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I have a 5 week old kitten as well. She has fleas. I tried the Dawn dish soap trick and it got rid of a lot of the fleas but not all of them. I'm constantly combing her to get them off, but I need something that is more effective. Any ideas?
Post By Brittany (Guest Post)
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Please indicate how much brewers yeast is to be added to about 1/4 a can of cat food, thank you.
Post By joanne. (Guest Post)
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Perhaps you should use brewer's yeast in the food, the fleas do not like the odor from your pets skin, I realize you have a problem, which is hopefully rectified by now. As a preventitive measure use the brewer's yeast or garlic. hope this helps you or someone else looking at these posts.
Post By caroline (Guest Post)
how 2 feed a kitten at 5 wks no mother
how do I feed a kitten at 5 wks no mother.
Editor's Note: Get some kitten chow or food at the grocery store or pet shop. You will probably want to soften it some for the first week or two but at 5 weeks the kitten should do pretty well.
Post By louise (Guest Post)
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Um, I have put vinegar in my bathwater. I have used it when my scalp itches like crazy and won't stop. I am still alive. My skin is fine. I got it in my eyes and it burned, but not for long.
Post by Anonymous
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I was saddened to learn that someone would bathe with nothing but vinegar. If it will clean sinks and disposals - would you bathe with it yourself?
Have you tasted water with vinegar in it? Do you know that vinegar kills bacteria. What if it distroys all the good bateria in your pets colon? If vinegar was helpful for the skin, it would be in every cosmetic around. It would be a real cheap preservative for the cosmetic industry.
Post By Nell Liquorman (Guest Post)
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One of the most effective ways to get fleas out of your home is to leave a bowl of soapy water under a nightlight in several rooms. The fleas are drawn to the light and then drown in the water.
We had a recent infestation and it took care of the ones in our house without having to spray.
Any shampoo will kill fleas if left on long enough. I think it is about 5 minutes?
Yvonne
Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)
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visit this site: http://www.liquorman.net/keepfleasoff/
Also, look for this article, GOT FLEAS?, widely published on the web. Just search these three words: got fleas liquorman
Then pick a sight to read it.
Editor's Note: This post is by the author of the booklet.
We haven't read it so can't recommend it.
Post By Nell Liquorman (Guest Post)
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I just found a 4 week old kitten, when I took him to be check he also had flees. The vet said the best thing to do is comb comb comb. She also said in the uk they spray a towel LIGHTLY and wrap the kitten, keep his head out and hold him like that for no more than 5 min. I did it and then combed him. I think it did the trick but I was scared to do it and would not do it again. It was too stressful for me and the baby!
Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)
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I too have a small kitten w/ flea problems and I read on this site about dawn soap. It worked. As I was bathing the kitty all of them stopped moving, I then picked them off and shazam he was itch free, for a day. I cant give him a bath everyday. So I comb and comb. but this is getting old. HELP what more can I do?
Post by LISADAWN
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You can give Avon's Skin So Soft a try it worked on my mothers dog and kitten. Also it is save for human babbies so it won't hurt your pet. It also works for skin problems on your pet too. If you go to my web site it tells you how to make a dip or you can just spray them down and wash it off. www.youravon.com/jenniferandrews click on why I love. Good Luck
Post By Jenn (Guest Post)
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USE olive oil for any kitten no matter what age.
Use a lot! Leave it on a couple of hours, you don't have to rinse it off, if there is no mom to lick it clean, you can rub with a towel, fleas can't breath..gets rid of lice and ticks too.
Start with inside the ears first and avoid eyes and mouth.
DO NOT ADD any essential oils like cedar or tea tree or peppermint. these can cause pneumonia or seizures and ultimately death.
Olive oil doesn't burn and leaves coat and skin healthy.
Treat mom's who lick kittens clean with piperazine (worm remedy easily purchased at any retail store. however NEVER treat already ill cats with wormer!
CDC recommends this olive oil treatment for humans with head lice as some lice is resistant to commercial chemical preparations sold over the counter!
Post by creeksend
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I have an orphaned kitten who is 5 weeks old right now! I got him a week ago. He was flea ridden and I got the best tip to rid him of fleas that worked wonders. Someone from Petco told me to bathe him with the orininal blue Dawn dishsoap and use a flea comb while drying the kitten and after to help get them off. The soap evidently paralyzes the fleas. Hope this helps. I'm going to try it on my 3 year old Corgi dog soon.
Post By Linda in Portland (Guest Post)
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Just left feedback and then remembered something else that may be the solution to the age problem. I had a dog that once got a terrible infestation. They were in the house, so everytime I bathed her, she got covered again. I bought a lice comb at Wal-Mart that was battery operated and is supposed to disrupt the nervous system of lice and nits. I combed her with it twice a day for about a week and the fleas were gone.
Post By Jessi (Guest Post)
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Most flea medication and shampoos are not safe for kittens so young. If you find a shampoo for kittens, I have a solution for the flea in the ear problem. Put the shampoo around your kittens ears first, this will keep them from heading for the ear first. When I bathe my cats or dogs, I start with a shampoo ring around their necks, because I have seen fleas crawl in eyes and noses during baths. There may be fleas already on their heads, but at least the rest can't migrate. It seems that the fleas should be able to just jump over the shampoo, but they don't. I guess their instinct is to burrow in for safety.
Post By Jessi (Guest Post)
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just an fyi stay away from HARTZ flea medication. it can kill your cat, young and old. it can cause less serious reactions sush as seizures and serious stomach upset as well.
Post By heather (Guest Post)
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Take your kitten to a vet. A five week old kitten is too young to be away from its mother. You are harming the kitten by not having it checked at the vet. Flea medicine is powerful, poisonous - remember, it has to kill fleas - and applied incorrectly, can harm a 5-week old kitten. Don't play God!! TAke the kitten to a vet.
Post By Rita Ross (Guest Post)
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Aida,
is that really your name? I had never heard it
or seen it spelled that way except for my
mother....
It is a pretty name.
Annie
Post by meoowmom
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careful not too use flea meds on young kittens or dogs.....the amount needed to kill the fleas may also kill the animal when it absorbs through the skin and gets into the blood stream.....look up some natural remedies on the internet, call a vet for advice a call shouldn't cost $ and do alot of outside combing....
Post By Barbie (Guest Post)
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Hi Aida, Tx
Below are some websites and the info I found regarding pets and fleas....GOOD LUCK!!!
J.A.G. (Just A Guest)
http://frugalliving.about.com/cs/tips/a/blvinpets_3.htm
My Chihuahua puppy had tons of fleas and nothing was working to get rid of them. I gave her bath in nothing but white vinegar (from a spray bottle) and a little baking soda. I literally saw the fleas rinse off her and down the drain. It also made her coat very soft and shiny. No, she didn't smell of vinegar when done.
http://www.ecocycle.org/hazwaste/recipes.cfm
Pets
Feed your pet one tablet (or 1 tbsp.) brewers yeast daily to give the skin a scent that fleas avoid.
Place cedar chips around bedding area.
Comb with flea comb.
http://frugalliving.about.com/cs/tips/a/blvinpets_2.htm
You can use vinegar for fleas on puppies too young for regular flea products. Straight white vinegar applied with a cotton ball, keep from nose and eyes. I warm it a little bit first, the puppies don't seem to mind the smell and their coats are so soft.
I got a new puppy just covered in fleas. The store bought flea killers were for older puppies. We used apple vinegar to dip him in and rinsed him off with water. It did the trick.
Years ago, I put vinegar in my two dogs drinking water. I had never seen a flea. Start with only a little, so they will get used to the taste. I am now doing it to my Siamese cats. No fleas.
Post By Guest (Guest Post)
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Take kitten to vet. Young kittens (cats, too) are sensitive to flea meds (the ones for dogs you find in stores can kill them, apparently -- my friend's kitten died from having seizures due to a flea collar). Vets have flea medicines that are specifically for kittens and they can tell you if the kitten is old enough for treatment or not. They also will have a cat ear cleaning solution that you can gently squirt in the ears that will make the fleas come out or at least drown them.
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