| I need some home remedies and ideas for how to get rid of fleas on small kittens. Kathy | |
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| Kittens with Fleas | 07/23/2005 |
| I just had the same problem and this is what worked for me: I too had read to use salt to take care of fleas. The salt dehydrates them and thus kills them. You sprinkle it over your carpets in the same manner that you would carpet powder, and leave it sit for the day, paying close attention to the area around doorways and the bedding. Vacuum that evening or the next morning. I did this then I bathed them in joy diswashing liquid with actual lemon extracts...lemon juice is known for killing and keeping away fleas and ticks on dogs, so I thought I would give this a try...IT WORKED! When I vacuumed, I put a fresh (and generous) sprinkling of salt on the blanket that they sleep on and between the salt and the bath they are virtually flea free. Good luck! | |
| By Anita Elmore | |
| Kittens with Fleas | 07/23/2005 |
| When I first got my kittens they were five weeks old. Within a few weeks we realized they had fleas. They had to go to the vet anyway to get their shots so I told him about the fleas. He gave me 2 little tubes of something (one for each kitten) and told me to put the medecine on the top of their heads and that it would kill any fleas on them and in the home. Of course, the trick is to keep your cats indoors so they are safer and dont get reinfested. They have never had another flea and that was four and a half years ago. I dont remember the medecine he gave me as being expensive either. | |
| By Cindy | |
| Kittens with Fleas | 07/24/2005 |
| We just went thru Hurricane Dennis, when I came home the next day after the storm, there was this rat on my front porch. It turned out to be a little kitten, we named her Stormie. She was covered in fleas so I washed her with Dawn and she hasn't had any fleas since. I have a 75lb. red nose pit bull and she thinks that is her baby. The farmers around here spray their crops with Dawn, for what reason, I don't know. Good luck. | |
| By Jannie (Guest Post) | |
| Kittens with Fleas | 07/25/2005 |
| We found a new litter of kittens from a faral cat between our block wall and tool shed. We had to use a water hose to get the mom out, and also got the kittens wet. When we got them out they were covered with fleas. And howling. I used Amways, LOC to wash them in warm water. And used a hair dryer to get them dry. By the time we trapped the mom the kittens were flea free. | |
| By Vi Johnson | |
| Kittens with Fleas | 08/17/2005 |
| Add generous amounts of salt to the kitten's litterbox. I did this for my two kittens when they had fleas, and not only did it kill the fleas on the kittens, but it also got rid of the fleas in the house without using any bombs. You'll be happy and the lack of baths will make the kittens happy as well. | |
| By Donna (Guest Post) | |
| Kittens with Fleas | 08/23/2005 |
| Using Borax on your carpet will get rid of fleas in the carpet. I think it's similar to the salt method. As for kittens, we just got some and we've spotted a few fleas so we'll be trying the Dawn method. I'll let you know if it works! | |
| By anon (Guest Post) |
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