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    I have 18 day old kittens and they picked up fleas from the mother we put frontline plus on the mom last night I 'm still seeing the fleas for some reason I was thinking about treating her again would this be a good idea I washed all my bedding treated the carpet the only way I know how been combing the kittens out 2 times a day with a really hot cup of water and putting Vaseline on the comb the fleas stick the comb and then I put them in the water
    I 'm seriously thinking about giving them all baths I have some gentle cat and kitten shampoo I am wondering how safe it is and how safe it would be to give all them baths
    plmk what I can do
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    I don't know which is worse, being overrun with fleas or a bath but I would be hesitant to bathe a kitten that young. It seems like fleas can multiply in minutes.
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    Can you call a vet and ask???

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    I'd go with the combing for now. Give the flea treatment a day or so to kick in. We moved into a house with fleas in the carpet. It was horrible. We got one of those flea lights, the kind you plug in, and the fleas are attracted to the light, and they jump near it, land on a sticky pad, and die. It worked wonders!
    I'd keep the whole cat family to one area, too. No sense in letting the buggers spread the party to the rest of your house. Hopefully in a room without carpet. A tiled laundry room would be the best.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sweetberries View Post
    I have 18 day old kittens and they picked up fleas from the mother we put frontline plus on the mom last night I 'm still seeing the fleas for some reason I was thinking about treating her again would this be a good idea I washed all my bedding treated the carpet the only way I know how been combing the kittens out 2 times a day with a really hot cup of water and putting Vaseline on the comb the fleas stick the comb and then I put them in the water
    I 'm seriously thinking about giving them all baths I have some gentle cat and kitten shampoo I am wondering how safe it is and how safe it would be to give all them baths
    plmk what I can do
    Try tanish earth it wont hurt the kittens but well kill the fleas jut watch ya dont use to much its a powder and i wouldnt want them to inhale it its great it can be ordered on line kills almost any kind of creppy crawley I so love kittys good luck with the babys

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    dont treat the mom again or it can hurt her it will take a while for the fleas to die you shouldnt treat her again for a month. for the kittens bathe them every day for a while with dawn dish soap

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    i washred my dog in dawn and it killed the fleas
    i love freebies and cats.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chib44 View Post
    Try tanish earth it wont hurt the kittens but well kill the fleas jut watch ya dont use to much its a powder and i wouldnt want them to inhale it its great it can be ordered on line kills almost any kind of creppy crawley I so love kittys good luck with the babys
    I googled tanish earth and I didn't get any kind of product that looked like what this could be. What is tanish earth?
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    Quote Originally Posted by chib44 View Post
    Try tanish earth it wont hurt the kittens but well kill the fleas jut watch ya dont use to much its a powder and i wouldnt want them to inhale it its great it can be ordered on line kills almost any kind of creppy crawley I so love kittys good luck with the babys
    thank you I looked up tanish earth didn't see anything could you direct me to a website how much would you consider being too much
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    Quote Originally Posted by tarasdream View Post
    dont treat the mom again or it can hurt her it will take a while for the fleas to die you shouldnt treat her again for a month. for the kittens bathe them every day for a while with dawn dish soap
    thank you do you know how long it takes for the frontline plus to work 24 hrs 48 hrs ?
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    also wanted to add I was looking up natural remedies to sprinkle on the carpet to get rid of the fleas and came across several that said I could use salt so I put some salt in the blender and sprinkled it over the carpet has anyone ever tried this method before was thinking of buying some borax but really afraid it might hurt the kittens
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