The wonderful Figgy has a new kitten with what looks to be a flea problem...

[conuly]

Advice for her? I know youse guys are all willing to help.

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[priyatelka.livejournal.com]

Ivory soap kills fleas and is safe for animals, including young ones. She can give it a bath and start with rubbing a ring ov Ivory soap around the neck so all the fleas don't escape to the head, and then just rubbing the soap into the fur. She'll start seeing flea bodies floating in the water almost immediately.

Other than that, a flea dip at the vet works wonders. And then Frontline or Advantage.

Then she needs to vacuum and vacuum and vacuum again, making sure to take the bag off right after and get if out of the house or the fleas and eggs just get scattered around again.

That's the extent of my knowledge on flea problems. That's what we just did with the puppy and it seems to have worked. I haven't seen any since we did all that.

[feathered.livejournal.com]

Thanks! We bathed her, but we didn't use ivory soap. (I'm not sure we have any, I'll have to check on that.) I am not sure we'll be able to keep her, actually, because my dad is claiming allergies. I think he is just freaked about the fleas, but, he's got the power in the family. I'm still worried about the kitten, though. She's way too little and sickly to have fleas leeching her blood as well. I'll vacuum again today and search for ivory soap. Poor kitten. I am so distressed for her.

[priyatelka.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. I hope you get to keep her. The Ivory soap gets rid of dander, too, and will help with the allergies if those are actually the problem. It also helps keep fleas off for a little while after the bath. Poor kitty. You're a sweetheart for taking care of her.

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

is he CONSTANTLY sneezing, or just when he sees or knows the kitten is around? becasue if it is just when the animal is around, then he is faking. but if it is constant in an area the animal isn't even in at the moment, then, yeah it's real.