[Gee~Tee]

AND THEY ARE FLEA INFESTED!!!!! I washed them with dawn and they all seem to be dead, but I cannot get them off of the cats. How do I get these dead fleas off? I have never seen so many fleas on a cat in my life!! HELP ME!!!!

[katt_138]

run warm water over them and rub them off

[CreativeOne]

flea comb?
otherwise, you will need to rinse and rub ..... repeat process tomorrow or the day afte
call vet and request capstar as well (or other meds if ok based on age).

[Gee~Tee]

I have washed and rubbed, and washed and rubbed in warm water and they are still lots there, I will repeat tomorrow I guess. Thanks.

[MeWhoElse]

Try a fine toothed plastic comb...

[CreativeOne]

Gee~Tee, on 05 November 2009 - 05:21 PM, said:

I have washed and rubbed, and washed and rubbed in warm water and they are still lots there, I will repeat tomorrow I guess. Thanks.

It may take multiple baths/applications to get rid of them over the next several days / week-or-so. You are on the right track with the Dawn solution. Keep them confined to a single area of the house so you can treat the room appropriately as well.

As they age, get them on Advantage or Frontline or ???. You will bring in a lot of fleas without knowing it, but having them on a "system" for treatment, that will keep the fleas down in the future.

[Gee~Tee]

ok, the fleas seem to be gone, may be a few left on them but they are all dead. I have kept them confined to the bathroom, but now they are not eating AT ALL, i picked them up yesterday at noon and they have not ate or drank since, and have not used the bathroom. So now what?

[Gee~Tee]

can anyone help?

[krwills]

Gee~Tee, on 06 November 2009 - 09:31 AM, said:

can anyone help?

Depending on how old they are, you may need to go to Tractor Supply and get some bottles and kitten formula.
They need hydration more than anything. Canned cat food may help.
Any idea how old they are?

This post has been edited by krwills: 06 November 2009 - 09:37 AM

[Gee~Tee]

krwills, on 06 November 2009 - 09:35 AM, said:

Depending on how old they are, you may need to go to Tractor Supply and get some bottles and kitten formula.
They need hydration more than anything. Canned cat food may help.
Any idea how old they are?

10 weeks, the lady gave me a whole bag of food that she has been feeding them and they have been eating fine.

[Skooter92]

Try mixing wet food with dry food. Definitely make sure they get plenty of water. They may just be nervous.

[unourroll]

might be shock...adapting to a new home can cause them to not eat. im sure there probally drinking its just hard to tell as they dont drink large quanties at one time so it might look like there not drinking..

[scannin'yourheart]

unourroll, on 06 November 2009 - 10:13 AM, said:

might be shock...adapting to a new home can cause them to not eat. im sure there probally drinking its just hard to tell as they dont drink large quanties at one time so it might look like there not drinking..

I have always been told not to bath a kitten that young because you can lower their temp to quick

[Gee~Tee]

scannin, on 06 November 2009 - 10:26 AM, said:

I have always been told not to bath a kitten that young because you can lower their temp to quick

well it was either put them out in the cold or get a bath cause there was NO way they were coming in my house with all those fleas!!!

I had a bottle here and I filled it with warm milk ,and they both took that, and urinated in the litter box

[retiredteacher]

Gee~Tee, on 06 November 2009 - 01:25 PM, said:

well it was either put them out in the cold or get a bath cause there was NO way they were coming in my house with all those fleas!!!

I had a bottle here and I filled it with warm milk ,and they both took that, and urinated in the litter box

See if they will lap the milk from the bowl. If they will, try putting a little milk over a little food.

[CreativeOne]

Gee~Tee, on 06 November 2009 - 01:25 PM, said:

well it was either put them out in the cold or get a bath cause there was NO way they were coming in my house with all those fleas!!!

I had a bottle here and I filled it with warm milk ,and they both took that, and urinated in the litter box

Sounds like they are doing better, they might have been just a little "shocked" with the move & bathes.
Just watch giving them milk unless it is special cat milk - it can give them stomach problems as they can not digest the enzimes in cow's milk. Best to get them onto dry or canned food. If you do worry about them eating, baby food with just beef or chicken or turkey can be added to their other food.

[scannin'yourheart]

Gee~Tee, on 06 November 2009 - 01:25 PM, said:

well it was either put them out in the cold or get a bath cause there was NO way they were coming in my house with all those fleas!!!

I had a bottle here and I filled it with warm milk ,and they both took that, and urinated in the litter box

Sounds like they are doing better....they probably were in a little shock. you can get a flea powder or you can give a capstar to a kitten as young as 8 wks. I got a lecture one time when I gave a small flea infested baby a bath. You can also put warm water in a bottle and they will cuddle up beside it.