What to do if a newborn kitten has fleas?

 8:18am, 7 June 2025

The kitten I just brought home, but found that it had a lot of fleas on it, which made you very upset. Fleas are common problems encountered during pet feeding. Once these Japanese men enter the pet's body, they will feel uncomfortable to the pet. In more serious cases, they will spread the disease and even pose a threat to the pet's health.

Next, let's learn how to deal with flea problems on kittens.

First, you need to thoroughly clean the kitten and its surroundings. Place the kitten in the bathtub and slowly scrub the kitten's body with warm water and animal-specific bath solution. Be careful when taking the nose and eyes, so as to avoid water flowing into their eyes and nose. Clean the kitten's hair completely, and then wipe the water with a towel to prevent it from catching a cold. Similarly, you should also clean the places where the kitten stays often, deeply disinfect the home, and let the surrounding environment dry.

Secondly, use professional flea insecticide to eliminate fleas on kittens. Pet insecticides can be found in animal clinics that can be used to kill fleas and their eggs. It should be noted that the choice of insecticide should be used according to the age and weight of the kitten.

In addition, when spraying insecticides, you should avoid spraying the kitten's nose, eyes and mouth, otherwise they may inhale too much medication and cause side effects.

Finally, use anti-flea drugs to prevent flea growth. Although the fleas have passed away, this does not guarantee that the kitten will not be infected with fleas again. So, you can buy anti-flea ointment or neck rings at a pet store or a veterinary clinic. You can also use anti-flea sprays at home every month to eliminate flea eggs and spray flea growth inhibitors to prevent fleas from growing again.

In order to keep the kittens clean, we need to make them clean frequently. Before you become a minor, you can help them clean their bodies regularly and keep their places clean. Replace kittens’ mattress covers, nest pads and other used items, and can be cleaned and disinfected at 85℃ high temperature water to completely eliminate bacteria, fleas and their insect eggs.

Finally, please remember that when a kitten has flea information, we should not cull it easily, because it may jump off the pet and jump onto a person, causing even more adverse effects. Handle it properly and correctly so that our kitten can be free from the pain and make the journey of taking it more fulfilling and happy.