treat fleas on kittens

You'll want to flea comb out as many of the fleas (outside or they'll just bounce right back onto your kitten!) as possible. Good flea combs are easy and cheap to come by.

After flea combing as many fleas off the kitten as possible, bath time! Don heavy gloves to protect yourself from being scratched beyond belief. Wet kitten thoroughly, and add enough Ivory Dish soap to scrub the kitten well.

Avoid eyes and mouth, but make sure to flea comb out any fleas that crawl around the face, and suds up your kitten. Allow the suds to soak in as long as possible, at least a couple of minutes, five if you can get the poor kitten to hold still long enough.

Rinse THOROUGHLY! Kitties self-bathe and who wants a mouth full of ivory dish soap? Yuck! Dry kitten as much as possible, and wrap in a towel for snuggles.

Before allowing kitty free reign in the house again, consider treating the carpet/bedding of the kitten with something that is safe for kittens less than 12 weeks old. Ask your vet for help selecting a product.