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    Default HELP! My kitten has fleas and tapeworm!

    I have a 4 1/2 week old kitten and gave her a bath today, noticed a good amount of fleas on her so I decided to take her bed outside to clean it and see if there were fleas in there too.

    There are little tapeworms moving around in there and fleas. I've looked online to see if there is any 4 week old kitten flea or tapeworm medicine but haven't had much luck.

    If anyone could give me advice on what would be safe to use on her I'd appreciate it!

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    Default Re: HELP! My kitten has fleas and tapeworm!

    You need to take her to the vet. They'll get her fixed right up. Unfortunately, they hold kitty medicine for ransom. You don't want to use anything you'll find over the counter. It's all crap. Most of the flea stuff you can buy at the store is toxic to animals as well as fleas. Just suck it up and go to the vet.

    Good luck!

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    Default Re: HELP! My kitten has fleas and tapeworm!

    You are definatly going to want to take her to the vet. Make sure you bring a stool sample so they can treat her for any other parasites that may be present. Also make sure you treat the environment or at least 6 weeks with a good flea killer that they can also recommend. Be careful when handling her stool since humans can get them too.

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    Default Re: HELP! My kitten has fleas and tapeworm!

    I second everyone- go to the vet ASAP, and don't use flea shampoo on a 4 week old kitten. It can seriously hurt them. Just use mild, baby shampoo.

    Waiting can end up costing you more- kittens can die from anemia and malnutrition caused by fleas and paraistes, so please go ASAP!

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    Yup. Get thee to a vet.
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