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Bill wrote:
: Since the kittens are used to people, I'd leave the kitten with its mother : until it is a full 8 weeks old. It's better for the kitten anyway to remain : with its mother as long as it can. : That way, the kitten can be given Advantage when you bring it home. Also, : you don't have to use the whole tube. : Good luck, and enjoy your cat. Thanks, Bill. I'm wondering about leaving the kitten for the extra week since the foster family is extremely well-intentioned but the kittens are left outside all night long, are seriously infested with fleas, and are being fed adult cat food along with the other cats. I don't want to judge these people, there is a difference between volunteering to foster feral cats and having a feral cat drop a litter in your backyard, so I think they are doing more than most people; however, I'm having to weigh several factors as to whether the kitten should stay another week with the mother or not. The mother runs at the sight of humans and the kittens are beginning to imitate this behavior a bit more than last week. Under those circumstances, do you think it best the kitten stay the extra week? Noreen |
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Bill wrote:
: Since the kittens are used to people, I'd leave the kitten with its mother : until it is a full 8 weeks old. It's better for the kitten anyway to remain : with its mother as long as it can. : That way, the kitten can be given Advantage when you bring it home. Also, : you don't have to use the whole tube. : Good luck, and enjoy your cat. Thanks, Bill. I'm wondering about leaving the kitten for the extra week since the foster family is extremely well-intentioned but the kittens are left outside all night long, are seriously infested with fleas, and are being fed adult cat food along with the other cats. I don't want to judge these people, there is a difference between volunteering to foster feral cats and having a feral cat drop a litter in your backyard, so I think they are doing more than most people; however, I'm having to weigh several factors as to whether the kitten should stay another week with the mother or not. The mother runs at the sight of humans and the kittens are beginning to imitate this behavior a bit more than last week. Under those circumstances, do you think it best the kitten stay the extra week? Noreen |
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-L. wrote:
: The kitten can be treated with Advantage, even though it is younger : than the minimum age for on-label use. I would use a half-dose of the : smallest size available (the kit is 7 weeks old, right?). Not exactly. Today the kittens are 6 weeks and three days old. : We have used Advantage on kittens as young as 4 days (one drop), : without ill effects. It is an off-label usage for Advantage, but in : my working experience, it is safe to use in this manner. When faced : with severe anemia and/or death, we took the chance, and it worked. : Been using it like this ever since. Thanks, L. That might be the best way to go, the half-dose of Advantage on a 7-week-old, followed by a thorough grooming with a flea comb. Noreen |
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-L. wrote:
: The kitten can be treated with Advantage, even though it is younger : than the minimum age for on-label use. I would use a half-dose of the : smallest size available (the kit is 7 weeks old, right?). Not exactly. Today the kittens are 6 weeks and three days old. : We have used Advantage on kittens as young as 4 days (one drop), : without ill effects. It is an off-label usage for Advantage, but in : my working experience, it is safe to use in this manner. When faced : with severe anemia and/or death, we took the chance, and it worked. : Been using it like this ever since. Thanks, L. That might be the best way to go, the half-dose of Advantage on a 7-week-old, followed by a thorough grooming with a flea comb. Noreen |
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-L. wrote:
The kitten can be treated with Advantage, even though it is younger than the minimum age for on-label use. I would use a half-dose of the smallest size available (the kit is 7 weeks old, right?). We have used Advantage on kittens as young as 4 days (one drop), without ill effects. It is an off-label usage for Advantage, but in my working experience, it is safe to use in this manner. When faced with severe anemia and/or death, we took the chance, and it worked. Been using it like this ever since. I agree this would be the best/easiest way to go. We have used the Advantage in the same way with no problems. Good luck with the new little one. Nadine |
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-L. wrote:
The kitten can be treated with Advantage, even though it is younger than the minimum age for on-label use. I would use a half-dose of the smallest size available (the kit is 7 weeks old, right?). We have used Advantage on kittens as young as 4 days (one drop), without ill effects. It is an off-label usage for Advantage, but in my working experience, it is safe to use in this manner. When faced with severe anemia and/or death, we took the chance, and it worked. Been using it like this ever since. I agree this would be the best/easiest way to go. We have used the Advantage in the same way with no problems. Good luck with the new little one. Nadine |
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No, take the kitten now is my advice.
Gail "Noreen Cooper" wrote in message ... Bill wrote: : Since the kittens are used to people, I'd leave the kitten with its mother : until it is a full 8 weeks old. It's better for the kitten anyway to remain : with its mother as long as it can. : That way, the kitten can be given Advantage when you bring it home. Also, : you don't have to use the whole tube. : Good luck, and enjoy your cat. Thanks, Bill. I'm wondering about leaving the kitten for the extra week since the foster family is extremely well-intentioned but the kittens are left outside all night long, are seriously infested with fleas, and are being fed adult cat food along with the other cats. I don't want to judge these people, there is a difference between volunteering to foster feral cats and having a feral cat drop a litter in your backyard, so I think they are doing more than most people; however, I'm having to weigh several factors as to whether the kitten should stay another week with the mother or not. The mother runs at the sight of humans and the kittens are beginning to imitate this behavior a bit more than last week. Under those circumstances, do you think it best the kitten stay the extra week? Noreen |
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No, take the kitten now is my advice.
Gail "Noreen Cooper" wrote in message ... Bill wrote: : Since the kittens are used to people, I'd leave the kitten with its mother : until it is a full 8 weeks old. It's better for the kitten anyway to remain : with its mother as long as it can. : That way, the kitten can be given Advantage when you bring it home. Also, : you don't have to use the whole tube. : Good luck, and enjoy your cat. Thanks, Bill. I'm wondering about leaving the kitten for the extra week since the foster family is extremely well-intentioned but the kittens are left outside all night long, are seriously infested with fleas, and are being fed adult cat food along with the other cats. I don't want to judge these people, there is a difference between volunteering to foster feral cats and having a feral cat drop a litter in your backyard, so I think they are doing more than most people; however, I'm having to weigh several factors as to whether the kitten should stay another week with the mother or not. The mother runs at the sight of humans and the kittens are beginning to imitate this behavior a bit more than last week. Under those circumstances, do you think it best the kitten stay the extra week? Noreen |
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Noreen Cooper writes:
Sandra Loosemore wrote: : One thing you can definitely do, though, even before you take the : kitten to the vet, is give it a good grooming with a flea comb. Have : a dish of soapy water handy to drown the fleas in, otherwise they will : just hop right back onto the kitten (or onto you). Thanks, Sandra. This may be a dumb question but by simply dipping the comb in the water, does that guarantee the fleas drown? Or do you need to keep the comb submerged for a period of time? It's been a while since I've had to do this, but I recall that just knocking the fleas off the comb into the water and making sure they submerged was adequate. The soap acts as a wetting agent to break the surface tension in the water, so once the fleas get stuck in the soapy water, they will eventually drown on their own. -Sandra |
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Noreen Cooper writes:
Sandra Loosemore wrote: : One thing you can definitely do, though, even before you take the : kitten to the vet, is give it a good grooming with a flea comb. Have : a dish of soapy water handy to drown the fleas in, otherwise they will : just hop right back onto the kitten (or onto you). Thanks, Sandra. This may be a dumb question but by simply dipping the comb in the water, does that guarantee the fleas drown? Or do you need to keep the comb submerged for a period of time? It's been a while since I've had to do this, but I recall that just knocking the fleas off the comb into the water and making sure they submerged was adequate. The soap acts as a wetting agent to break the surface tension in the water, so once the fleas get stuck in the soapy water, they will eventually drown on their own. -Sandra |
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