Kittens with little bugs..

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My Youngest Kitten has these little bugs i cant tell what they are.. but if anyone has an idea.. i cant be too sure what they are.. my brother said they look like fruit flies.. but that can't be possible well i dont think.. i dont even understand how they could get fleas if they dont leave the house and none of the other cats have fleas or ever had fleas. Hopefully someone can tell me what i can do..


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Indoor cats can get fleas, as we can bring them in on us without knowing it, and if this cat is the youngest and has presumably only recently joined the household, that is most likely what they are. You will need to treat all your cats with Frontline or Revolution, obtainable from your vet, who should check that that is what it is. It can be dangerous, especially for a young cat, to use shop-bought flea treatments - they can cause convulsions and even death, so ask your vet for the appropriate treatment. Also vacuum very well wherever your cats sleep and eat.
 

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I would go to a vet, any kind of bug on a kitten needs to be treated.
 

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sounds like fleas to me. they can come in all sorts of ways, doesn't matter if the cats are indoor or not. you can bring them in on yourself. they do look like fruit flies but without wings. have a vet treat them with meds. don't buy anything from the pet stores to treat fleas.
 
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