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The kitten that I just took in (who is approx. 4 months old, and is 4.1 lbs), has lice. I took him two days ago, and that night a noticed an adult flea and some flea dirt, so I treated him with Advantage.
Then last night I saw what appeared to be dandruff all over him, but it was completely stuck to his hair. I looked it up online, and realized they were actually nits.
So I took him to the vet today, and she said that the Advantage won't work on lice, so I should treat him with a flea shampoo that contains pyrethrins. She said to do it every three days (she also said that she had a cat who also had lice, and that's how she treated it). She saw the nits, but couldn't see any living fleas or lice on him, but the lice would be hard to see since he's light colored.
I got the shampoo at Petsmart. It says right on the bottle that it treats lice, but the instructions say 'do not reapply for two weeks'. So I called the vet back, and got a receptionist who said, rather testily, "just do what the vet says"
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I'm concerned about poisoning him with all these chemicals. On top of Advantage and the flea shampoo, he was just de-wormed and had his first shots. So what do you think I should do? I'm going to do the first shampooing at least. I need to run out and get some gloves first, though. I also saw some sprays and powders that said they'd treat lice- do you think that's a better option? I worry that he'd lick those off.
Then last night I saw what appeared to be dandruff all over him, but it was completely stuck to his hair. I looked it up online, and realized they were actually nits.
So I took him to the vet today, and she said that the Advantage won't work on lice, so I should treat him with a flea shampoo that contains pyrethrins. She said to do it every three days (she also said that she had a cat who also had lice, and that's how she treated it). She saw the nits, but couldn't see any living fleas or lice on him, but the lice would be hard to see since he's light colored.
I got the shampoo at Petsmart. It says right on the bottle that it treats lice, but the instructions say 'do not reapply for two weeks'. So I called the vet back, and got a receptionist who said, rather testily, "just do what the vet says"
I'm concerned about poisoning him with all these chemicals. On top of Advantage and the flea shampoo, he was just de-wormed and had his first shots. So what do you think I should do? I'm going to do the first shampooing at least. I need to run out and get some gloves first, though. I also saw some sprays and powders that said they'd treat lice- do you think that's a better option? I worry that he'd lick those off.
