My New Born Kittens

they are 1 week old

Boy, girl, boy.

I have 4 1 week old kittens and they keep sneezing
Is this normal? They also have fleas.. I've treated the mum with frontline but I know I can't put anything on the kittens, any advice ??

kpolizzi said:

I have 4 1 week old kittens and they keep sneezing
Is this normal? They also have fleas.. I've treated the mum with frontline but I know I can't put anything on the kittens, any advice ??

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i'm going to try to attract the attention of a couple members who have much experience with young kittens. @Red Top Rescue, @StefanZ -- may i ask for your experience for the OP (original poster)?

i'm not sure that even treating the momma cat with frontline would be a good idea. i think the flea treatments can be transferred to the kittens just from the normal close contact they have with their momma.

i've read that a very good and safe way to treat very young kittens for fleas is to fill a dish with warm water and mix two or three drops of dawn dish soap in it, then dip a flea comb in the water/dawn liquid and comb the kittens. dip the flea comb after each comb stroke, so if any fleas are on the comb they'll drop off into the water/dawn and die there. you're absolutely right that the kittens do need to be treated for the fleas, because kittens can die from flea bite anemia.

edited to add:  did the kittens start sneezing after momma cat was treated with the frontline?

It says on frontline that it's ok to use on nursing cat, I washed them before like how you said and that did the trick but they just got them again, il try do it again but the vet told me not to! I'm more worried about the sneezing .. The girls are nearly twice as big as they should be and already starting to open there eyes..

Flea comb a dry kitten with a dry flea comb.  Every time you see a flea in the comb, push it out into a dish with water and a little dish soa added to break the surface tensoin.  The flea will sin and drown.  Repeat all over.  You can do this several times a day if you want and it will not hurt them.

No they have been sneezing from about 1 day old

And I have a flea comb but where the fleas are babies it's not catching them

All 3 kittens have there eyes fully open (they are 2 weeks) one had his eye glued but I managed to get it open with some warm water and cotton, the 4th one has his eyes open but they loom a bit strange the ends of his eyes are shut? I tried doing the warm water technique but my bf says maybe that's the way he was born?? Help anyone?? How can I get them fully open??

this is a photo of how the other kittens eyes are like - fully open why is the other ones not opening the same? Whys it stuck? (Chinese like)

They are like everyone else, they all develop at different rates. DON'T try to 'open' their eyes, they will all open fully when they are ready. The kittens eyes may very well be fused at the ends yet, believe me they will open fully on their own in time. Don't panic, it's normal! 

No experience with kittens and this but I have had a lot of experience with bunnies, and it's pretty normal for them too, I would just make sure their eyes stayed clean, if it get's gunky then there's some concern, but for now yes, I'd let it be, sometimes I have bunnies fully oped their eyes up to a week late.

I've just come home to find a little blood coming from the males bum he is only 2 weeks old why is this happening ????

There could be a lot of reasons he could have blood coming from his rectum.  He may have worms that bothered his intestinal mucosa, or he may be getting diarrhea and sloughing a little mucosa, or he could have even been washed a bit too hard by the mama and the blood is from outside (do you have the mama?).  If it isn't heavy bleeding, just watch it.  If it becomes at all bright red or heavier, off you go to the vet. 

The mum is here, I didn't see blood gushing out or any heaviness it just looked like a TINY bit the mum has been cleaning his bum I'll upload a photo in a sec

I would say it's nothing to worry about at the moment.  The kittens will need to be wormed anyhow, and you can ask your vet at what age he/she wants you to start.  We usually do it around 3 weeks of age, just the gentle stuff (pyrantel pamoate) and then repeat in 2 to 3 weeks, then repeat again in another 2 to 3 weeks or as they leave for adoptive homes.

What's the best dewormer to use? My vets said bob Martin is bad for cats