How Do You Shampoo A Kitten For Fleas?
• Make sure that the defleaing shampoo you have is not only extremely mild, but is designed for kittens. Kittens are frail and if you use normal cat shampoo, you will hurt your kitten’s eyes. • Wear an apron and clothes you don’t mind about as you are likely to get wet. • Wash the kitten in a plastic hand-wash basin. • Use lukewarm water. Water that you would consider comfortable could scald a kitten. Make sure the water is not too deep, just deep enough that your kitten can stand easily. • Hold your kitten firmly, but gently, in the water and begin to pour water over him/her. Avoid its eyes and ears (unless you put cotton balls in kitty’s ears). • Start with a small amount of shampoo in your hand and slowly begin to lather the kitten gently (adding water to aid lathering if needed). Shampoo must get right to the skin. • Make sure that no shampoo gets onto the kitten’s face or into the kitten’s eyes, nose or mouth. • Rinse off the kitten. • Depending on the strength of the shampoo, you
