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Hey guys,
I took in a stray kitten, approximately seven weeks old, on Monday night who was extremely lethargic and riddled with cat lice. He’s a black kitten and the first thing I noticed when I picked him up was and that he was covered in what appeared to be dandruff, until I saw it moving.
Wasn’t fleas. I thought mites at first.
Got him on fluids that night & a heating pad and then straight into the vet the next morning. Vet said he was infested with feline lice. Even though he was underweight the vet recommended Revolution for the lice. I was hesitant because this kitten is just shy of 2 lbs but they said the only other option was lime sulfur dips two times a week for two weeks… Plus the revolution will take care of any worms, ear mites, etc.
I use Revolution on my other animals so I’m very comfortable with the product but I was so concerned with his young age, weight and debilitated condition. But I felt like it was a better option than the lime sulfur dips as those require him to stay wet until he dries naturally with no licking.
He is doing wonderful now. All the live lice we’re dead within the first 24 hours. He did pass worms in his stool for a couple days after being treated with Revolution. No bad side effects thus far. He is also being treated for a URI. He has made a complete turnaround since Monday.
However, the lice eggs are still very visible on his Fur. I’ve gone through with a clean mascara brush and a nit comb each day but I can’t seem to remove them all. I’ve tried adding a little bit of coconut oil, but boy are these things sticky.
Does anyone have any recommendations on how to get the rest of these eggs off? It is my understanding that Revolution stops the development of the eggs as well. Is that correct? I was advised to give him a bath with dawn dish soap, and combed while in the bath…which I did and he was dried thoroughly and put back on a heating pad afterwards. Still covered in eggs.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I don’t wanna stress him out with handling him too much while he recovers. Thoughts? Thanks so much everyone!
I took in a stray kitten, approximately seven weeks old, on Monday night who was extremely lethargic and riddled with cat lice. He’s a black kitten and the first thing I noticed when I picked him up was and that he was covered in what appeared to be dandruff, until I saw it moving.
Wasn’t fleas. I thought mites at first. Got him on fluids that night & a heating pad and then straight into the vet the next morning. Vet said he was infested with feline lice. Even though he was underweight the vet recommended Revolution for the lice. I was hesitant because this kitten is just shy of 2 lbs but they said the only other option was lime sulfur dips two times a week for two weeks… Plus the revolution will take care of any worms, ear mites, etc.
I use Revolution on my other animals so I’m very comfortable with the product but I was so concerned with his young age, weight and debilitated condition. But I felt like it was a better option than the lime sulfur dips as those require him to stay wet until he dries naturally with no licking.
He is doing wonderful now. All the live lice we’re dead within the first 24 hours. He did pass worms in his stool for a couple days after being treated with Revolution. No bad side effects thus far. He is also being treated for a URI. He has made a complete turnaround since Monday.
However, the lice eggs are still very visible on his Fur. I’ve gone through with a clean mascara brush and a nit comb each day but I can’t seem to remove them all. I’ve tried adding a little bit of coconut oil, but boy are these things sticky.
Does anyone have any recommendations on how to get the rest of these eggs off? It is my understanding that Revolution stops the development of the eggs as well. Is that correct? I was advised to give him a bath with dawn dish soap, and combed while in the bath…which I did and he was dried thoroughly and put back on a heating pad afterwards. Still covered in eggs.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I don’t wanna stress him out with handling him too much while he recovers. Thoughts? Thanks so much everyone!
Feeding Instinct kitten wet and dry formulas. Dry offered freely and wet feeding 4x’s per day in small meals because he would eat so quickly that he would get bloated. Had to get some infant gas drops for him. I think he was worried he wouldn’t have food again so he tried to gobble it all up in one sitting. (The wet, not the dry)
