Nursing Mama With Fleas / Continued Questions

[Irunwithscissors]

My girl Stormy just had kittens 4 days ago. (Yes, spaying is on the way soon!) But she has fleas and I've found some on the newborn kittens. I've bathed them carefully with a drop of Dawn and we dried them well with towels from the drier. No problems at all. We did the same to mama. Found another flea yesterday on the white kitten. Been combing... But now what? Can I order and apply Advantage 2 to Stormy?

 

[10009891]

Fleas are a diabolical plague. I was told that it's okay when the mother cat is pregnant to apply Advantage but not sure when she's actually nursing.

 

[Sarthur2]

Yes, you can put a tube of Advantage II on the back of mom’s neck while she is nursing.

Continue flea combing the kittens.

 

[Irunwithscissors]

My grey tabby just had a litter of 5 kittens. Daddy is an orange tabby with a white belly. We have 2 orange babies, a grey tabby, a cream colored with silver looking ears and one pure white with pink ears and feet. How in the world did we get a white one?

 

[Kieka]

Can you post photos? Especially the cream and white.

 

[Irunwithscissors]

Not very good pics since everyone moves so much.

 

[Irunwithscissors]

Can you post photos? Especially the cream and white.

Photos below

 

[Kieka]

I believe you have two little pointed ones. The Mom and Dad both must have been carriers of the pointed gene. It is recessive. It's a heat sensitive form of albinsim that basically makes the kittens be born white or cream and their color will develop with time (since Mom is warm and outside is not so much).

The cream one is likely going to be a lynx point. Since both mom and dad are tabby it would make the most sense. Think along the lines of Mom but all the coloring muted and blue eyes. The white one I would guess for flame or dilute flame point since the darkening on ears and nose haven't started. Basically orange muted with blue eyes. Both should start showing their coloring within the next two months. It will continue to develop throughout their lives.

 

[Kieka]

As examples, from a quick image grab. Here is an adult lynx point,

And flame point

Of course I could be wrong about the white one. But the silver on the cream is the points starting so that one is for sure pointed.

 

[Irunwithscissors]

As examples, from a quick image grab. Here is an adult lynx point,
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And flame point

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Of course I could be wrong about the white one. But the silver on the cream is the points starting so that one is for sure pointed.

Those are gorgeous! I can't wait to see how these little things turn out soon! Next will be pics of their behinds so we might be able to tell genders! I've researched a lot but it's still kind of difficult to tell. Thank you SO much for the coloring advice!

 

[talkingpeanut]

Are all of the kittens gaining well?

Would you like any help finding a low cost spay/neuter clinic for mom and dad?

 

[Irunwithscissors]

Yes and yes please!

 

[talkingpeanut]

Which city and state are you closest to?

Have you been keeping your male away from your female?

 

[Irunwithscissors]

I was hoping you could help me identify the gender of my 2 week old kittens. These are the best pics I could get at the moment.

 

[Irunwithscissors]

Which city and state are you closest to?

Have you been keeping your male away from your female?

Yes she's inside, he's an outside roaming street cat. I'm near Boise, Idaho.

 

[carebearbaby1]

Number 1 is definitely a boy and 5 is definitely a girl. The rest are a little fuzzy, but I'd say 2 & 3 are boys and 4 is a girl.

 

[Willowy]

What color is the mama cat?

Honestly, at first glance they all look like boys to me. I'll see if I can enlarge the pictures and get a better look.

 

[talkingpeanut]

Spay Neuter Idaho Pets | Low Cost Spay and Neuter Services
This place is $30 for males and $50 for females.

Low Cost Spay and Neuter - Idaho Humane Society
$45 for females and $35 for males

Low Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic at Emerald
This practice seems to have occasional low-cost spay/neuter/vaccine days. Might be worth having as a back up.

 

[GoldyCat]

It's really hard to tell with young kittens, but I think they all look like boys.

Do you know who the daddy is? If he isn't a red cat, then genetically all of the red kittens have to be boys.

 

[Irunwithscissors]

It's really hard to tell with young kittens, but I think they all look like boys.

Do you know who the daddy is? If he isn't a red cat, then genetically all of the red kittens have to be boys.

Actually daddy is a red tabby