My 7-week-old kitten has fleas in her ear. What should I do?

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How do I get fleas out a 7 week old kitten's ear? Pet's info: Cat | Ragdoll | Female | unspayed | 2 months and 1 day old

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Poor kitten! I would recommend giving a Capstar tablet by mouth - this can be purchased over the counter, and will kill all fleas on the kitten within a few hours. Once she is 8 weeks old, you can apply a topical flea prevention such as Frontline or Advantage to keep this problem from happening again. I would not recommend attempting to physically remove the fleas from her ear, as you could easily damage her eardrum or cause other problems - once they are dead, they should come out on their own.

My 7-week-old kitten has fleas in her ear. What should I do?

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