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My kittens have fleas, tapeworms, ear mites. Can I treat them at home?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 2 lbs

I have 2 kittens and they have tapeworms fleas and ear mites i dont have money for vet visit what can i do at home to help them

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 22nd, 2018

Poor kitties. YOu should be able to get both treatments from your local pet store. There are many variations to the brands available, but they should all be mostly effective. Tapeworm medication can come in the form of "Praziquantel" or some variations of this and some ear mite medications you may see are "Acarexx", "Milbemite" or some other off brand. 1 treatment should resolve the infections your kitties have. I would also recommend getting them on a flea preventative (if they are old enough) to prevent re-infection with tapeworms, since tapeworms come from flea ingestion or ingestion of poop that is infected with them. Clean their litter boxes regularly as well to prevent re-infection. I hope that your little fur babies get rid of their parasites soon! Best wishes and take care.

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