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Why am I still terrified of fleas on my new kitten?

Discovering fleas on a newly adopted kitten causes intense panic, deep-cleaning exhaustion, and fear that the infestation will never end. This overwhelming anxiety stops people from feeling secure in their new pet bond, leaving them questioning basic care steps like isolation or whether treatments are actually working.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

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    Calling a vet for advice without an in-person visit
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    Ordering kitten-safe flea treatment and sprays
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    Deep cleaning and vacuuming the room thoroughly
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    Throwing out cardboard scratchers and washing floors
  5. 5
    Giving baths and combing regularly with a flea comb
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    Quarantining the cat to the guest bathroom
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    Using Adam's furniture spray and carpet powder
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    Applying Advantage II topical medication
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    Washing bedding and treating the couch and cat bed

In their words

Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.

r/cats2 people · September 2026

“I did everything I was told to do but I'm still terrified.”source ↗

“When I brought him home he was obviously very skittish... Then Friday as I was petting him I noticed two very obvious fleas crawling on his face. I freaked out.”source ↗

“I'm studying biology, I'm literally IN a parasitology course. I know what fleas can do, how fast they reproduce, and how hard they are to get rid of. I was absolutely losing my mind.”source ↗

“Deep cleaned my room THOROUGHLY, vacuumed absolutely everything and threw out his cardboard scratcher.”source ↗

“But holy fuck, I feel stupid.”source ↗

angryeelz · r/cats · 18 upvotes

“My fully indoor cat has fleas and I am unsure of what to do.”source ↗

“I’m wondering if it’s cruel to keep him in the bathroom for a while until the fleas subside?”source ↗

“I used Advantage II but I’m not sure if it’s working as there is still new flea dirt though I’ve only seen one live flea in the last four days”source ↗

Wood_Elf_23 · r/cats · 1 upvotes

Where this came up

r/catsanimal careanimal healthcatsparasitespest controlpets

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