10/05/2026
🐾 A MESSAGE TO OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT FLEAS & STRAY KITTENS 🐾
We are seeing an overwhelming number of stray kittens with severe flea infestations right now, and we want our community to understand that fleas are much more than an itchy inconvenience.
For a tiny kitten, a heavy flea infestation can actually be life-threatening. Fleas feed on blood, and when a small kitten is covered in them, they can lose enough blood to become severely anemic. Kittens may become weak, lethargic, cold, matted eyes, respiratory issues, stop eating, or develop very pale gums.
Fleas can also carry tapeworms and other infections, creating even more health concerns for an already vulnerable kitten.
🏠 And your pets at home can be affected, too.
When helping a stray or feral kitten, please remember that fleas can easily make their way into your home and onto your cats, dogs, puppies, and other kittens. Once fleas get established inside a home, they can be extremely difficult to eliminate.
If you find a stray or feral kitten:
• Keep them separated from your household pets until they can be properly checked and treated.
• Wash your hands and consider changing clothing after handling heavily infested animals.
• Contact a veterinarian or rescue for guidance on safe flea treatment. Never assume an adult flea product is safe for a young kitten. Age and weight matter when choosing treatment.
• If a kitten is extremely weak, cold, not eating, or has very pale/white gums, please seek veterinary care as soon as possible.
❤️ We absolutely want people to continue helping kittens in need—we just want everyone to do it safely.
Please make sure your own pets are current on veterinarian-recommended flea prevention, and share this post so we can help protect both our feral kitten population and the beloved pets already living in our homes.
Sometimes something as tiny as a flea can be a very big deal for a very little kitten. 🐱❤️
