Kitten has fleas, is my apartment infested now?

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David B

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I just got a kitten that is 10 weeks old. He's been at my apartment for 3 days now and I just found a flea on him. After further inspection it turns out he has a bunch.

I purchased flea shampoo and shampooed him twice.

After the first bath some were still alive, so I did it again, not sure if any are stil alive on him.

My question is, what is the best method of removing the fleas from my kitten, and more importantly, is my apartment now going to be infested?

He has been running around on the carpeting for the past two days, but I think he may have gotten the fleas just earlier today when i brought him to my girlfriends house (there is a dog and another cat there).
 
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angelgirlie

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First not to be hard on you or anything but you really should not have taken him around any other animals until he is fully vaccinated. Even if the other cats/dogs are vaccinated they can still be "carriers" of different diseases and pass them on to your kitty.

You might want to get a vet strength anti-flea med. They have some at the vet called Revolution that is specifically for kitten 6wks and older.

There is a possibility that your house could be infested especially if there is alot of carpet. The best thing to do would be to first treat you kitten with a preventative flea treatment and then there is a type of spray as well as a powder for carpets that kills fleas that you can buy at most places like walmart or petsmart to treat your house. Good Luck. Remember the best way to treat fleas is to prevent them all together!
 
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<marcellamonicaolivia>

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yes, you will get infested with them and so will your home,
pretty soon you will even see them flying in the air.
 
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