she's about 10 weeks old.

You really don't need to, Just go to your vet and get some advantage for cats and that will do the trick. It is good stuff!

I don't know about flea shampoo, but the most effective treatment and allowed for her age is Frontline SPRAY (not the spot-on ampoules). Don't overdose her, don't put it on her face and don't let her lick herself before she is dry.

You shouldn't need to if the kitten does not have fleas. Just use a gently kitten shampoo if she is dirty!

It is not adviseable to use such shampoo's on them. And if you do use the Advantage, be sure to put it on the back of the neck area so that the kitten can not lick it off. My kitten still found a way to get near the spot we applied it so I took a large coffee filter and cut a hole out of the middle. Then I put it over his head to act as an E-collar. We had one from my previous cat but no collar and it would have been way too large anyway. But the coffee filter worked just fine! Also, since my cats have always been very sensative to the smell, they suggested only applying half of the dose one day and then the rest the next day.
*my old cat used to go and roll in his litter box (that had clumping sand!) after a bath. We gave us since he them smelled of urine and had sticky sand all over.

use dawn dish soap

Just asked this for my new kitten last week. The vet said most shampoos are for 12+ weeks. You can get her Advantage for kittens, a topical liquid that kills fleas, starting at 9 weeks. I got it from the vet for $14 for a pack of three treatments (1/month).

Good luck!

Don't - when I got my kitten I just used a comb and I got them all out. Those flea shampoos are toxic.

well it depends on the brand, they vary. some say 8 some say 12. so just read directions. and apparently dawn soap and warm water and a small toothes comb work just fine (or so i'm told) !

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