I am getting a cat today what shampoo is safe to use on her because I have a six month old baby?

I probably won't let him have a whole lot of contact with the baby but it is kind of inevitable so I want to make sure that the flea shampoo I use is safe if some how my baby touches it. I also would like to know about some at home remedies for de-worming a cat her current owner says she is fine but I want to be sure.I am getting a cat today what shampoo is safe to use on her because I have a six month old baby?
Please do not get a cat until your child is at LEAST four years old. Babies are young children are not intelligent enough to know when they're hurting a cat and can easily injure it. And the cat will respond back my swiping its claws at or biting the baby. Babies and cats are NOT a good combination.





If you insist on getting this cat don't use flea shampoos. They're not only useless they're also VERY dangerous as they contain harsh pesticides. Get the cat on a monthly spot treatment such as Advantage, Frontline or Revolution. Over the counter dewormers are also VERY dangerous for cats - especially since you don't even know if the cat has worms or which worms it might have.





The very first thing you should be doing when getting a new pet is taking it to the vet so it can be fully checked out. Bring a sample of the cat's poop in a little baggie and the vet can do a fecal exam. Then the vet can treat the cat properly with SAFE effective wormers specific to whatever worm the cat has. The vet can also give the cat its first dose of Advantage or one of the other flea treatments. Subsequent treatments you can buy from him or online at http://www.800petmeds.com





It troubles me a bit that you would use the term ';home remedies';. Can you not afford to take this cat to a vet? If so then you have business taking this cat.





edit: who's giving thumbs down to all the GOOD advice? Shame on you.I am getting a cat today what shampoo is safe to use on her because I have a six month old baby?
The very first thing I ever do in getting a new cat is to take it immediately to the vet for a health assessment. It is not insulting the person you got it from, it simply is making sure there are no surprises. It also sets you up with a relationship with a vet for any future spay/neuter/vaccinations.





You have a baby, and it is not that your new cat will give something to the baby, it is that you have your hands full without having to worry about the cat coming down with something that could have been caught immediately.





Cats are continually giving themselves a bath, but if you are concerned about fleas, your vet has extremely effective medications that eliminate the problem by putting just a few drops between their shoulder blades. And the vet can tell you if there even is a problem. As far as worms, unless the cat has been treated as a kitten, it probably has them. Again, one pill and it pretty well is over. Besides, only the vet can do the analysis of a fecal sample to tell if the cat has worms in the first place. Any over the counter remedies for worms are not going to be effective. Some say garlic. Well, garlic can be fatal to cats, so one has to really know the dose one is giving, and why take the chance when a vet has the right medications.
Don't use shampoo to get rid of fleas. It's not very effective and unless you're an expert at bathing cats you could be in for a real hassle. Use the liquid that you apply to the back of the cats neck, like Frontline. It's best to get the ones you can only buy from a vet; the OTC flea meds aren't as effective. Your baby will be safe if he touches the cat once the meds work there way down onto the skin of the cat. Just don't let him handle the cat until the fur area where you applied the meds is no longer greasy looking (a few hours, usually).





As for worming, there are OTC wormers for round worm which you give every month and are available at Petco, etc. The wormers from the vet are for tape worm; you only need that if the cat is showing signs of infection (small segments that look like rice grains in his poop or coming from his anus).
If the cat doesn't have fleas, why are you washing it in flea shampoo? The cat should be confined and treated before you bring it home. You don't want fleas in the house.





And take him to the vet to be checked out, shots given, tested and treated for worms if necessary, and neutered/spayed if not done so.
No home remedies to worm a cat. If it has fleas, a shampoo is a POOR choice.





If I was getting a new cat and had a baby, I would have the cat to the vet before bringing it home. It need deworming, vaccines, and flea treatment. All done by the vet for GOOD results.
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Take her to the vet for de-worming, as far as the fleas if she remains an indoor only kitty, she will not get fleas. This is safer for her anyway.