My cat had her litter of kittens on the 29th and yesterday I went to check up on them, when I noticed a small, scrawny kitten off to the side as the others nursing. He looked like he hadn't been cleaned off very well since birth and was very skinny. From what I'm told by my sister, he was the first born of the litter.
Anyway, I took him from his mother, whom wanted nothing to do with him, and I warmed his freezing body up, and he instantly began acting like a normal, healthy kitten. (Squirming around, moving his legs, etc)
Well, yesterday I rushed to the pet store, and bought a bottle, and some replacement milk for newborns. I have been feeding him every 3 to 4 hours, but I have noticed he sneezes quite frequently after waking up (4-7 sneezes at a time) and sometimes he sneezes for no reason at all. Every now and then he will make the soft "click" like sound kittens make while nursing. He seems healthy, but I am afraid he may have an upper respiratory infection? He has no runny nose, and his eyes are not yet open so there isn't anything oozing from them. It's just the clicking noise every now and again, and the sneezing. Besides that he seems normal. Is this any cause for alarm? I have never taken care of a kitten so young on my own, so any help is much appreciated.
Anyway, I took him from his mother, whom wanted nothing to do with him, and I warmed his freezing body up, and he instantly began acting like a normal, healthy kitten. (Squirming around, moving his legs, etc)
Well, yesterday I rushed to the pet store, and bought a bottle, and some replacement milk for newborns. I have been feeding him every 3 to 4 hours, but I have noticed he sneezes quite frequently after waking up (4-7 sneezes at a time) and sometimes he sneezes for no reason at all. Every now and then he will make the soft "click" like sound kittens make while nursing. He seems healthy, but I am afraid he may have an upper respiratory infection? He has no runny nose, and his eyes are not yet open so there isn't anything oozing from them. It's just the clicking noise every now and again, and the sneezing. Besides that he seems normal. Is this any cause for alarm? I have never taken care of a kitten so young on my own, so any help is much appreciated.