Fever coat and FIV/FLV

I have a litter of bottle babies that have fever coats. They are very restless and seem to me to be a bit off. I wondered if any one has experience with fever coats (assuming they have already had a fever at 11 days old) and FIV/FLV?

I dont have any experience nor therethical knowledge about fever coats. I hope others more knowleable will fill in.



But I wonder. Their coats not being tip-top, may it be simply because they dont have any mom nor aunt/uncle grooming them??

Most kittens you see do have someone grooming them, thus - you very seldom see kittens with ungroomed coats...


Tx a lot for helping them, and good luck!


ps as you talk about fever - did you had met their temp? Or if you are very experienced with kittens this age, by hand felt clearly that is higher than usual?

The kitten in the middle of the picture with the grey coat is actually a torti. Her head and underbelly are much darker in color. The rescue said that she had what they call a fever coat, caused by a fever. They don't know much about the kittens, they were left in a box on a ladies porch. I am just worried that they may have other issues as they are really restless. I had anothe batch of bottle babies that just couldn't be pacified and they ended up being FIV positive. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with this?

What I know is limited, but I will share what I know.

The fever coat comes from the mother cat having a fever during pregnancy and may only effect one out of the litter.

The fur will grow out and not cause further issues with the kitten.

I had one out of the litter of five from last spring with fever coat, a black and white bi color. He is a happy, healthy 19 month old cat. No FIV/FeLv in the litter, I also have a kitten from the litter.

Leslie

Thank you, that is good to know. They are calming down a little and purring up a storm when I burp them.

The fever coat can happen if the kitten or the mom cat has had an extended fever. This affects the coloring of the fur and it is only temporary. Most babies that age are restless especially if mom is missing from the picture www.snuggleme.com is a great tool for motherless kittens and it calms then down a lot (especially once you start the heart beat going)

If your kittens are running a fever and it goes into the high risk zone 104 degrees and higher then they really need to see a vet quickly. That elevated of a temp can be a warning of really bad health issues. Plus they can dehydrate and die quickly unless given supportive fluids.

I have had to seperate the kittens because they are suckling each other to the point that one is bleeding. I wish I had enough money to get them all a snugglekitty. I don't think the little girl with the fever coat is going to make it, she has stopped eating. She is going to the doctor today.

Thank you - You sound like you're doing the best you can

Thank you, I just hate when they don't make it :cry: