We have no idea what happened as he seemed fine this morning and all was going so well with them. They were 5 weeks yesterday. We got home from work and I heard a terrible kitten meow, went upstairs to find him cold on the floor, screaming and gasping. We ran with him out the door to the vet which is literally across the street from us where they tried to warm him up with hot water bottles. His temp was so low it wouldn't register. They gave him oxygen an epi shot and steroids, and although he seemed to perk up a bit for the first little while, his heart rate slowed down so much they could barely find it, and he was really gasping and struggling. We made the decision at that point to end his suffering, and I stayed with him as he passed. It's been a terrible night and I am so upset...
I just was not expecting this at all and will now be keeping a much closer eye on the remaining 3 babies... Portia is such a great Mom and these kittens were showing no obvious signs of illness. The vet said it could have been a number of things... Rest in peace precious baby Twig...
You were loved.