kitten concern

My Queen just gave birth to 6 beautiful kittens 3 days ago. I have 2 runts, the girl runt (who is the official runt, I call her older brother a runt too cause they are the same size) is doing great. I am really concerned with her brother is tiny and he doesn't seem to put up a fight to get to a nipple. He is just starting to try but he gives up easily. Also he seem to have a birth defect. The right side of his face is a sunken in a little. It looks like he is missing his right cheek bone and eye. Can anyone tell me what is wrong with him so I can give him the proper care. Here is a picture of him

Do you have a vet? It would be best to consult with a vet on this.

I have a vet appointment set up for Friday, I was just wondering if anyone else had a kitten who looked like him and maybe what happened to their kitten

I think I'd get him to an ER vet rather than waiting all the way until Friday.  Are you syringe feeding him?  If not, you'll need to do that ASAP every 2 hours.

He is nursing, but I have to help him keep the other kittens from stealing his nipple, though he just figured out to nurse when the others are sleeping

Make sure you weigh them daily and if he doesn't gain weight, you MUST supplement him.  I'd go ahead and start supplementing him anyway since he's already had problems.

if I do had feed him will momma still accept him and take care of him?

here is another pic of his size... and this is his older sister

Yes, she'll accept him.  You should be handling the kittens anyway so that they'll get used to humans.  It's important to weigh them daily to be sure they're gaining weight and doing okay.  Also, be sure you're feeding the mom a high quality kitten food, canned and dry so she gets enough nutrition to feed those babies. 

OK I will get some food for him. 

Be sure to water it down a bit with some distilled or filtered water.  Sometimes if you give it straight, it's too rich for their systems.

thanks for that, i have never had to hand feed a kitten before

Sad to say he passed away this morning... he didn't have a long life but he really impacted mine.

On behalf of The Cat Site Moderating Team, we are truly sorry for the loss of your kitten. To show our support and as a matter of respect, I will now lock this thread. You might consider starting a thread here http://www.thecatsite.com/f/19/crossing-the-bridge as a memorial to your fur baby. So sorry. :grphug: