Newborn Vomiting? - HELP!

My cat Bella is currently in labor and has given birth to three gorgeous babies so far. Moments ago I noticed one of the babies cries were particularly distressed sounding and went to check on it. The kitten was quite a ways away from mom and siblings so I picked him up so I could place him closer and it vomited what looked to be milk. The same milk looking liquid came out of his nose as well. I wiped his mouth and nose with a cloth and he seems to be okay now but I am extremely worried.  Is this at all normal? I've watched many cats give birth growing up and I have raised several litters of kittens in the past (we live on a farm and pregnant females get dumped her fairly often ) but I have never seen this before. What should I be watching for? and is there anything I can do for him? Part of me is telling myself to give the kitten some electrolytes, but I really don't think it will do any good since it doesn't seem weak or lethargic. 

Please is anyone could give there input it would be greatly appreciated 

Xox-Zip-xoX said:

 
My cat Bella is currently in labor and has given birth to three gorgeous babies so far. Moments ago I noticed one of the babies cries were particularly distressed sounding and went to check on it. The kitten was quite a ways away from mom and siblings so I picked him up so I could place him closer and it vomited what looked to be milk. The same milk looking liquid came out of his nose as well. I wiped his mouth and nose with a cloth and he seems to be okay now but I am extremely worried.  Is this at all normal? I've watched many cats give birth growing up and I have raised several litters of kittens in the past (we live on a farm and pregnant females get dumped her fairly often ) but I have never seen this before. What should I be watching for? and is there anything I can do for him? Part of me is telling myself to give the kitten some electrolytes, but I really don't think it will do any good since it doesn't seem weak or lethargic. 

Please is anyone could give there input it would be greatly appreciated 

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Nay, this is not the common. sorry.   Had they already nursed and got milk?

Anyways, what was to do, was to make sure he hadnt no fluid in lungs.  Ye "slung" him, or  manually, draw fluid out from him.  Even yourself taking his mouth in your and - verry verry gentle - suck the fluids out... If you have some gears, its easier.  Or as said, slung.

Im not sure if it helps  to do it now, over aan hour later.

OK, how is the slunging done:

You take the kitten in your  hand, head down. Be sure you hold it steady, especielly holding steady its head.

Have the  handback down,  the kittens backside down.

If necesserey, help with the other hand too. But it is probably easiest to do with one arm.

And quickly and rather forcefully, you draw your arm with the kitten and all, down,  Slowing down the last centimeters down there.

Train some before you do it for sharp.

This is rather dangerous, done wrongly may hurt the kitten.  But not doing it, especielly if you are sure it has fluids inside wrong throat, is killing.

same can be saying for any emergency evacuating, for example by yourself suckling out the fluids - dangerous, but not doing it is dangerous too.

OK, if he survives it may be clear he has a hole in the palate, roof of the mouth.  Not unique.

The most common people let them be pts.

But if the damage isnt too big, they can often be saved by using a syringe or a dropper.  They are essentially healthy, but having this hole, they cant suckle, or at best, suckle very weakly.   But with a dropper, they dont need to suckle, its just to swallon.

And thus, quite a few of them can be saved, if the owner is fighting on.

Come back with reports and further question, so we shall try and guide you.

Good luck!

Thanks for the response! I actually did sling him. I should have mentioned that sorry, my family breeds dogs and we've done it with puppies in the past so instinctively it was the first thing I did before I wiped his mouth and nose with the cloth.

I'm not sure if this particular kitten had already nursed or not but they are over 6 hours old so I assume he had. He seems to be fine and is nursing now. Maybe he sucked in milk the wrong way? I am going to keep my eyes on him.

Xox-Zip-xoX said:

 
Thanks for the response! I actually did sling him. I should have mentioned that sorry, my family breeds dogs and we've done it with puppies in the past so instinctively it was the first thing I did before I wiped his mouth and nose with the cloth.

I'm not sure if this particular kitten had already nursed or not but they are over 6 hours old so I assume he had. He seems to be fine and is nursing now. Maybe he sucked in milk the wrong way? I am going to keep my eyes on him.

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Ah, you did slung him immediately!   Good, so he has a chance.

If he has eaten milk, he could also got a reflux.  It  has it dangers, but  With a little luck, he didnt got anything the wrong way.

Pray the Angel of Death passed over  your house, this time, too.   (Yes, Im a little thinking on the Passover story).

I am thinking that reflux is probably what he had, his cries sounded more like pain cries than anything. He seems to be doing fine now though. Every time I check on him he is latched. 

Tx for the report!