new born kitten care, need help fast. ..

im thinking about cutting the placenta like some of you have suggested .. it seems better than leaving it there to rot

Did you cut the placenta off?

Is the formula for human newborns? If so this will actually work for now.

Need a heating pad on low and covered with a thin towel, or a sock full of rice heated in microwave.

Yes please cut it off now.

Nothing to fear, just get a string or dental floss, tie it about an inch from the body, pull tightly, just like the first part of tying a shoe, and cut just about the string. Be sure not to leave long strings, cut them short

biscuitman said:

 
im thinking about cutting the placenta like some of you have suggested .. it seems better than leaving it there to rot

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You can even use your nails if you dont have any floss stringh, and you do dare.  Its enough with clean hands, you dont need to be sterile.

IMO can you possibly wrap kitten up and take to a vet clinic? They would be able to determine kitten's status, sever the sac, and if it needs glucose etc. Also, you might ask for a lesson in feeding. Most likely vet will have KMR, syringe, bottles. I have raised baby kittens, but not one that was just born. You have no Idea where the mother went. Possibly got spooked and went to continue birthing in another location to protect the others. No one knows, but it looks like you are now the baby mama/daddy. Catwoman and Stefanz are very experienced with te baby kitten stuff!

mission accomplished ,placenta is off ive used a string and rubbed the umbilical cord with some alcohol and i cut it off ~1.5 inches away ... no blood or anything looks clean 

Wow! You are taking things in control! Good luck, but a vet visit could be beneficial.

Anne with Cats said:

 
Wow! You are taking things in control! Good luck, but a vet visit could be beneficial.

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It could, if the vet is used to work with newborns.  Yes, they could give info, give / sell gears, show the proper ways.

But not all vets are good with kittens. especielly not with weak kittens.   And very few take over the responsibility, so it will be still you who must do the work.

Bui as you said, if the vet has all the proper kmr, gears and such... It may be the easiest way to get it all.

i'll see if i can get him to vet .....btw he (she? )started moving and playing

thank you everybody for the quick response .... and god bless you ... i will upload new pictures

Great job!!

The heat source is an issue though, you can't get the baby's temp high enough with a heater without literally frying her. If you must use this, can you monitor the temp by placing a thermometer in next to her to see how hot it's getting in there?

You can use a human one, just have to shake the mercury down all the way, hold it by the opposite end of the tip that goes into your mouth and shake it down several times hard, until the mercury level is all the way down.

You don't want to overheat either. If the temp right next to the baby goes too high, move the box further away until it is right around 97-99 degrees.

Okay so now that you have gotten this far, food needs to happen, another ASAP. 

Newborns need food every 2 hours religiously, their bodies take in and expel in 2 hours, and it seems like it has been some hours now.

Baby has never eaten either, so it's extremely urgent to get something in her.

Just a thought, but if you are not ready or able to care for her, you should call spca/humane society, where they can connect you with help, people who do this sort of thing.

They have numbers for rescue groups, and luckily we are not all filled to the rim at this time, as the season has only started, so you will likely get someone to take her.

But she does need hydration now.

This is a very delicate thing to do.

Inhaling just one drop will cause irreversible pneumonia.

once ive found her , i onlined how to feed a new born kitten ... and just like you've said every 2 hours ... since then i've fed her every 2 hours ....

and i placed a thermometer near i'll make sure it will be on 99-97 degrees

i will try my best to take care of her , and continue consulting on this forum........

again thanks alot for everything ! and keep sending any ideas or things that may be useful ..

Okay then you must know, she is literally starving to death now.

Be sure she does not feel cool, and it's time to feed.

You need to mix up a small amt of formula, and it needs to be good and warm.

If you make it up with hot water, by the time you get to feeding, it will be cooled down since it's a small amt, but double check temp on your skin, it should feel k=just slightly warmer.

You need a syringe, but doubt you have one, so for now, an eye dropper will have to do.

Baby MUST ONLY be on tummy, never turned over.

You will look at the amt sucked up into the dropper so you can keep track of amt fed.

This is going to be a very slow process until you have a baby bottle.

You will be dropping one tiny drop into her cheek only, never her throat, you need to watch her breathing so she doesn't inhale.

Once swallowed she can take a breath and repeat the drop in cheek.

Approx 3 drops are 1 ml. She needs at least 3 now, since it's been so long, and then fed another 3 mls in about an hour.

Then and for the next week, every 2 hours, round the clock.

After feeding, put her on your shoulder and burp her just like a baby.

Then you will potty her.

She won't likely poop yet but should go pee.

Use anything soft, a warm damp paper towel, washcloth, cotton ball, and pat her genital area until she pees.

Then snuggie her back to her bed and done.

Patience is key when feeding, otherwise all your efforts go down the drain as she will get pneumonia within a day and die.

So this is why it is such a slow process when using a dropper, the drops are a bit big for her size.

If you have any questions soon, please type @StefanZ  and he will come and help.

I have a meeting unfortunately.

Good luck!

Its late evening here, I will soon go to bed...  But Im aware of your thread.

One good practical tip for  emergencies.   IF she seems lethargic (not interested, just wants to sleep, etc) - it is often because they got low sugar niveu in blood.

OR she is weak, and needs some extra energy:

there is an often useful help in both cases, and the situation can sometimes be saved:

Smear a little glucose sugar on her gum.   It works almost immediately, glucose sugar going into blood already in the mouth.  It doesnt need to be digested at first.

Thus, this works also if the kitten is cold, too cold to get normal  kitten milk.

If you dont have glucose sugar proper,  white caro syrup is useful, or honey.  Both do contain much glucose sugar.

(another reasons for this behavior in otherwise healthy kittens may be:   too cold, too warm, or too little water, ie dehydrated).

Awwww I just wanted to say it looks like you're doing a great job, thanks for taking that little new born and and looking after her. The poor kitten would have died without your help. I hope everything is going well and you are managing to feed her ok. God bless ya x

Congrats on saving this little baby- a cutie too!  I have had very good success with goats milk for newborn squirrels and our bunny from 1 week of age.  This can be found at any pet store as puppy formula.