New to having expecting cat. ..I'm lost

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Oh they are just the sweetest! Its like the torty colours have split perfectly 3 ways! Very cute! Sorry about the little one that didnt make it. Looks like mum is doing a brilliant job xx
That was my thought, "OH LOOK!  One for each of mama's colors!  How SWEET!"
 
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Ok, we have a problem, Cody just found the black & white kitten, which is 14 is now, limp and barely awake. I have tried to bottle feed him but he doesn't seem to want to take it, even when I just put a drop in his mouth. He will hold into the nipple not doesn't try to suck. What can I do?
Eveything has been fine until this.
 

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Try putting a bit of honey on its gums to give some energy.  You may need a dropper or syringe, not a bottle.  Then you do one drop at a time in the cheek.

If it doesn't perk up in the next half hour after trying these things I would rush to the vet.
 
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I'm out of honey so I did run some light corn syrup on his gums & I have him laying on me with the blanket & using the heating pad off & on so it won't get too hot.
 
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He just started meowing loud when I rubbed his chest
 

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Try giving the kitten pedialyte drop by drop. You can make some using water, sugar, and salt. You'll need to see a vet if he does not perk up.
 
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Some, I'm letting his mom have him back cause she kept trying to take him from me & I was afraid she would hurt him trying if I didn't. Will keep an eye on him & take him to the vet in the morning
 

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I would continue to supplement him every two hours throughout the night.  Glad he's hopefully perking up.
 
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So we went to the vet first thing this morning with Daisy & all 3 babies so he could see the difference in them.
Apparently Daisy has caused trauma to his neck when she jumped over the baby gate trying to move them again.
Prognosis is guarded at best. We decided to give him a chance so he got a steroid shot and I have some nutra-cal to give him as well as sugar eater with a little formula power in it.
If he has improvement in 24 hrs, the vet said to give him another 24 hrs, if nothing really improves by then, we will have to let him go.
He said if we didn't let him go he would really need a lot of special care his whole life and would not be a normal cat.
Daisy won't do anything with him but lick him a little. She does come looking for him but if i put him with her she puts him off to the side. It's very sad that this has happened.
 

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This is very sad. Are you continuing to supplement the little guy every 2 hours with formula and nutrical? And have you rectified the baby gate situation? I will pray he comes around. Keep us posted!
 
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Yeah, we moved things around and she is shut in the room with them and the door is kept shut other than to let her in and out by herself. She won't be able to get the others out this way.
Yeah I'm doing both supplement and formula. The Vet gave me q-tips and syringes so that I can feed him.
I have been able to get him to per but not been able to get him to poop yet. I think that may be because the vet took his temp twice to make sure it was right because it was 103. He said that there are no signs of infection in him just the inflammation on the underside of his chin and neck and a place in the left upper jaw is swollen too. So I feed him from the front or right side which seems to work better.
He said the other kittens looked great and their temps were fine. So he feels sure that she caused the trauma cause she kept jumping over the gate with him.
I have him in a toboggan that is fleece lined, tucked inside my shirt so that he can hear my heart beat, my breathing and my voice. I am hoping this is giving him some comfort since Daisy just ignores him.
 

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How much are you feeding him, and how often?

Also, does the steroid shot seem to be helping?

The swelling and inflammation should be helped by the steroid. Kittens heal quickly. I'm not sure I would give up in 24 hours, especially if he's eating well.

How much does he weigh, and I can tell you how much formula to give with the syringe.
 
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He didn't tell me how often or really how much, just to give him what he will take with out choking him.
 
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