My cat gave birth and needs to pee

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Yeah, sometimes its not easy - if they do protest as they do.  But still, it must be done.  The kitten AND caretaker gets hang of it after some tries.

Be sure the fluid is body warm, not too cold, and God forbide, not too hot!    Using a micro for heater, its easy to get it too hot.

Burp afterwards.

Its not difficult to manage a little kitten if you feed her this way.  If you do it succesfully, the kitten wont die, and with any luck,  will live nicely.   Let it begin to eat at least a little, so it gets hang on it.   After it we will teach you how much she needs of kitten mothermilk replacemnt or goats milk. Exactly.  with help of a scale.

Does the momma still helps with washing and eliminating?   If not, you must do it.

@Deno2405

Its a myth a runt must die.  If the caretaker is vigilant enough and fights hard enough, they do seldom die.

They die just if they dont get help...

Observe, the giving food and fluids with a needleless syringe or a dropper, its enough it can swallow.  So even a kitten whom is a poor suckler, will manage here.
 

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My cat gave birth 2 days ago to 4 beautiful kittens. 3 of them do drink milk from their mother and they are bigger compared to the 4th kitten. 4th kitten is smaller and wont drink her mothers milk even tho I move her to the nipple. The kittens usually cry but she cries a lot more and its louder. Actually we didnt expect a fourth one because our vet didnt see a 4th one in Luna's body and we checked her 2 times. Our vet said that we cant do anything about that kitten and she will probably die soon which does happen in most of the cases. Usually one of the kittens will die he said. To feed that kitten he recommanded us to feed her with kitty milk by using a medicine dropper. We try to feed her that way but she doesnt let us do it. She moves a lot when I pick her up and she closes her face with her hands. Basically I cant feed her that way too. Is there ANYTHING more that I can do to keep her alive ? Is she really gonna die ?
I'm so depressed and sad I dont know what to do :(
I really don't know, but maybe wrapping her in a blanket and snuggling with her while feeding her will work. Does momma cat pay any attention to this one? I wish you luck with the little one, and I hope she starts eating soon.
 

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She moves a lot when i pick her up and she literally screams I cant give the milk to her and when i wrap her up she removes herself from the towel. I just cant listen her screaming... I cant even see what Im doing because Im crying :( Sorry for being too dramatic
You also need to keep yourself calm while feeding her or even picking her up. If you are upset, your kitten will get upset too.
 
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Thanks to everyone who helped me. I did take her out with me , wrapped her in a towel, put honey on her gums, tried to feed her but I think it was too late... She didnt make it
 

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Sorry to hear this. Hopefully the other kittens will be healthy.
 
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They do drink their milk and their size looks ok, they're doing fine thanks.
 
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I will weigh them today but what is the weight of a healthy, 3 day old kitten ?
 

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It depends on the starting point and how much they gain each day. Let us know weights and we'll tell you if they are behind or doing okay. [emoji]128522[/emoji]
 
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Ok thanks [emoji]9786[/emoji]️
 

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And then if you can weigh them every 24 hours you will have a good sense of how they are all doing.
 
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Ook got it :)
 
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It depends on the starting point and how much they gain each day. Let us know weights and we'll tell you if they are behind or doing okay. [emoji]128522[/emoji]
The first grey one is 150 gr
The second grey one is 165 gr
And the white one is 150 gr too
(They are 4 days old.)
 
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Soo are they healthy ?
 

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deno2405 deno2405

Yes, they are! [emoji]128077[/emoji]

They need to weigh close to 8 ounces, or 225 grams or so, at 14 days old, so yours are well on their way!

Continue weighing each day though. [emoji]128522[/emoji]
 
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Ok I will [emoji]9786[/emoji]️
 
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Now the kittens are 6 days old and their weighs are
- White: 170 gr
-Dark Grey:170 gr
-Light Grey: 210 gr

Is it normal that one of the kittens is 40 gr more than the other ones ? And all of them got 20 gr in 2 days. Is that a good number for 2 days ?
 

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I've heard that in the world of kittens and puppies, one of the litter will be bigger and stronger than its siblings. I've seen this on Animal Planet shows about kittens and puppies.
 

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Now the kittens are 6 days old and their weighs are
- White: 170 gr
-Dark Grey:170 gr
-Light Grey: 210 gr

Is it normal that one of the kittens is 40 gr more than the other ones ? And all of them got 20 gr in 2 days. Is that a good number for 2 days ?
yes, 10g a day, ie 20g in two days, its the normal we hope for.   sometimes it may be more, but we do not demand it.   Your biggy apparently did more.  :)
 
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