My cat recently gave birth to three kittens and it has been two weeks .one of them has recently gotten very weak he seemed normal a few days ago and was growing but since yesterday he is very weak and is not feeding I have tried placing him directly on the cat's nipple so he could feed but he won't take it I tried giving him milk through a dropper and he won't feed on that as well. He is so weak that he just stays in the same position. I don't know what to do
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Need help with weak kitten
- Thread starter eshah
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I shall try to write some. Stand by. During the time you can perhaps write more. Where are you, what country?
What milk were you trying? We dont recommend cow milk - goats milk is safe, though. Or some kitten mother milk replacement.
OK, if he is heavily sick, he will die whatever you do. But if he has "just" become weak, you can save him if you are vigorous and fight enough.
Begin by be sure he is warm. It means he will probably need some heating - heating pad, momma, or your chest. If its very hot at your place, he may need some chilling off...
Does momma takes care of him? lick him and washes? if not, you shall massage him (and help to eliminate). Massage by rubbing with your forefinger or a toothbrush.
You shall give him some extra energy by rubbing in water with honey on his lips and gum. Honey contains much glucose sugar / dextrose. And this glucose goes direclty into blood already from the mouth. It doesnt need to be digested.
Second, he is probably dehydrated by now. So your next step will be to give him some such a honey water with this dropper... This too will give him some energy AND fluids, and help to keep up his body works, perhaps even get them going.
Third, this goats milk or kitten mother milk replacement... Him tummy down, head up, you may raise him a little diagonally upwards. Dropwise in the corner of the mouth, so you are sure he can swallow. Burp him afterwards as a bably.
Kittens whom have momma, are often reluctant to get fluids this way, so you will probably need to wrap him in a towel, perhaps even wrap him up as a burrito. It may take several tries before you and him got get hang of things... Its frustrating, I know...
Give every hour, several drops each time. If he is say, 180 grammes, he shall have minimum 50 ml every day - say 2ml every hour around the clock. Or a little more if you need to sleep in the night. He shall add at least 6 grammes a day, a healthy kitten adds 10+.
I think its the most important for now.
OK, if he is heavily sick, he will die whatever you do. But if he has "just" become weak, you can save him if you are vigorous and fight enough.
Begin by be sure he is warm. It means he will probably need some heating - heating pad, momma, or your chest. If its very hot at your place, he may need some chilling off...
Does momma takes care of him? lick him and washes? if not, you shall massage him (and help to eliminate). Massage by rubbing with your forefinger or a toothbrush.
You shall give him some extra energy by rubbing in water with honey on his lips and gum. Honey contains much glucose sugar / dextrose. And this glucose goes direclty into blood already from the mouth. It doesnt need to be digested.
Second, he is probably dehydrated by now. So your next step will be to give him some such a honey water with this dropper... This too will give him some energy AND fluids, and help to keep up his body works, perhaps even get them going.
Third, this goats milk or kitten mother milk replacement... Him tummy down, head up, you may raise him a little diagonally upwards. Dropwise in the corner of the mouth, so you are sure he can swallow. Burp him afterwards as a bably.
Kittens whom have momma, are often reluctant to get fluids this way, so you will probably need to wrap him in a towel, perhaps even wrap him up as a burrito. It may take several tries before you and him got get hang of things... Its frustrating, I know...
Give every hour, several drops each time. If he is say, 180 grammes, he shall have minimum 50 ml every day - say 2ml every hour around the clock. Or a little more if you need to sleep in the night. He shall add at least 6 grammes a day, a healthy kitten adds 10+.
I think its the most important for now.
How is it going? Is the little one still with us? And how are the others doing?
