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New Kittens all stuck together! Help!

post #1 of 14
4/3/05 at 9:47am
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A stray we've been caring for for a couple of months had kittens in our garage. My wife moved all 7 of them off the cement and into a large dog crate with blankets in it. It is two days now and the kittens are all stuck together near their bellies and one appears to be dead. We don't know what to do! Please help!
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post #2 of 14
4/3/05 at 9:49am
These babies need to be seen by a Vet immediately!
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post #3 of 14
4/3/05 at 10:33am
Please take a dry towel, toss it in your dryer. While it is cycling, call a emergency vet near you, or your vet and ask them to meet you at the clinic. Take the warmed towel, bundle these babies carefully inside and rush them to the vet. Do not delay. If where you are it is extremely cold, keep them bundled next to your chest, preferably near your heart. if you can get mom into a carrier, take her as well- Please hurry, time is of the essence.
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post #4 of 14
4/3/05 at 6:31pm
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Well, we ended up taking the mother and all the kittens to a no-kill animal shelter with a full medical staff. We couldn't afford what the emergency clinic wanted just to walk in the door-let alone treatment. We were a little sad, because we had to surrender the animals in order for them to treat them. We will have first dibs on adopting the mother back, when the kittens are old enough to be away from her. We will do this and at least she will be fixed with all her shots. They had never seen anything like that before where the kittens umbilical cords were stuck to each other, not just dried up but with blood still in them Probably due to the young mother's inexperience. Thanks for your prompt responses. Bob
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post #5 of 14
4/3/05 at 6:42pm
You definitely did the right thing!

Hope the mama and the kittens survive.
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post #6 of 14
4/3/05 at 7:18pm
I am glad you got help immediately. Thank you for caring enough to seek help and to want to adopt the mother back. She is fortunate she ran into you in her life-
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post #7 of 14
4/4/05 at 2:29pm
I am so happy you updated us and I am happy you got them the care that they needed!!! I have been waiting to read this!!!

Thank you!
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post #8 of 14
4/4/05 at 2:39pm
i wanted to thank you for getting help immidiately and getting the kittens and mom to a safe heaven. you did a great job!
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post #9 of 14
4/4/05 at 4:54pm
that is very unusal and its sad they made you turn over the animals atleast they got seen and i hear you about how much it costs.
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post #10 of 14
4/4/05 at 4:57pm
Oh my goodness, how scary! Thank goodness this cat found you, and that you did such a caring thing for them!

Have you called the shelter for an update on them? If so, please let us know how they are doing!
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post #11 of 14
4/4/05 at 8:16pm
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The sad thing is once we turned over the momma and litter, we relinquished all are rights to them and they won't even give us any information. This is especially upsetting to my wife. They made us feel like we are unfit animal owners and refused to get them medical help at a regular vet. We have three dogs and a cat in the house already, and this was just a stray we were nice enough to feed and let sleep in our garage during the winter. We would have eventually gotten her fixed but she was in such sad shape she looked like a walking skeleton. We wanted her to put a little meat on her bones and trust us better before we dragged her to a vet. She looks 100% better than a couple of months ago and the kittens looked great except for the dead one that was in the middle of them all. She did clean them and nurse them. I'll let everyone know if we find out anything new. Glad I stumbled onto this site. Bob
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post #12 of 14
4/4/05 at 11:44pm
I am sorry you had to surrender them to the shelter to get them seen. I find that cruel of them but at least they are being taken care of. Poor things! I am glad they are letting you adopt the mom back too.
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post #13 of 14
4/4/05 at 11:54pm
Thank you for caring for this kitty and her babies, Bob. I'm so sorry you had to relinquish all rights in the process of seeking help for them. Thank you for your update, I certainly hope they will allow you to know how the babies are doing soon.
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post #14 of 14
4/5/05 at 4:34am
I'm sorry that you had to give up all rights to the cat and kittens. Maybe you can try to adopt one? I think you did a fine job taking care of the Cat, not many people would have went the extra mile to help the kittens also. You have a great Heart!
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