new kitten.. HELP!

I have a newborn kitten that was born last night around 11:25 pm and the sack had busted while it was still inside so when it was delivered we got all the blood out with a suction thing and she's breathing fine but she's very weak and does not move very much she'll stretch her legs out every once in a while but we she's moving she doesn't move her head at all. she's not strong enough to suck on mama cat and mama cat won't let her feed so we are trying to bottle feed her but she won't suck?!?! what am i supposed to do?

You really need to get this baby to the vet now~ It needs to be tube fed in order to survive, and unless you know what you are doing, that is hard to accomplish the first time around. Being that it is so weak and was born under such traumatic conditions, it doesn't have the strength it needs to suck. Plus if it is unwell, momcat will shun it anyway. Please get it to the vet- as quickly as possible. Also keep it warm! www.kitten-rescue.com

woah! You guys are talking in like french! What is the sack and what do you have to do with it?!?!

The sac is the membrane that encloses the kitten in utero. Normally, you don't have to do anything with it as the Momma cat usually takes care of it herself.

Originally Posted by gayef

The sac is the membrane that encloses the kitten in utero. Normally, you don't have to do anything with it as the Momma cat usually takes care of it herself.

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Ok thats good, i thought you had to do something with it! Thanks

well i called the vet and his answering service told us that he would meet us up at the clinic so we drove up there and he wasn't there so we sat in the parking lot and called back and she said she didn't call him to tell him to go up there yet but not even 5 minutes after i got off the phone the kitten died so we called her back and told her not to bother to come up there... i am so upset i got attached to it!

I'm sorry to hear about that. Kittens can be so fragile, and so easy to get attached to.

I am so sorry to hear that.

I am very sorry to hear about that. Good Luck with future kittens.

I'm sorry, it is likely that the vet could only have hastened the death of the little one- Sometimes, the odds are just to great in a situation such as you described.

I am so sorry to hear of the loss of the babby. My heart and thoughts go out to you both.