my kitten wont eat....

my poor baby kalley wont eat she used to eat al the time with her brothers but they had recently found new homes so its just me zoe and kalley now and zoes milk sacs went away and kalley is still trying to feed off her and she wont eat the cat food that she used to eat i am very worried about her and i have no money to take her to the vet i am completely broke right now she is sooooo skinny anyone have any advice.
thanks kasey

Go to the store and buy some KMR Milk replacer and some canned kitten food.

Try either alone or a combination of the two.

Good luck - more advise to come I am sure!

Can you get her to swallow food that you feed her by syringe?

Does she have diarrhea?

Try taking her temperature with a rectal thermometer. Normal is between 100 and 101.5. Higher than 102.5 is a fever and that will cause loss of appetite. If she has a fever and no other symptoms you can force feed her a few times a day to keep her blood sugar up and she will probably recover.

If Zoe isn't spayed yet (or even if she is), she is probably still producing milk, just much less than she was when she was nursing 5 kittens so it's not as noticeale. It's still important to get Kalley to eat other food, but there's no harm in letting her nurse because she's still probably getting milk and mom's milk is very good for sick babies.

A kitten who won't eat is an emergency and really needs to be seen by a vet, because the problems are often very treatable. Can you call your local humane society to see about low-cost options, or call local vets to see if you can apply for Care Credit?

thanx alot guys i am going to my mothers house to see if she can take kalley to her vet he is really reasonable i have to go to work later but my mom says that he will take a look at her for free soo i apriciate it thanks agian

thanx alot guys i am going to my mothers house to see if she can take kalley to her vet he is really reasonable i have to go to work later but my mom says that he will take a look at her for free soo i apriciate it thanks agian o yea and she does have diarea and its like a light tan color i hope she will be ok....

I hope your baby is doing OK. I have to agree you have to get some food into her. Either the kitten replacement milk on her own or if you have to force her with a syrnge. What ever it takes. Best of luck, Love, Hope