This is my first litter and have been mentored by a fellow breeder. Our cat just had 8 Kittens (yes 8!) on January 26. So we are 12 days old. We have been having a slight problem with one of them. He was only 2 1/8 oz at birth. Now he only weighs 3 7/8 oz. (there were 2 others that were 2 1/8 oz at birth) but they are now over 5 oz. He nurses well and I do supplement him 2 or three times a day with a dropper approx 1 cc at each feeding. This morning I woke up and he sounds horrible. (he is breathing like he has an URI, but it sounds like it is down in his lungs) I have given him .1 cc of amoxi drops to try to clear it up. My question is is should I separate him from the other 7 or leave him with mommy and the others. I do not want to get the others sick. Or any other ideas. If I bring him into the vet, he may pick up something from there, I heard that is the worse thing to do. Or should I call the vet to get some other type of antibiotic? Any advise would be great. The kittens and the mom have been separated from our other 3 cats since birth so there shouldn' be any problems with that.
Advise would be greatly appreciated.
Advise would be greatly appreciated.
