Hi, I am sorry for not reading through all the topics for info that may help but I do not have time as I am trying to keep a kitten alive.
My cat had a litter 48 hours ago, she had 7 and it was her first litter and one of them was a definite runt, being at least half the size of the others, in fact it is smaller than my finger.
Anyway when I arrived home after the birth 6 of the kittens were suckling but the tiny little ginger one was lying on its own in a pool of spilled water legs in the air stone dead. I spotted it but went straight away to check on the the other kittens. When I returned to the other to take it away it twitched, after being motionless for 10 mins and also freezing cold to touch I presumed it was just a death twitch, but I put it in front of the fire whilst I rubbed it with a towel and miraculously it came back to life! It was so tiny though but seemed quite strong and very loud!
So I put it in with the other kittens, who were at least twice its size and it was not able to even get some milk, even when I removed the other kittens it was unable to suckle.
This morning I went to the vets and got some Cimicat or something, I mixed as instructed and tried feeding little 'spud' as he has been named, he didn't gladly take the milk but I forced some down (he hadn't fed since he had been born.) So now I am sat here forcing this milk mixture down this tiny kitten as small as my thumb, he seems to be such a fighter, he has been clinically dead twice but has fought back and I so want him to have every chance.
What is there that I can do excepy keep him warm and force Cimicat down his throat?
Any advice would be welcome.
My cat had a litter 48 hours ago, she had 7 and it was her first litter and one of them was a definite runt, being at least half the size of the others, in fact it is smaller than my finger.
Anyway when I arrived home after the birth 6 of the kittens were suckling but the tiny little ginger one was lying on its own in a pool of spilled water legs in the air stone dead. I spotted it but went straight away to check on the the other kittens. When I returned to the other to take it away it twitched, after being motionless for 10 mins and also freezing cold to touch I presumed it was just a death twitch, but I put it in front of the fire whilst I rubbed it with a towel and miraculously it came back to life! It was so tiny though but seemed quite strong and very loud!
So I put it in with the other kittens, who were at least twice its size and it was not able to even get some milk, even when I removed the other kittens it was unable to suckle.
This morning I went to the vets and got some Cimicat or something, I mixed as instructed and tried feeding little 'spud' as he has been named, he didn't gladly take the milk but I forced some down (he hadn't fed since he had been born.) So now I am sat here forcing this milk mixture down this tiny kitten as small as my thumb, he seems to be such a fighter, he has been clinically dead twice but has fought back and I so want him to have every chance.
What is there that I can do excepy keep him warm and force Cimicat down his throat?
Any advice would be welcome.
