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Hello, I'm new here, only really made an account to ask about this.
Took in a stray cat about 7 weeks ago, she had a litter of 7 a week later, only 6 survived the first day. There were two kittens about a week ago that seemed smaller than all the rest, but my parents assured me that they would be fine. Today, we found one of those kittens sadly passed away. Last night it was very weak and didn't seem to be eating much, not to mention very skinny and sleeping away from all other kittens. The mother cat was confused and came to us meowing earlier which was when we noticed the baby. The other kitten is about the same, but still alive. She'll drink water but can barely stand up to do so, and the mother cat has tried getting her to eat and has been following her around to lay beside her. The kitten always moves away. Her breathing is slower than the other four, who are very energetic and pretty large in comparison. I'm not sure if it's a flea problem or what. They have quite a bit of fleas, and we weren't able to do much while they were so young. I'm not sure what to do, and plan on calling a vet soon or taking them all there, I just wanted to see if anyone here might have any advice? Anything of that sort. I'm just worried for the baby and out of the two litters my old cat had, this has never happened before.
Took in a stray cat about 7 weeks ago, she had a litter of 7 a week later, only 6 survived the first day. There were two kittens about a week ago that seemed smaller than all the rest, but my parents assured me that they would be fine. Today, we found one of those kittens sadly passed away. Last night it was very weak and didn't seem to be eating much, not to mention very skinny and sleeping away from all other kittens. The mother cat was confused and came to us meowing earlier which was when we noticed the baby. The other kitten is about the same, but still alive. She'll drink water but can barely stand up to do so, and the mother cat has tried getting her to eat and has been following her around to lay beside her. The kitten always moves away. Her breathing is slower than the other four, who are very energetic and pretty large in comparison. I'm not sure if it's a flea problem or what. They have quite a bit of fleas, and we weren't able to do much while they were so young. I'm not sure what to do, and plan on calling a vet soon or taking them all there, I just wanted to see if anyone here might have any advice? Anything of that sort. I'm just worried for the baby and out of the two litters my old cat had, this has never happened before.