My cat is skittish but not agressive at all. She moved her 5 kittens under our shed. This is her first litter and we've noticed sometimes she won't notice a hungry kitten before she moved them to the shed. We want to take the kittens to a more friendly enviroment as we cannot see thwm and we live by a golf course which means foxes or other dangerous creatures. Is there anything we can do to get them out or get her to bring them out? She has moved them twice before and the first time she left one and the second three behind.
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Can you bring everyone inside? Please have her spayed when her kittens are 8 weeks old. It is very dangerous outside for momma & her babies. She is moving them because she feels unsafe.
Yes, please have someone go under the shed and bring out mom and all 5 kittens. Make a nest in your bedroom closet. Moms like a dark, private place for their kittens. It's also not good for mom to continue moving them. They can suffer injury.
Put mom's food, water, and litter just outside the closet, and close the door to your room. They are all much safer inside!
Please let us know how this works out.
Put mom's food, water, and litter just outside the closet, and close the door to your room. They are all much safer inside!
Please let us know how this works out.
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Do you have her and the kittens in the garage now? She'll need a nest in a cozy spot, but you'll want to be sure there are no nooks and crannies she can move her babies into.
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Have you contacted your vet or tried to supplement him? I would not wait on internet advice in this situation.
Does the mother cat give him attention?
Does the mother cat give him attention?
Your other post said the umbilical cord is still attached.. Sterilize a pair of scissors by wiping them with rubbing alcohol and cut the cord about 1" from the kitten.
You need to force feed this kitten to give him energy. You can feed him kitten milk replacment (KMR) or goats milk. Cats cannot digest the lactose in cow's milk.
Get a small syringe without a needle (1 ml is ideal to start). Hold the kitten on it's belly, head slightly up. Think about the position they normally nurse from mom. You need to keep him warm while feeding. Some people wrap kittens like a burrito.
Give the kitten one drop of formula at a time in the cheek. The kitten has to swallow the formula. If the kitten is too weak to swallow, you can try diluting some honey with water and rub that solution on his gums. That might give him enough energy to swallow.
You need to feed the kitten 1-2 ml each hour. Put the kitten back with mom between feedings. See if he will latch on to a nipple then.
Sometimes a kitten will start nursing after 1 or 2 feedings
There are several articles that refer to kitten care. I searched on orphaned kittens, as this is closest to your situation.
Hand Rearing Kittens: What you need to know to save a newborn's life
Fading Kitten Syndrome: 11 Things You Need To Know
I hope this information helps. There are many members with more kitten experience than I have, and they will also help you
You need to force feed this kitten to give him energy. You can feed him kitten milk replacment (KMR) or goats milk. Cats cannot digest the lactose in cow's milk.
Get a small syringe without a needle (1 ml is ideal to start). Hold the kitten on it's belly, head slightly up. Think about the position they normally nurse from mom. You need to keep him warm while feeding. Some people wrap kittens like a burrito.
Give the kitten one drop of formula at a time in the cheek. The kitten has to swallow the formula. If the kitten is too weak to swallow, you can try diluting some honey with water and rub that solution on his gums. That might give him enough energy to swallow.
You need to feed the kitten 1-2 ml each hour. Put the kitten back with mom between feedings. See if he will latch on to a nipple then.
Sometimes a kitten will start nursing after 1 or 2 feedings
There are several articles that refer to kitten care. I searched on orphaned kittens, as this is closest to your situation.
Hand Rearing Kittens: What you need to know to save a newborn's life
Fading Kitten Syndrome: 11 Things You Need To Know
I hope this information helps. There are many members with more kitten experience than I have, and they will also help you
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I'm very sorry to hear this. 
How are the other kittens?
How are the other kittens?
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They are thankfully fine. Mom is nursing but when we oet her she stands up and flops down sometimes on a kitten? Should I be worried? They don't act hurt but could that be what happened to the one that passed?
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It sounds to me like the one who passed had other issues. Make sure mom's nest is big enough for her to stretch out without lying on her kittens.
So glad you were able to bring the family into the garage!
So glad you were able to bring the family into the garage!
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Yes. At 2 weeks the ears will be up. At 3 weeks, they are walking, but very wobbly.
This is a real good site if you just want to see what's normal at what age.
How Old Is That Kitten? Kitten Progression: At-a-Glance
This is a real good site if you just want to see what's normal at what age.
How Old Is That Kitten? Kitten Progression: At-a-Glance
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