we had 5 kittens on the 24th and they were doing fine, they had some bitty colds for 2-3 days then were fine again. in 24 hours 2 of them died. when i touch the live ones they feel kind of cold even though i keep the room warm.
i've been observing their behavior strictly since the colds, and it seems that Momma isn't doing the best job feeding them. she lays in the box long enough to lick them and make them "go" but most of the time she doesn't stay long enough for them to eat much, or at all. she lays outside the box and repeats this behavior whenever they cry. i've tried moving them to the floor with her thinking maybe the box is too small but no luck.
2 of them are sitll rather little, and 1 is a little bigger. the one that is bigger is the one that seems to frantically try to feed as much as it can whenever she comes to lick them.
momma eats and drinks plentifully.
is this normal or should i try to supplement them at all?? i'm not sure if we have enough to have each of them looked at right away because of the ER charges.
any ideas?? i also noticed a flea on one of the kittens if that can be causing them to be internally sick or something??? i'm afraid to loose them all
i've been observing their behavior strictly since the colds, and it seems that Momma isn't doing the best job feeding them. she lays in the box long enough to lick them and make them "go" but most of the time she doesn't stay long enough for them to eat much, or at all. she lays outside the box and repeats this behavior whenever they cry. i've tried moving them to the floor with her thinking maybe the box is too small but no luck.
2 of them are sitll rather little, and 1 is a little bigger. the one that is bigger is the one that seems to frantically try to feed as much as it can whenever she comes to lick them.
momma eats and drinks plentifully.
is this normal or should i try to supplement them at all?? i'm not sure if we have enough to have each of them looked at right away because of the ER charges.
any ideas?? i also noticed a flea on one of the kittens if that can be causing them to be internally sick or something??? i'm afraid to loose them all