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A very young cat I'm fostering has just given birth to 5 kittens. I put the mom's age at about 8 months, so very young to be having kittens. The kitten that I think was born first I found covered with a blanket in my bed, some of his intestines were outside his body, he was still alive but already very cold. My thought was to warm him and get him to a vet but he passed within minutes. The mother had already had two more kittens by then. My bigger problem is that the fourth kitten appears to have no eyes, a cleft palate with no nose that I can see and his back legs are twisted a bit. The mother has not rejected him, he is very active and we've seen and heard him nursing. Although I don't see a nose he obviously is able to breath and nurse at the same time so there may be openings there that I just can't see yet. My question is has anyone ever had experience with a kitten like this and what should I or what can I do for him? Obviously if he survives he will not be adopted out and will become part of the family here but I'm wondering what kind of life this little guy will have. Thanks for any help or advice.