URGENT! CAT GAVE BIRTH AND WON'T GO TO THEM!

[helpme]

My cat gave birth for the first time. She gave birth to one but as soon as she gave birth to her she left her and would go to other rooms. She won't give her any attention. Oh god.

What should I do? Please help me!

 

[Columbine]

You need to keep the kitten warm. Blankets aren't enough - she'll need a heat pad or, failing that, your body heat. I've read with hand reared kittens it's good to carry them with you and hold them close to keep them warm and happy.

 

[nansiludie]

There should be more kittens coming, I agree with Columbine, they must be kept warm, did she clean the kitten and get the kitten breathing? If not, I hope you did. Are there are more kittens now? See if you can lock her in a spare room or bathroom and give her a little box, to use as a nest for them.

 

[StefanZ]

My cat gave birth for the first time. She gave birth to one but as soon as she gave birth to her she left her and would go to other rooms. She won't give her any attention. Oh god.

What should I do? Please help me!

Is the kitten fully haired and decently round, or is it clearly premature?   It premature, it will be fight uphill if it is still alive (may be why mom left it).

If haired and decently round, you have a good chance, even not being a pro with kitten care.

Begin with keeping warm, in practice, warming it up, by body heat or a heat pad on low warm, as said earlier.

Next step will be to get raw goat milk, OR good  KMR (kitten mothermilk replacement) or bottled goat milk, and give it food with a dropper or a needleless syringe (easier than a bottle to begin with).  feeding tummy down, head up, in the corner of the mouth, cautiously...  Syringe of 1 or 1,5 ml... and roughly these amounts to begin with.

Some links:

http://www.thecatsite.com/a/hand-rearing-kittens

http://www.kitten-rescue.com/
http://www.kittenrescue.org/index.php/cat-care/kitten-care-handbook/
http://www.hdw-inc.com/glop.htm

I wont write more here and now, till you report back - IF the kitten is deceased or somebody helped you with it, no big point to write more now.

How is the mom?  Mom has almost surely more  kittens.

She may also have a pause.  Hours or even days.  If everything OK, no troubles, no problems with her, you can probably wait and see. Observe!!!

Contact a vet IF she has visible problems. 

Good luck!