Our Persian cat had 10 kittens. three stillborn and 7 alive. Their weight varied from 55grams to 115 grams. The two smallest survived for 2 days. and the third smallest for 15 days. We supplemented the little ones with Animalac, Which is recommended for kittens. These kittens(especially number 3 drank vigorously and desperately wanted to live. I was also feeding glucose every hour as well. Misty ( number 3) had diarreah almost from birth and I tried everything to stop it. The vets just suggested we put them down.(we cant do that)At 2 weeks old she had only put on 40 grams since birth. She was also drinking regularly from mum and not dehydrated.Eventually she just gave up. The food was just going straight through her. It was heartbreaking. Because she fought so hard live. These were full term babies, but seemed doomed to die from birth and nothing I could do could stop it. Any advice? Has anyone else had any success?
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Tiny Kitten advice sought
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So sorry. Prayers for you.
Posted 1 year ago by KYKAT 12 23 #
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I have added a couple of tags for you. There is a lot of information and others have had success in raising orphaned, runts, and rejected kittens.
It is a heartbreaking task but when successful very satisfying. All I can offer is prayers.
Posted 1 year ago by ailuromaniac #
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10 was way too many kittens at one birth. You have done the best you could, sometimes it just doesn't work out. I am so sorry for you, mama cat and the poor kittens.
Posted 1 year ago by Sheba's Mom in Raleigh, NC #
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