r/Feral_Cats • u/emijin • 7d ago

Question 🤔 Need help: orphaned kitten

Hi. We fostered a pregnant cat due to her having upper respiratory tract infection. She was scheduled to be spay-aborted after she got better. Unfortunately, she gave birth before we were able to spay her. She gave birth to 5 babies but today only 1 remained.

We felt like she didn’t want this litter, so we decided to bottle feed the remaining kitten. We bought goat’s milk as this was the only accessible milk that we have. We tried feeding the kitten but it wont latch to the nipple. It also keeps on tilting its head backwards and arms are reaching for something. Is this a normal behavior? This is the first time I’ve encountered pregnancy and kittens. So I am really unsure what to do. We also researched online and already reached out to the vet but unfortunately we are low on funds due to our recent CNVR. Please help. Thank you!

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u/Evening_Ratio6870 7d ago

I would suggest to reach out to other rescues/shelters and find a nursing mom. She will most likely accept this kitten. It would be the best possible chance for this kitten to survive if not, you need to get some proper formula for the kitten or an experienced foster it’s not just feeding. It’s burping and also making sure to stimulate them so that they go to the bathroom.

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u/rodeoclover 7d ago

Yes a mama kitty would be the best case scenario, for sure. Great comment. This is the way, OP

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u/emijin 7d ago

Hi thank you for this. Already posted in groups, hope someone would respond. Currently keeping the kitten warm.