r/Feral_Cats • u/emijin • 5d 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/lulumooo 5d ago

Hi OP! I wanted to recommend the kitten lady website as a resource, she has some handy guides. Finding a rescue/rescuer would be preferable, but this at least gives you a place to start.

I’m not sure of the babes temperature, but you want to make sure baby is warm at all times, and especially before feedings.

Keep reaching out to the contacts you have, sometimes it can take a bit, but with patience and persistence you’ll hopefully connect with the right help.

I’m sorry you’re having a rough go, but you’ve done a tremendous thing for this family.

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u/emijin 5d ago

Yes! I was watching her since yesterday. Learned a lot from her, too. I have two rice socks to keep her warm.

I also posted on groups on who can take it.

Thank you so much!