I am reposting this article which was first posted in 2004, and reposted in 2007, because so many people are still posting comments seven years later, asking me and my readers for medical help, something none of us can provide. The bottom line is to read the linked articles to learn more about the things YOU can do, but take your kitten to the veterinarian for diagnosis and treatment.
Original Post: There is absolutely no fear that compares with the one that strikes a parent when a baby gets sick, and that applies almost equally to "cat parents." Kittens, by their very size, seem so fragile, and it is such a helpless feeling to watch them sneezing and coughing with a cold.
>Because kittens are so fragile, when they are sick, they really need to be seen by a veterinarian. Even colds can be serious for young kittens, and colds can easily develop into bronchitis or even pneumonia. Other serious infectious diseases can mimic colds, and only your veterinarian can properly diagnose and treat them.
More Suggested Reading for Parents of Kittens With Colds:
Comments
my kitten is realy ill i dont no what is up with it. last night it was being sick and its got weaker n weaker n its back legs are wobbly. i told my dad we might have to take it to the vets but he said it will be ok and its our first kitten. we have had it for 3 days …
Wee Have Just Got A Kitten And My Kitten Has Done The Same Thingg What Was Wrong With Yours ,I Wont Take My Eye Off Minee ! Pleasee Helpp ! x
my cat is the same way but this happened over night. i went to my cousins for the night and left her with my mom and she is ill big time and the vets are closed and im scared she wont last till morning. my mom knew that she was going to need to go to the vet when she was healthy and now she is really sick and did your cats make it?
Your dad is wrong, Shama. Kittens are very fragile and yours needs immediate veterinary attention. I hope you can convince him of that.
My sisters 2 kittens started acting really wierd a few days ago. They won’t shutup with the whole meowing thing, and they don’t ever sit down.
Is this kitten “in heat”? They aren’t fixed so that might be it, but yesterdy one started foaming at the mouth.
What to do?
My cat had four kittens a month ago and they were growing very healthy. Now one of the kittens won’t nurse from her mother and is getting weaker. We have tried to feed her some softened kitten food and baby food, but she won’t take that. She will drink water however.
I called the vet and asked them what I could do and they said that they need to see her but will not look at her unless they get their money. I don’t get paid until the 15th and they said that I can make an appointment then. I don’t know if we have that long.
Is there anything I can do to make sure that she makes it to the 15th. I’m already a bit upset that they will not help when I have always taken my animals to them and have always made sure that they were paid in full.
Please help.
Honestly a vet who is more about getting their money then worrying about an animal is straight up wrong. Vets, IMO, are under the same oath to save a life no matter what. a vet should be able to arrange a payment plan. but IMO i would find a new vet. i know it can be hard but i would rather have a vet who cares more about my pet then i do and more then the money at first.
Stormy, if your kitten will take water, but not softened food, then try going to a pet store and picking up some milk replacement for kittens. Normally the kittens love it and it isn’t thick like baby food or softened cat food, plus it has plenty of vitamins that the kitten needs. I’ve had to do this with some of my kittens and it’s been successful in most cases.
what does it mean if your kittten gets sick on the floor once in awhile ,and its not hair balls, am i over feeding ? or is it the food ? is he not happy what is it ?
today i was putting a warm towel over my kittens eyes and then large amounts of puss were coming out im really scared for them. there mom is also losing large amounts of furr.the kittens have been sneezing. i will be taking them to the vet tommorrow but does any one have any suggestions? there only two weeks old and im afraid there eyes did not develope.
my cat had babies around2 weeks ago. they breath wierd and sneeze. 3 of the 5 kittens have one of their eyes that won’t open. the mother had a cold and is about over it. i’m worried about them what should i do.
Grace, a 3-month old blog entry is no place to seek medical advice for endangered kittens. Just in case you find this page again, take the kittens to a veterinarian immediately! They are too young to take chances with. I hope you will also make arrangements to get the mother cat checked out and spayed.
My cat has the same problem terri, and she just turned a year old.
what does it mean if your kittten gets sick on the floor once in awhile ,and its not hair balls, am i over feeding ? or is it the food ? is he not happy what is it ?
Can someone help us figure this out?
ok my mommy cat had 4 kittens, they all were doing good until about 2 weeks or so when they could start going to the bathroom, they one kitten has white poop, and was not eating and throwing up, the vet sat it was eating litter, ok took the litter away for another week til they could older, now the kitten won’t eat the kitten food and really don’t see it drinking water, still throws up, looking like sour milk, feel so bad but going throw a really hard time and can’t take back to vet, but am getting rid of them but want to know what it maybe before giving it away, plus now she is pulling at our hearts, oh yea and they all have bee wormed, thanks animals always find me knowing I can’t turn them down please help thanks
My cat had kittens about 3 weeks ago. She disappeared about a week ago…still looking for her, but I am afraid she will not be found. After she had been gone about 24 hours, I began feeding her kittens (5) with KMR formula. I do not have a scale, but they have grown visibly and are putting on weight. They have finally mastered bottle feeding, but I can’t seem to get them to poop. I have tried stimulating them, but nothing happens. They are urinating in their nest and I change the bedding daily. At first, they were frantic and cried a lot. Now, they seem calmer and sleep more. I am hoping it is because they are more content. I feed them four times a day. Because they outnumber me 5 to 1, I have not been able to keep dtailed measurements of how much thye eat. They typically eat about 8oz of formula between them at each feeding. They seem happy. They purr after each feeding and nurse each other as they fall asleep. I have started letting them walk around a little and plan to move them to a small room in the next day or so. I am just worried because I have not been able to get them to poop. Could they be pooping and me not know it? Sometimes the urine in their bed seems to be dark yellow/brownish. They seem to be doing so well…I would hate to lose them.
Sorry for the rambling, any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Nancy
My cat had kittens about 3 weeks ago. She disappeared about a week ago…still looking for her, but I am afraid she will not be found. After she had been gone about 24 hours, I began feeding her kittens (5) with KMR formula. I do not have a scale, but they have grown visibly and are putting on weight. They have finally mastered bottle feeding, but I can’t seem to get them to poop. I have tried stimulating them, but nothing happens. They are urinating in their nest and I change the bedding daily. At first, they were frantic and cried a lot. Now, they seem calmer and sleep more. I am hoping it is because they are more content. I feed them four times a day. Because they outnumber me 5 to 1, I have not been able to keep detailed measurements of how much thye eat. They typically eat about 8oz of formula between them at each feeding. They seem happy. They purr after each feeding and nurse each other as they fall asleep. I have started letting them walk around a little and plan to move them to a small room in the next day or so. I am just worried because I have not been able to get them to poop. Could they be pooping and me not know it? Sometimes the urine in their bed seems to be dark yellow/brownish. They seem to be doing so well…I would hate to lose them.
Sorry for the rambling, any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Nancy
take a warm damp wash rag and wipe the kittens back and forth easy with it in the area their privates are , that will help them to poop and pee ….. you do not have to dry it off
My friend just rescued this kitten from being outside. She’s been bottle feeding it and giving it water. The kitten was fine a couple of days ago, but now he won’t eat and won’t drink water. He still is using the bathroom but now is breathing with his mouth open. she won’t make it to a vet till tommorrow, any suggestions on what she can do to keep him alive and going till tomm!!! Please answer ASAP greatly appreciated any advice is welcome. thanks,
RESA
my mom rescued a kitten from a window well that was covered with fleas, sadly it died. But, we took in its twin that wasnt getting much love from its mom outside. This kitten seems healthy and eats and plays ALOT! but it wont POOP!!!! i just put litter in a little pan to start to train him, after he eats he does that reflex with his paw like hes mushing litter. HELP, i need him to poop
mt kitten who is about 4 weks old has suddenly stopped eating and just lays around like its going to die. her stomache looks bloated also. I have been trying to give her pedalyte and kayro syrup but its hard to get her to take it and I can’t get her into a vet till tomarrow because its late and they are closed. Im affraid she won;t make it thru the night. what can I do?
have you tried worming your kitten. if it is bloated and not eating its probably worms
I’m a kitten parent. I’ve had several die and fewer live. I think one of my more recent kittens either injested styrofoam or is just ‘fading’. Also when I try to feed him, his mouth starts to crunch and he moves his jaw awkwardly. What is that? He also just sits pathetically in front of the water bowl and most die shortly after. Please.. someone reply soon.
hi, i need some help right away. we got a kitten yesterday, but he won’t eat, or poop. when he pees his urine seems a bit white(it might b just my imagination). what should i try before bringing him to the vet.i don’t know if i should take him to the vet at all. PLEASE help!!!
Natalia,
Your odds of getting a reply to a comment on a three-year old post are extremely low.
Take your cat to the vet. NO ONE can diagnose a medical problem on the Internet, and it sounds like your kitten really needs medical help.
Thanks!
hi everyone.
i am fostering a mother cat and her 9 kittens, which are between 2-3 weeks of age. they have been doing great the first week theyve been here. i have been feeding them every 6-8 hours, as they are still nursing from the mother. as of this morning, all of the babies have been throwing up what looks like sour milk, and 2 of them have had diahreah. im afraid they will get dehydrated, as i am taking them to the vet in the morning. is there anything i can do to help these little guys out? i hate to see them sick, and i really dont want to lose these guys overnight. is it possible i am overfeeding them? any advice would be great.
Thank you
My kitten has been trowing up and runny stool. what do i do about it
We found some kittens that were born under our deck and brought them inside. First we noticed one of them could not walk and was doing an army crawl type of thing. We gave a little milk and now it can walk but is unsteady. It now refuses to eat, and its eyes look unhealthy. What’s going on?
I just found two kittens under a small building. the next day I went and caught one of the kittens (a female)It was about five weeks old. a day later my friends very little sister who is six years old. as soon as they got there my friends little sister wanted to go get the other kitten. I insisted we didint but they wouldent shut up so we went and I caught the other one, it was a female to. every time the new little kitten tride to go and hide in a corner my friends little sister would grab it by it’s tail and pull it back! I would say “dont do that! How would you feal if someone grabed you by the leg!” But every time I said that, she would say “dady felix is being mean!” Then my dad heard that and then I would get in trouble! anyway I took the first kitten I caught to my mom’s house. it’s rilly playful and it’s been doing good for three weeks but about 12 hours ago she started getting rilly lazzy and got a warm nose. and when she meaoues it’s like “mea-ea-ea-eaou” what is wrong??? please help.
Our family cat Tigger just had 4 kittens. Kit Kat is the runt of the litter and the other cats wont let her eat until there done, even though Tigger has 6 nipples, and shes not getting enough food. We tried taking the other kittens out while Kit Kat ate, but she wouldnt eat till her sisters did. She is alot smaller then the others and not very strong. She barely crawls and dosnt make noise when she tries to meow. What can we do for her?
i have the same problem you can feed it your self go to the pet shop pet world if you have one , they sell kitten food for kittens who are weak and need you to feed them ,,, best thing to do and they will advice you as well they are god pet shops especially pet world
Hello, what could be the cause of my kitten having blood when he throws up?
I gave him to a friend to get his last shots two days ago. Today she says he was ill at the time and was peuking blood. Apparently he is now on an iv for two days. I believe it’s his kidneys, will he be ok??
3-4months named ziggy
Can flea shampoo harm a kitten just by putting it on them? We gave are 4 month old kitten a flea bath this morning and tonight hes walking with his back legs stiff and grinding his teeth when he eats and hes sleepy. Could this be the flea shampoo?
My cat just had kittens and out of three,one of them died,and there is one that im worried about because it lost its leg from the knee down and I dont know what to do,its only 4 days old. Its acting fine,drinking milk,and sleeping,but I still dont know. Will it die,what can I do?
Damn – why did i only see 2 responses from cats?
Do you respond only to the person asking the question, or do you not read the urgent pleas for help?
I have kittens.At 4wks they startd vomiting and had diarrhea.I took them into er vet.They gave me a wormer for them. Afew days later they seemed to have gotten worse. So I took them back to the vet.We did almost every test that we could think of,they could not come up with nothing.They gave me some meds just incase it was in their intestines,then gace me Amoxil.They are still vomiting (not as bad).One died last night Oct.26 9:14pm.Her name was Buttercup. We miss her. Can you please send me some information and some help about this.Thank you in advance.If you nee more info let me know, I have kept a journal on all of this.
Just a reminder – as Franny’s blog post says, we on the cats forum can’t replace a vet. If you have questions, please come into the cats.about.com forum and ask, rather than adding new comments to a really old blog posting. The link to the forums is on the left in red.
melanie said: “Damn – why did i only see 2 responses from cats?
Do you respond only to the person asking the question, or do you not read the urgent pleas for help?”
Melanie, and everyone else who has posted “urgent pleas for help:”
This original blog was posted in November of 2004, and most of those urgent pleas were posted YEARS afterward, and unlikely to ever be seen by me or anyone else. Sick kittens need to be seen by a veterinarian, NOT continue to get sicker while their owners post pleas on the Internet.
In any event, my reply would be exactly that: Take your kitten to a veterinarian!
You’re right, Franny. When a kitten is obviously ill – RUN – don’t walk – to the nearest vet. Minutes count so don’t waste time on the Internet unless it is to find the nearest Animal Clinic. Even at nighttime – most cities have “emergency clinics” that stay open all night.
Hi, I understand and agree with the need for immediate veterinary care for sick kittens. I have an unusual situation, though, and am looking for information from anyone who may have experienced something similar. I have had cats my entire life and have never seen anything like this. I adopted a kitten from the SPCA in August, they said she was 12 weeks old but was a runt. She was very small to be that age. At any rate, she eats regularly, although not voraciously, and has not grown a lot in these past few months. We have been to the vet several times, at first they felt her age was wrong, then they thought a URI was causing her not to grow, and then they thought we would just wait it out. As she is getting older it is apparent that her rear quarters are not formed correctly, she walks with a waddle and her lower back is hunched, her rear is small. She is affectionate but only mildly responsive to stimuli and playing, often missing the object she is half heartedly swatting at. You can hold her in any position and she will stay, she has trouble jumping of of things and landing safely, she won’t even try stairs. I have been telling the vet something is wrong for months, now it is very obvious, I just have never seen or heard of anything like this. Has anyone got any ideas?
my cat just had kittens a couple weeks ago 2 have died alredy and another one died its symotoms were not being able to walk,kept screaming in patterns and thrashed out its legs and could barely move had to scoot across the cage. Now today one of the gray kittens was fine and tonight its acting all funny now it cant walk straight it falls over on its side all the time could it be because of a cold? cause they do have the cold but i have been treatin them.i just would like to know wat is causing it and if i should keep the mom away from them cause she has a cold!!
I havent had my 2 kittens Dixie & Sissy long (about 2 weeks) & just the other day Sissy’s eye started to look strange. We thought she just got something in it & thought it would go away, but it hasnt. It now looks like pus/muscus behind the tissue/cornea of her eye. Im very concerned! We currently arent financialy able to take her to the local vet
can anyone help me??
~Concerned
Kelsey:
Sorry, but no one here can help you. It’s very possible that your kitten was scratched in the eye by the other one. If that is the case, she could lose her eye if not treated. Your local vet is the only one who can help you. Veterinary care is as important as food and water to cats and kittens. Did you not consider this when you adopted them?
MY CAT NAME IS SIMON HE WON,T EAT HE IS VERY SICK I DON,T NO WHAT TO DO WHEN I PICK HIM UP IT HURTS HIM WHAT CAN I DO
Is there a place on the internet that has info on home care because I can’t afford a vet?
I’m so worried about my cat i got her when she was a kitten round about June/July on Christmas Day she was sick and very weak she got better…Now she’s been sick 3 times today…and i think it’s possibly because she was outside in the garden for a while…i opened the door and she stood on the top step for a while and she hasn’t been nutured has she got something wrong with her ?? x
i just would like to say that these websites are supposed to be help and half of what i read is telling people to take them to the vet. just because you can afford a vet doesnt mean that everyone else can bring them to the vet as soon as something happens. i love my animals and would love to bring them to the vet every time something came up but i just cant. i find it very rude that you keep saying you shouldnt take the kitten if you cant afford the vet. if everyone went by that more than half the animals in the world wouldnt have homes. these people are just trying to help their kittens. stop being rude and try to help instead…if they could bring it to the vet obviously they would and wouldnt be looking on the internet!
a better solution: SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS. There are FAR too many kittens being born.. and obviously unable to be cared for properly. It is not animal cruelty to get a cat fixed– it is cruel to have an over population of kittens(cats) with no homes or less than adequete condition of homes.. OR rather improper care for illness’.
I agree, veteranarians are expensive.. but if one is unable to afford a vet (in case of such situations) then we should not own a pet– let alone allow our cats to have litter upon litter
My cat hasn’t been eating or drinking and she’s nursing. I’ve tried to get her to eat, and I think she’s running out of milk for the kittens. I bought a bottle and some formula, and on the formula can it said you could feed it to the nursing cat. Since she won’t eat or drink I tried feeding her with the bottle. She drank some, but now her “lips” are red and infected looking where the bottle was, and that was instant. Is she allergic to the bottle? Should I be concerned, or let it heal? I whiped it with a wet rag, hoping it’d help a little. I’ve never had a nursing cat that had issues during so I’m bent out of shape worrying to death. I’m afraid for the kittens, and now for her since it did that to her mouth, should I not have fed it to her?
latex allergy?
My cat had kittens 3 days ago inside this cat cube bed/toy. She lives in our garage with the kittens and this cube is in a secluded area of the garage. This is where she birthed them and it is still blood stained and stinky, and is cramped. She has a hard time laying down to feed them. I tried to move them last night into a larger box but she didn’t like that at all. She immediately started to try and pick up the babies that I put in the new box and jumped back inside the cube, so I put the kittens back into the cube. Then she stayed in there with them. Should I worry about getting her a cleaner, bigger place or will she move them when she is ready?
DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE YOU GET YOUR PET. IT IS NOTHING SHORT OF SELFISH NOT TO. IF YOUR PET IS SICK YOU NEED TO BRING HIM TO A VET IMMEDIATELY! YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE A PET IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD IT. MAKE A RAINY DAY FUND FOR EMERGENCIES.
These threads are upsetting to read. I know you all mean well but your attitude is all wrong. Sticky eyes and sneezing will generally mean your kittens have a cold = go to the vet immediately or it will die. Some kittens when recovering from a cold will get weepy eyes = boil water, leave it cool down and dab their eyes with clean cotton balls to rid of the goo and prevent them sticking together. Do not use the same cotton ball for each eye, keep as clean as possible to avoid it spreading. NEVER NEVER feed a kitten (or cat) milk, they are lactose intolerent. You can buy cat safe milk in most stores. Keep them warm, don’t let them outside, ensure they get all their vaccinations and spay after 5 months. We have too many kittens in the world and not enough owners and they are dying ever minute. Nueter your pet please!
YES– THANK YOU!! my goodness it’s very hard to see that so many people don’t understand
My 4-month old Calico has just started to “sit” funny – on her sides. She uses both sides and doesn’t seem to be in pain. I have checked her legs and paws and there are no obvious injuries. She is eating well. Her sister is able to jump much higher so I am concerned that Callie’s back legs might be weak for some reason. Can a cat this young have arthritis?
my cat kiri had 4 kittens they were healthy at first but then after two or three weeks time one of the smallest got weaker and weaker everyday. it couldn’t suck like the others could amd then it started meoing alot. my parents couldn’t go to vet because it was to expensive, so the next day it died.
there wereonly three kittens left but then the other male one got very ill so i fed him with baby milk and it felt better the next it got weaker and weaker and kept meow until it died.
i even realized that my cats breaths were sore and that why baby milk and the other two too.
I found a kitten outside the other night and she seems to be in okayy shape, if just a little hungry. Except she has some build up of some gunk coming from her eyes and her nose and she keeps sneezing. I fed her and got her water and a warm place to sleep, but I was wondering what the discharge was and how it could affect the kittens health.
Katie, your found kitten’s symptoms sound very much like an upper respiratory infection. Unless she receives veterinary care quickly, she could become much sicker and even die. Also, if you bring her indoors, she could infect other cats in your house, so be sure to keep her isolated until she receives veterinary care.
I have just one comment and it is directed at all of the people who say that they can’t afford vet care for their kittens:
Why did you let your cat have kittens if you cannot afford to care for them properly?
And before you say that you didn’t plan for it to happen…you made that decision the day that you decided NOT to have your female cat spayed! Leaving an ill kitten to suffer for days/weeks without seeking professional advice from a real live vet is very, very cruel. And kids, if your parent will not provide needed care for your cats and kittens please find someone who will. A local animal charity or shelter. If you cannot look after them, for whatever reason, pass them to someone who can. These are living, feeling creatures. Leaving them to suffer (and die in some cases!) is never, NEVER, an option.
Note: I adopted two stray kittens on a Sunday and on the following day (as soon as the vet was open again) I took one to the vet because he was obviously ill. He is now happy and healthy!
I took my kittens to the vet three times. They had a cold. So did the mom and she wouldn’t feed them. 2 of the 5 died and we have one more who can’t poop. We tried everything the vet said. He said there is dried food in his stomach. I can afford the vet and have been going everyday. Does anyone know anything I can do for him. His biggest problem is not being able to poo but he is also sick with a virus.
is it to late if 4 week old kitten vomiting and diarrhea and lost her mom in 4days, then get back to her mom to get her mom milk? please reply me asap.
i have a four week old kitten that mom stoped feeding is doing very well,eats really good,sleeps well, walking and playing but not peeing or pooping what do i do?
my cat had kittens they were doing so well ,and then one died she had 5 kittens they drink water refuse to eat and weak in the legs wont walk at all what can i do
My kitten is almost 2 months and has been happy and healthy since. He was fine this morning his usual self until an hour ago. His eyes have slits covering like 1/3 of is eyeballs and he’s lethargic. I just saw him eat not but 2 hours ago. What is wrong with him?? I can’t take him to the vet til’ morning. HELP!?
well i found some kitten yesterday i got one and took it good cleaned it up and she was fine . Yes my parents were mad when they saw but the next day my mom said to get the other one because she didnt wont it to suffer . So we did . Cleaned her up to . They are eating . Good. But i took my to the potty not to long ago and molly poop was white . I texted my mom that we need to take her to the vet . But i dont know how long that will take . What do i do to help molly and can she infect her playful sister anabell if she sick ?
This goes to everyone in the same boat. If you find cats or kittens it is fine to clean them up but you must quarantine them till you get them to a vet, no telling what they may or may not have, and some diseases are transmutable to humans. so clean them up as best as you and take them immediately to a vet.
MY Kitten was born a runt he was eating a lil bit but now he stopped eating and walking and just sleeps and meows sometimes….. he is 1 mon old, i tryed giving him milk he swallows it fine. i dont know whats wrong with him please help…
I’ve been taking care of a kitten that is 3 months old we rescued from the street. his stomach was bloated and he had diarrhea and fleas. i took him to the vet and he treated the fleas and prescribed a basic anti-diarrhea medicine. first i have to say: i am in egypt, and the vets here are awful, i have had one kitten die on me for prescribing a dose of antibiotics that was too strong, i have been to a zillion that come highly recommended but no one is ever helpful! the kitten we have just adopted wasnt that sick when we got him, just the bloat and diarrhea. i gave him the anti-diarrhea medicine that didnt help, and the next fews days he got even worse. he got a fever, stopped eating, drinking and had continuous diarrhea and vomiting. i took him to the vet…not helpful, as he didnt diagnose anything. he gave him a general antibiotic and fluids and prescribed tons of meds. i looked over the list and saw that none of them were for treating illnesses, just symptoms. he is a very little kitten so i decided to take my own approach, and give him none of these medicines. (he also got ringworm that i have been putting a spray on that is gentle). i religiously force fed him wet food through a syringe, had him drink water flavored with tuna, and i took him out to play and sit in the sun everyday. he recovered amazingly! BUT THEN, after 1 day of having an appetite (his stool was still loose) and not vomiting, he sort of relapsed…not severely though, only for about half a day. the confusing thing is, he doesnt act sick at all, he is happy, playful, social…but then he will not eat for half a day and not touch his water and i will find him meowing in pain before vomiting or defecating. this has been going on for 3 days. im very confused because he does not act sick at all, and the vet has nothing productive to say. so, any advice for a kitten who loses his appetite and thirst, has diarrhea and vomits occasionally, but gets up to play after?!!! please help
well i just picked up a stray kitten a couple days ago. she resembles a Siamese cat but she is not pure blood. when i first got her i got her evrything she needed including cat litter box dry and wet food a collar with her name on i which is Luna (meaning the moon) and everything. i looked on the net to find out how to get flees off her. and they told me to put her in warm water then wash her with dawn the dish soap. even the pet store told me to do that. once i got the flees off her i noticed her breathing funny and making funny noises. i thought nothing of it. the next day came and it seemed like it was gona alil besides the constant sneezing. then today comes and she breathing funny again. i don hav the means of getting her to the vet. i just spent like 89$ on this cat and the vet is too expensive. so what am i posta do? let her die from watevr sickness she has or giv her to some1 who can get her to the vet which i dont know any1 whod do that. (im kinda at a stand still) i was hoping this wedsite would help but it didnt. now what?
You guys are just AWFUL! Berating the author for not replying is asinine! If you can’t afford a VET you can not afford a PET. Stop killing innocent pets with stupidity.
my kitten is behaving strangely and it is getting weaker and weaker.today i noticed that it is bitten by a cat and that spot is filled with blood.i gave it food but it would not eat.it turned around and vomated .i think it has cold.what should i treat it to make it feel better?
My kitten is begining to sleep too much
I’m sorry but I must say that I found this site a complete waste of time. The replies are more often than not extremely rude. Why have a site like this when the only reply is “take them to the vet instead of looking for answers online”? Sometimes one can not go to the vet at that very moment but they care enough to try their best to care for the animal until they can get professional treatment. If helping someone is a burden to you than maybe you will think twice before starting a.site like this again!!
COULDN’T SAY IT BETTER!!! THANK YOU!!!
My cat had kittens but I kept one and he is 1 or 2 months old he keeps on nursing his eyes r pink with gooye stuff in his eyes when he sleeps he gets it is it because he keeps nursing when she has no milk or is it because he been picked up alot
My Cat died this morning at age 21 and i am still corious why he wouldnt eat. he would only drink water and when he did he would throw it right back up. So my question is why was he throwing up water after he drank it and wouldnt eat anything?
Thanks,
Shane Out
i have a 6 week old kitten that is very sick. i dont know what she has. she not eating or drinking, lethragic, skinny , limp slow to rapid breathingeyes glossy too. help!wat does she have?
i have a 2 and half old kitten and first couple nights i had her she would throw up so pet store said her food was to rich for her royal nine. so i got her iams. she does good eating and didnt get sick first couple days but tonight she threw up a couple times and then hads the runs and whe she was done pooping she just sat in her kitty box for like ten min and would not move. sence i have got her she hasnt played not one time all she does is sleep she wakes up long enough to eat and cry and go bathroom and goes right back to sleep. i think something is wrong with her
My friend has 5 kittens and 1 seems sick or he may just be sore he cabt get up to go pee he’s urinated on himself twice and he’s been shaking a little he just sleeps and he was one of the more active kittens. We have not tooken his temp. But his ears seem slittly warmer then the others and he’s breathing a lot faster then the others. I just gave him some anti-biotics (made for cats) what do you think he has? And what she I do for the little guy
Thank a lot
Becky
Wow! I was looking for some information about kittens and I must say that I am shocked at the way people are talking to one another. You should absolutely be ashamed of yourselves.
While I am a firm believer in spaying and neutering your pets, I also agree that sometimes “things” do happen. We are not asking for money or even much of your time…. This is a public forum and for you to be rude and hateful is beyond unnecessary! Maybe you are an animal lover because you have absolutely NO people skills!!!
my kitten is acting weird she comes up to me at 8:00pm and just falls asleep on me i dont now what to do the vets are shut and my kitten has got the sneezes and coughs and she doesnt got to her litter box which is all clean she only eats 3 times a week she leaves the rest and she wont drink her milk either i dont know what to do ( HELP !!! )
my 4 month old is bringing food back up is this normal ?
I just adopted a domestic kitten a month ago.. and he’s doing very well but there are times that he’s kinda weak and won’t eat.. when those times happened I feed him milk and let him sleep whole day then the day after he’s back to his normal activity.. I guess he’s easily get sick because he doesn’t have the right amount of nutrition from mama cat’s milk.. breast feeding is really important to all mammals to keep them healthy.. we’ve been taking care of cats for almost 10 years and most of them are very healthy because they’re all undergo breastfeeding for a long period of time..
we are cat owner for almost 10 years.. none of our pet have been taken to a vet because they are all heathy.. coz they all undergo breastfeeding from their mama cat… and we didn’t feed them cat food, instead we give them cooked fresh fish with rice..
I found 2 kittens approx 4 wks old in a drainage ditch Sunday, they were very malnurished, I have been giving them replacement milk. but tonite i noticed that they have diarrhea, vomiting, and have saliva coming out of the mouth, and they r very weak not hardly moving, the vet is closed and i’m afraid they will not make it til tomorrow..Please tell me what I can do..I do not want to wake up to something fatal!!