Agree on this


However i would try anything first.


Before you go rushing to try and get him to feed, get him warm first. He cant and wont feed if he isnt warm, and it can be dangerous to feed a kitten who is too cold.

Once he is warm, then you can start offering some formula. I would try via a syringe to start with (dont plunge it too fast), so he doesnt have to work hard sucking, and then move onto a bottle.

These tiny ones can and do make it, but just be prepared for the worst. If he wont/cant feed, then the kindest thing would be to put him to sleep.

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“Remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.” Gandhi

HAND REARING KITTENS

Note:
For anyone who is having in a litter in the next while get the formula milk and feeding equipment ready before the birth, so you are always ready to hand-feed sickly kittens.
Sickly kittens or small ones that just need topping up are very common and you should always be prepared.

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he`s gone.
i carried him in my bra for a while and once he was nice and warm i tried to feed him, i noticed his mouth seemed odd. i rang the vets to get an urgent appointment.
then he started crying low moaning kind of cry and within seconds he had died.
im so upset....poor tiny little thing.
i cancelled the vet appointment, thought there was no point. i had a proper look at his mouth afterwards and his tongue was attached to the roof of his mouth so he had clearly starved to death.

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I'm so sorry for your loss. It sounds like you did everything you could.

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Aw im so sorry you must realise that you did help him alot, but there was nothing you could do.. you tried that's what you need to remember. x

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It sounds like he had a cleft palate .

The strange cry, the inability to feed all point to this.

Unfortunatly without veterinary specialists, thousands of pounds and alot of heartache (and even then no guarentees), there really is very little to be done.

You did your best.

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“Remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.” Gandhi

So sorry for your loss.

I went through this not so long ago with my 4 day old kitten..he was fine and feeding(or so i thought) untill when i checked on him he was just making random moaning every few minutes.

He passed away at the vets within the hour.

I was told it was probably a defect he was born with and he was starved.

Its so so sad and upsetting.

How many kittens did your girl have?

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Oh I'm so sorry. RIP little boy x

That's sad - but the best for him in the end - he would have only suffered longer to pass on eventually anyway - cleft palette is very, very difficult to mend and would cost thousands and cause a lot of pain to the kitten igf the operations were possible; so possibly it is better he has gone now. HUGSSSSSSSWSSS

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Thats really sad.

I'm a bit surprised the vet didn't spot it. He could have saved the cats suffering and your anguish.