My cat had kittens, one is deformed badly :(....UPDATE

Luvmykitties · Last edited by Luvmykitties on Wed May 12, 2004 6:37 am; edited 1 time in total

Hi, I'm new here. I think this board is great.
Todayone of my cats had kittens. This is her 1st (and last)litter. She only had 3 of them. The 3rd one came out deformed with it's front and back legs bent up and backwards etc. I feel awful about this. It's so very sad. I dont know what to do. I made an appt with thr vet for tommorrow morning. But, in the meantime it's not nursing. I've tried helping but it just is not interested. I dont know what to do. Crying or Very sad

Also one of the other kittens seems to have a problem, where it's ambilical cord is ...it's like a bubble filled with blood or somthing. I'm so worried and I cant sleep. Has anyone heard of these things happening? Do you know what he vet might say or do? Any suggestions? She seemed to have a healthy pregnancy and everything. Thanks for listening. And BTW I dont like refering to them as "it's" but I dont know if they are male or female yet. Thanks again for any help.

Chessmind · Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 6:50 am Post subject:

Hi. I'm so sorry about your kitten. Sad

Since you don't think you'll be able to sleep, is there anyway, you can bring the mamma cat and her kittens to 24 hour emergency vet? Or at least call them to see if they have any KMR and a bottle for you to purchase. You can also call these emergency vets and ask them for advice over the phone. Try to get all the kittens to nurse from their mom. Do you have any KMR kitten formula and kitten bottle in your house? If you do, you could nurse the ones that are not eating every two hours until you see a vet. Please keep us posted and I hope all of your kitties will be okay.

Luvmykitties · Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 6:59 am Post subject:

Thanks for your response Chessmind.
I would go and get some KMR and a bottle but, the problem is that we dont even have a dime on us until we can get to the bank in the morning. We dont have a ATM card or anything. I asked DH to do whatever it took to find some money tonight but he couldnt Sad

. I thought about calling a 24 hour vet and asking if they could GIVE us KMR but we have had past experiences with the 24 vet to where they would not treat our other cat without money (hundreds of dollars). So I dont think they will. I will try just in case though. I dont know what else to do. This just all seems like a nightmare.

Luvmykitties · Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 9:36 am Post subject:

O.K I took the little kitty into the 24 hour emergency vet and a nice lady there fed her free of charge! The sad thing is that she has a clef and she has to be tube fed every 2 to 3 hours. The lady there told me that I could leave her there and pick her back up at 10 am when we go to see our vet. Things are not looking too good for the sweet little kitten though:(. Thanks for your help.

moose · Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 11:37 am Post subject:

unfortunately these things do happen and i believe the most humane thing to do is to put down the deformed kittens. even if you give it your most valiant effort, they will most likely die in a few days (if not a little longer) and i see no need in prolonging their suffering.

sorry to hear about them.

Luvmykitties · Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 1:35 pm Post subject:

Well, she was put to sleep this morning. There were just too many things wrong and nothing we could really do about it. It's just so sad that these things happen. Now Mommy kitty is looking around everywhere for that kitty and looking at me and meowing. I feel so sad fo her. Thanks for your advice.

nern · Moderator Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Posts: 5042 Location: NY

That is so sad....I'm really sorry to hear this. Crying or Very sad

Best of luck with the other 2 kittens. I hope they are doing well.

Chessmind · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 1:46 am Post subject:

Oh no! I'm so sorry. Sad

That's very sad. I'm glad that you were at least able to find a kind emergency vet. I too hope the other two kittens have good health. Again I am very sorry for your loss. Sad

mazyku · Member Joined: 02 Apr 2004 Posts: 47 Location: New Jersey

I am so sorry to hear about the kitten. It must be very hard for you. I am sure you did everything you could. Keep us posted on the other two and post some pictures when you can. Good Luck and again, I am so sorry.

Luvmykitties · Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 6:11 am Post subject:

Sad news

. One of the other kittens passed away just a few days after the 1st was put down. The vet said that there was nothing we could have done and that we did everything right Crying or Very sad

. We found out that they were VERY premature. I cried for days....she was so beautiful. The last one seems to be doing well. After the 2nd had passed I called the vet tech and she said that she would take the last one...she is just so helpful I could never thank her enough. She has had him for about a week and is tube feeding him every 2 to 3 hours, keeping him warm and doing whatever it is that needs to be done. I call all of the time to check up on him. She said that he just started purrring! and that he is beginning to develope his s**k reflex. When he's doing better and can s**k then she is going to give him back and we can try and see if the mom will still take to him, if not then we will bottle feed him. He only has a little bit of hair on his head and is bald everywhere else. He is a fighter, very strong kitty. The mom has stopped looking for her kittens and the vet said that she is doing great. Good thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated. BTW, I named the 2 other kitties. They were both girls. I named them Alexis and Gabrielle. I'm going to find a good name that means strength for this little boy kitty. Thanks for listening.

kristisanchez · Member Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Posts: 132 Location: California

It was so sad to read your story/ I AM SO SORRY FOR WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH. i HOPE YOUR LITTLE GUY MAKES IT. He does seem to be a fighter. How is your mom doing??

Please keep posting and letting us know how the kitten is.

Chessmind · Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 4:37 am Post subject:

lynnhaz · Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 4:16 pm Post subject:

i know what its like to have a loved kitty put down. have you read the poem rainbow bridge? i cried and cried when i read that poem...but its true....they will see you again, no matter if it was a few days, weeks or years. so sorry for your loss. lynn h `

Alkaline · Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 11:28 pm Post subject:

aww

sorry for your loss with your kitty... I hope you other one will make it through.

PilotKitten · Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 5:19 am Post subject:

I was looking up strength/strong/survivor in that online translator I posted a few days ago...here's some of the translations that are fairly cute for a wittle kittie.

Riki - Japanese
Kei - Japanese
Voimakas - Finnish (Makas might be a cute shortening...)

And these are actual names that have those meanings...

Zosimus - Greek
Zuberi - Swahili
Valentine - English
Pegasus - Greek
Conall - Irish/Scottish
Berk - Turkish
Alcaeus - Greek (pronounced al-SEE-us)
Meino - German
Meinrad - German
Menno - Dutch/German
Nolan - Irish/English (means champion/fighter)

Wow....some of those are pretty cute....hope your kitten does good.

kristisanchez · Member Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Posts: 132 Location: California

Luvmykitties, I was wounder how you were holding up. I have been thinking about what you must be going through. I hope you are doing O.K. PLEASE POST AND LET US KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.

I AM PRAYING FOR YOU.

How is the little boy doing? Plesase respond with an undate soon.

My cat had kittens, one is deformed badly :(....***UPDATE***

My cat had kittens, one is deformed badly :(....UPDATE