posted 02-16-2004 01:27 AM         

It may be feline distemper, or fading kitten syndrome, but more info is needed. With feline distemper, the kitten will be dehydrated, have sunken eyes and will be cold. The gums are white (not the pink that they should be) With fading kitten syndrome there are no symptoms. The kitten just stops thriving and slowly dies within days of birth. There is no known reason. It is usually the smallest of the litter. Not the entire litter. You may want to check with a vet. If it is feline leukemia or FIV you may have infected all your other cats, unless you have this mother confined with no outside contact.

Also even though the mother has plenty of milk her milk supply may have stopped coming through due to infection.

please keep us posted of the progress of the other kittens and what the vet says.