my baby kitten is 2 weeks old it isnt eating and it seems to be in pain keeps crying i felt all over him his belly seems to be what is making him in pain please help
2007-04-29 18:47:11 · 19 answers · asked by Tonya R 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Open his mouth and check for cleft palate. If he has a cleft palate, he can't suck, so can't get any nutrition and is feeling hunger pangs. Usually there isn't anything you can do to help that. If you try feeding him by hand, there's a great chance he will inhale the milk and get pneumonia. There is also something called "fading kitten syndrome", but those just go to sleep and don't wake up. This is assuming the kitten is still with his momma. If he isn't with his momma, it is very unlikely he will survive. Too young.
2007-04-29 18:53:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get the kitten to a vet FAST - get someone to help you pay or call a shelter and see if they'll help you. At two weeks of age kittens can't eat by themselves and are completely dependent on their mother for milk via breastfeeding. They are too little at two weeks to eat kitten food or cat food - a vet will give you a solution to bottle or syringe feed the kitten - it will also need a checkup for worms and fleas as these can also be deathly problems in very young kittens. Keep the kitten warm and call a vet immediately. Good luck - you can save this life
2007-04-29 19:07:54 · answer #2 · answered by bella 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should try finding a local animal hospital or vet that is still open and take your kitty there asap.
I really don't know how to help you out other than that. If nothing is open make sure you know when it opens tomorrow, and be waiting at the door to be the first one in!
I am pretty sure that two weeks is too young for a kitten to be taken from it's mother, so that may have something to do with it. I could be wrong, but I THINK they should be like 8 weeks old before they leave their mommys.
Good Luck! I hope he is ok!
2007-04-29 18:51:02 · answer #3 · answered by Intuitive Dreamer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am so sorry for the loss of your mother cat! First of all, call your Vet immediately to get answers on this. They would know what to do. I found my six year old "Lady Luck" in the bushes when she was an hour old. With the help of God, I took care of her and she is very healthy now. I started off by taking her to the Vet, then I gave her some of the milk (for kittens, at any pet food store). I used a sterilized eye dopper, she refused the baby bottle made for kittens. That took a couple of weeks, then I mashed some canned kitten food and put that with the milk so she could start eating it. By then she had her baby teeth.
2016-05-17 06:58:24 · answer #4 · answered by salina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get him to the vet ASAP...Where is the little guys' momma? Are you raising it? If so, have you been helping use the bathroom after each feeding. He is too little to go on his own and he may be pain due to this fact. They need help till about 3 to 4 weeks I have raised many a kittens. Good Luck.
2007-04-29 23:20:30 · answer #5 · answered by Angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should put some of the *SOFT KITTEN FOOD* in your hand and hold it out to her, if she still doesn't eat it, then you'll have to open up her mouth, and put some small bits of food in, so that she has to swallow it.
Her belly might be hurting her because she is hungry, or starving, since she hasn't been eating.
If being hungry isn't the situation, then immediantly bring her to your nearest vet and make an appointment.
But most likely, she is starving. But, I'm not a professional, so maybe you should seek ones help.
Hope she's ok!
I love kittens.
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2007-04-29 18:52:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
He might have gas and that's what causing his belly to hurt (this has happend to my newborn pups before). Try holding the kitten and massaging it's belly. If that doesn't work then take him to the vet. Poor little guy, hope he feels better soon.
2007-04-29 20:22:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is the belly distended? Is it's gums pale instead of rosy? That could signify worms passed from the mothers milk.
Or there could be a digestive problem or a problem with it's bowl. Have it checked by a small animal vet.
2007-04-29 18:51:05 · answer #8 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get that kitten to the vet! Luckily they'll be open tomorrow. Take him to an emergency vet; there should be some nearby.
2007-04-29 18:51:07 · answer #9 · answered by mmc 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
how do you no its not feeding? take it to the vets asap the kitten will die shortly if its not had any food...
2007-04-29 18:54:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋