My cat's month-old kittens are dying. How can I help them survive?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
My momma cat had her 3rd litter of kittens. They are a month old. She had 6 babies and all of them have died but 2 and im about to loose one of them. I have tried warm milk in a dropper and its not working. What can i do. We have not had any problems with the other litters.
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Published on September 11th, 2017
This is very unfortunate, I'm sorry to hear your momma cat has lost her kittens. I would suspect that there was something affecting the mother that infected the kittens in utero. There is probably not much you can do to save the 2 remaining kittens at this point. You may want to consider taking them to the vet to be checked out and see if it is something treatable. At home just continue doing your best by supplementing their feedings if necessary, stimulating them to potty if the momma is not, and keep them warm and dry. I hope this helps. Best of luck with the remaining kittens. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.
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Published on December 20th, 2017
Kittens can die from being too cold. You can confine the Mom with kittens to a small room so she has to stay close and take care of them. If you need to make sure the temperature inside is warm and they have blankets and towels to cover up in to help stay warm. If they are not nursing well you can supplement with bottle feeding or place them on the Mom and sit with her to make sure she lays with them. If you bottle feed then you will have to do so it every 2-4 hours to keep them full
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