Help! Found newborn kitten late, no mom, cord still attached.

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Just found a newborn kitten under our families trailer, we looked around but no mom cat anywhere. Its been a couple hours already with no signs of the mother cat and the kitten still has the placenta and cord attached, what should I do? It's late at night and I fear that if I leave the kitten outside it might die from either the cold or the snakes and other wild animals? We've tried calling vets and animal controls but the ones in our area are closed and the others say out of their district. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered

Linda G, MS, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello, thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. The most important thing for this kitten is warmth. If you already have the kitten on a heating blanket on low, you need to get some nutrition into it. You can purchase a kitten replacer at any pet store & attempt to get a little milk into the baby every hour. I find the best way to do this is to cut off the corner of a clean makeup sponge, soak it in the milk, & kittens usually can latch onto a corner. You can then take some dental floss & place a knot 1/2 way between the placenta & body wall. Cut just beyond the knot leaving it tied on the umbilical cord & throwing out the placenta. If you can get a couple of small meals into the kitten, you can leave it for the night. Then tomorrow, start calling vets, rescues, anyone you know that loves cats, & hopefully someone will be willing to foster this tiny baby. I wish you much luck. Take care.

Help! Found newborn kitten late, no mom, cord still attached.

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