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How to help small newborn kittens survive if mom cat won't eat?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Siamese | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 5 months old

My Siamese cat just gave birth today she has two little kittens,I was surprised because one of them is completely white and the other completely black ! I have a white male and a grey male.Anyways the kitties are too small than the ordinary kittens sizeI'm scared because her first kitties didn't make it and died when they were one month idk what's wrong but I think because she is so small too and she doesn't eat a lot just a little what should I do to make the new born kittens survive this time?

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Answered By Jenny, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 20th, 2018

Make sure the kittens stay warm. If they are not nursing well or she is not producing milk then you can bottle feed them to help. She should be fed kitten food as it has more calories and nutrients to help her keep her weight up and produce enough milk

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