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My cat is attacking her newborn kitten. What should I do to help?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed

Hi my cat had 4 kittens yesterday but this evening she seems to be attacking the smallest one. Is there anything that i can do?

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on January 23rd, 2018

The only thing you can do is removing him from the rest and from his mother, separate him completely in a different room and feed him kitten milk replacer every 2-4 hours until he start eating by himself.

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