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My 3-month-old kittens won't eat, drink, or move. What can I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

I have two 3 month old kittens they was playing doing find a few day ago and now they wont eat drink or move very much i have no money i am in a wheelchair i would like to know what i can do to help my babies so they won't die plz hel me and they are pretty worm pink gums ear are a lil cool

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Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

Published on November 7th, 2018

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Loss of appetite and lethargy can be observed with many conditions such as gastroenteritis, dietary indiscretion, kidney disease, pancreatitis, among many other possibilities. Unfortunately, there is no way to help them without knowing what is going on. I recommend that you have them evaluated by your veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. They would be able to check for these possibilities and others depending on the findings on exam. Treatment would be based on findings. Good luck and have a great day! Hoping for a speedy recovery!

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    Answered By C. Rathjens, DVM

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    I'm so sorry you are going through this. Those are very concerning symptoms, however there are so many possible causes that it's impossible to know what they need without a veterinary exam and some testing. If you can't get them to the vet, I recommend doing your best to keep them eating (try different canned cat foods, and also other "human" foods -- a non-commercial diet isn't safe long term but could be used to get them through this. Boiled chicken, rice, potatoes are all good). Offer lots of clean water and try to get them interested in drinking using some tuna juice in the water, or ice cubes, or just more water in the food they are eating. Cats' normal temperature is 99-102.5 and it's quite hard to tell if they are too cold or too warm without taking a rectal temperature -- which I would caution you against doing at home due to risk of injury to them. So, provide a warmer area for them to be, but a very easy way to leave it as well. I hope that helps some and wishing you the very best of luck and they pull out of this.

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