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please help me... my mother cat just had her first litter and they are three weeks old. she has been feeding them and all three seemed to be doing well opened there eyes were verbal and even starting to teeth and walk... today one of them died in my hands it seemed to have a hard time breathing and now another is acting the same way and as i write this is dying in my arms please help me the third seems to be ok now but whatever this is that is hitting them is going through quickly as the kittens were just fine yesterday.... rip peaches and chrome... 3 wks.old
Casey,
Remember, I am not a vet, but usually this type of thing is either a "hot" virus or mother's milk has turned sour or both. So, the first thing to do is to get them to a vet immediately!!!!! Then consider switching them off mother's milk to something like Justborn or KMR via a pet nurser.
If there are any survivors, they should be weaned. If you need advice on feeding times and amounts and weaning instructions, please get back to me.
Please let me know what happens.
Concerned regards... Norm.
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| Comment | dear norm, thank you so much for getting back to me we have lost two out of the three and the third is going very strong still.... it was very hard for my family to lose two lives so very young my little boy was sad to thank you for all your concerns | ||
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Norman Auspitz
Expertise
I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.
Experience
I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.
Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.
Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook
Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.
Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.
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