I'm caring for my cat and her 3 newborn kittens (about 9 days old); one of them has started moaning a lot and is hardly moving. When I first found him, he was away from the others and cold. I thought he was dead. But when I picked him up, he groaned. I then kept him in my hands, warming him up, and he began to move a little and whine a bit. I tried putting him with his mom so he can eat, but he can barely lift his head, let alone suckle on his mother.
Right now he's by her side, hardly moving, but still crying. He seems rather purple-ish. Is he dying? What could have happened to him? I'm thinking she may have sat on him. I've caught her doing that on different days. She sort of just goes to them and lies on them without noticing that she is practically suffocating them!
Anyways, I'm really worried about the kitten since it's very weak and crying quite a bit. Seems like he's in a lot of pain.
Any advice on how I can make him comfortable?
Right now he's by her side, hardly moving, but still crying. He seems rather purple-ish. Is he dying? What could have happened to him? I'm thinking she may have sat on him. I've caught her doing that on different days. She sort of just goes to them and lies on them without noticing that she is practically suffocating them!
Anyways, I'm really worried about the kitten since it's very weak and crying quite a bit. Seems like he's in a lot of pain.
Any advice on how I can make him comfortable?