Not Really Feeling Anything...

[catsknowme]

Taking over the babies yourself gives them a fighting chance. As for Fayola, you need to ask some hard, point-blank questions from shelter management first: do they offer treatment in an ISO ward while putting out word for rescues to try to find fosters to pull the family? what are their success rates with live exits for similar situations? It's a real toss-up there: can you look up the Urgent Cats FB or Instagram group for your local shelter & hopefully see how many cases like yours that they are trying to get rescued?
Can you consider trying to get vet funding yourself? At around 11pm PST last night, a rescuer was able to get enough funding in MS to take an emergency group of neonates to the vet for $104. Funding was done through PayPal. It doesn't always work so well but it can happen. And fortunately the attending vet had compassion and examined all 4 babies for the 1 price.
Lots to consider!

 

[Sarthur2]

Ideally Fayola gets treated and the babies stay with her, and that means with you. I’m almost afraid the outcome will be WORSE if you take her to the shelter.

Have you fed the kittens yet? Are they nursing?

Is there any way you could set up a payment plan at a vet and then a Go Fund Me? I’m sure a few of us could donate a few dollars.

Graceful-Lily

 

[Sarthur2]

catsknowme

What is MS?

 

[catsknowme]

I am sorry - MS meant Mississippi. I noted PST which is Pacific Standard Time. I am CA and was on the phone with those brave ladies driving through the night to help those poor babies. Sarthur2 , your advice about pinching off the entangled umbilical cords was very valuable in the MS case; sadly, one tiny already had septicemia and didn't make it but it looks like the other sickly one is responding to last night's (for them, early morning) antibiotic injection. Your emphasis on the umbilical cord issue made a huge difference, even off the TCS site

And I hope that we can get enough funding for Fayola to get a vet visit. Life is so hard for pregnant strays and ferals; poor kitties do such a good job at hiding their miseries until things reach crisis level. I thank God that Graceful-lily is her guardian

 

[Sarthur2]

catsknowme I’m so glad the information was helpful to others off the site!

Fayola needs a private vet to give her antibiotics and maybe a B12 shot and she should improve! I hope we can help Graceful-Lily make this happen TODAY!

 

[Graceful-Lily]

I've called the shelter, an emergency clinic and no one is picking up. The room is starting to smell because of the kitten. Should I take the kittens from her now and look after them?

Fayola hasn't touched her food or water and I'm scared.

OH MY GOD! The kittens intestines are on the floor. I almost threw up.

 

[Sarthur2]

Please dispose of the dead kitten now.

Are the kittens nursing from Fayola or not?

 

[Graceful-Lily]

Not right now. I'm trying to get her out to separate them but she won't come out.

I've separated them now. Fayola is going crazy. She's trying to attack me.

 

[Sarthur2]

Why are you separating them? Just take one kitten at a time to feed if they need feeding, then put it back with mom.

Do you have kitten milk or what are you using?

What is your city and state so we can try to get you some help today for Fayola? You need to help us so we can help you.

Graceful-Lily

 

[Graceful-Lily]

I have to separate because mother will not allow me to remove dead kitten and it's a mess. There is blood and it smells. Plus, one kittens cord is still attacked.

I live in Canada.

She has barricaded herself with the dead kitten and kitten with cord still attached. I don't think they were feeding well. There is another tiny kitten who is weak. I don't want him to suffer the same fate as his sibling.

What else am I supposed to do?

 

[GlitterKittie]

What an awful experience for you, I’m sorry you’re having to go through this and all you wanted to do was help this poor family. To be honest what I would be doing now would be the blanket approach over her head to stabilise her. There will be videos on YouTube I’m sure, just a small blanket quickly thrown over her head so she cannot see and then get in quick and get the kitten who is still attached. At that point you need to separate the umbilical cord and get some Caro syrup or honey water onto the gums of the little one as rapidly as possible. Good luck

 

[Sarthur2]

Let us know when they are separated and you’ve disposed of the dead kitten, detached the cord, and fed the 3 kittens.

Graceful-Lily

 

[GlitterKittie]

A bath towel is good too. You need to be super quick, this is pretty urgent now. how do you get a feral cat into a carrier - Google Search I personally go from the side and quicker!

 

[Graceful-Lily]

I separated the last kitten and cut the cord. She's still shielding the dead kitten but she's purring.

She gave up with the others so I was able to remove them without her hissing at me.

 

[GlitterKittie]

Well done, you have done brilliantly. Now you need to get some honey water rubbed into the gums of that weak kitty. You can do this.

 

[Graceful-Lily]

Thank you. Going to feed them now.

 

[Graceful-Lily]

Do I put them back now? I haven't had a chance to clean out the area. There is still blood. The kittens smell bad because Fayola and them were crawling in the remains of the dead kitten.

 

[Jcatbird]

If you can use a soft , slightly warm damp cloth to , very gently, wipe the worst off ,it would be good but they need to be kept warm. A heating pad on lowest setting or just thoroughly drying them.

Mostly, Try to put something clean in place of the old bedding. You’re doing great.

 

[GlitterKittie]

Have you managed to get rid of the remains of the dead kitten?

 

[Graceful-Lily]

Yes, I did a little after picking up the last kitten.

Can I put them back now?