About 10 yesterday morning my mother cat gave birth to 5 kittens one of which died during birth, I supervised the whole process and assisted when necessary cause Nala (the queen) is a first, and last, time mama. All the kittens came out seemingly with no complications except for the still born, 2 black, 2 orange tabby, but now almost 36 hours later I have noticed starting last night that one of the orange tabby legs at first seemed a little dirty, but rapidly has become darker and darker, currently at this point I see seemingly no reflex or movement from the thing down (the thigh muscle seems to be OK for now).
I've been doing my research but have not gotten enough information to feel educated and decide what step to take next is in the kittens best interest. I am fairly certain this dying leg was caused by being tangled within the womb/sac and being cut off from blood flow for to long. At the time of birth there was no noticible complications involving the removal of placentas (Nala seemingly handled that part of the process like a champ) but at some point this leg was cut off from blood flow, (maybe accedintly crushed while lying under mama cat) to the point of no return I THINK, I am no vet but I'm a realist and like to plan for the worst/hope for the best.
On forums, I have read about others who've gone through similiar situations and their responses vary from good to very bad sometimes everything would heal on its own or need a little bit of massaging or Extra Care to go back to normal but that seemed for less severe situations then mine currently, another said that the leg end up being chewed off by the mother and successful recovery was essentially a coin toss, and of coarse a few of the stories ended with the kitten not making it do to infection or blood loss.
I am a responsible pet owner and am fully aware leg amputation would be best choice for the poor guy but unfortunately although I do provide my cats Veterinary Care and keep them all updated with their shots and vaccinations, check ups, etc. Do to the $1500-$3000 price tag on surgery, that option is not really an option. Can anybody provide some insight or share any experince/ have recommendations or tips regarding any possible options you think I may have, I feel like just leaving it be by letting nature take its course and waiting to see if the kitten gets his leg bitten off and survives or die some infection is inhumane and nearest multiple thing to do wow euthanization feels like giving up and I don't think I could do that to any animal that hadn't lived a long and fuffiled life
I've been doing my research but have not gotten enough information to feel educated and decide what step to take next is in the kittens best interest. I am fairly certain this dying leg was caused by being tangled within the womb/sac and being cut off from blood flow for to long. At the time of birth there was no noticible complications involving the removal of placentas (Nala seemingly handled that part of the process like a champ) but at some point this leg was cut off from blood flow, (maybe accedintly crushed while lying under mama cat) to the point of no return I THINK, I am no vet but I'm a realist and like to plan for the worst/hope for the best.
On forums, I have read about others who've gone through similiar situations and their responses vary from good to very bad sometimes everything would heal on its own or need a little bit of massaging or Extra Care to go back to normal but that seemed for less severe situations then mine currently, another said that the leg end up being chewed off by the mother and successful recovery was essentially a coin toss, and of coarse a few of the stories ended with the kitten not making it do to infection or blood loss.
I am a responsible pet owner and am fully aware leg amputation would be best choice for the poor guy but unfortunately although I do provide my cats Veterinary Care and keep them all updated with their shots and vaccinations, check ups, etc. Do to the $1500-$3000 price tag on surgery, that option is not really an option. Can anybody provide some insight or share any experince/ have recommendations or tips regarding any possible options you think I may have, I feel like just leaving it be by letting nature take its course and waiting to see if the kitten gets his leg bitten off and survives or die some infection is inhumane and nearest multiple thing to do wow euthanization feels like giving up and I don't think I could do that to any animal that hadn't lived a long and fuffiled life
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