I just got home and found one of my kittens breathing very weirdly! She won't meow right, she won't drink the kitten formula (her mommy was hit by a car), she seems to be 75% paralyzed... she can move but not like she used to. There's was 4 kittens that are like a week or 2 old who's mom died a few days after birth. They were outdoor kitties that I feed (im too much of an animal lover I spend the money I don't have to feed stray kitties)... and all but 1 had eye infections (big matted dirty puss filled lumps over their eyes)... and one died from the infection because it was just too much to help. The other's eye infections are okay now, I just clean them with a teabag or epsom salt or something but they still get gooey. Anyway... now this poor tiny orange kitten named Simone is lying helplessly and paralyzed looking on my couch with a blanket over her to keep warm. She was making weird noises 2 days ago and looked like she was going to cough something up so I held her upsidedown and just stroked her until she vomited... well after that she was fine but was just meowing like her throat hurt a bit from the puke... now she does this weird things where she will open her mouth really wide and just stick her tongue out.. and then wine after. When she does the opening of the mouth thing , it seems sudden like it's a reaction to a sudden pain. She's been like thisfor a hour or 2 and I really don't have money to save this kitten right now.. WHAT CAN I DO?? OR At least WHAT IS WRONG WITH HER!! She's SO PRECIOUS! :( pleease help without being rude and telling me I should have brought her to the vet... because sometimes people can't just pull that kind of money out of their bleep. Thanks :(

I know all the vets offices are probably closed but sometimes if you call on their machine they have an emergancy number you may be able to call. Not all vets have it though

Have you tried this??

After I posted that comment, I went to go check on the little palm sized baby... and it was too late. It took her forever to close her eyes and fall asleep.. but as soon as she did I'm guessing her heart just stopped. Im so heartbroken that I couldn't help... but I'm sort of happy she's out of her misery. Thanks anyway

No problem. I'm really sorry to hear about that.

Yea.. its just so sad... because they never were able to see their real mom before she died... so... to them , I was mommy and I could really feel their love... the same kind of love between a mother and child. She was just so happy.. always purring once she learned how. :( :( :(
Well maybe there's a kitty heaven :p

Its even making me want to cry. I really love animals too. But at least you came here and tried to get help. You tried what you could do.

Yea... Im only 16.. if I had the money, I would do anything for her:( .
Thanks for listening :)

I'm 16 too. I remember how I fealt when some of my pets died and its really sad and a hard thing to go through and I read your other post about your boyfriend. So it seems like your going through a lot. If you need someone to talk to, I'll be here.

These kittens had a upper respritory infection,and this goes hand in hand with conjunctivitis,the eye infection they were dealing with.More than likely this infection of the lungs was too much for the young kittens to over come.It is very hard to see animals suffer and die,and I myself had to learn how to deal with this on a daily basis because I am a vet tech and see death far too often.My job is fufilling,but at times the grief can become overwealming,and very depressing.I try to be strong,but most of these animals become a part of me,and when the result is death,it can be as difficult as losing one of my own.:(

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These kittens had a upper respritory infection,and this goes hand in hand with conjunctivitis,the eye infection they were dealing with.More than likely this infection of the lungs was too much for the young kittens to over come.It is very hard to see animals suffer and die,and I myself had to learn how to deal with this on a daily basis because I am a vet tech and see death far too often.My job is fufilling,but at times the grief can become overwealming,and very depressing.I try to be strong,but most of these animals become a part of me,and when the result is death,it can be as difficult as losing one of my own.:(

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Hi there, I have just bought a small kitten, it's a farm cat which is about 3 month old. We only had it for 3 days, it does seem to have infected eyes and even though it ate lots of kitten food the first day it was a little sick yesterday and it won't eat at all today, it has had some water and is fine in itself. I am bit worried as I have only very recently moved to Glasgow and rely on friends to take me to the vet as I don't know where they are. How long do you think one can wait if the kitten does not eat?

Regards Sue

The most important thing is the cat is drinking water.Canned food is a good source of water,and if you can get it to eat a little every day,it will survive.Dehydration is the biggest worry for any animal which is sick.If the cat has an upper respritory infection it will need amoxidrops or cefadrops,which is a liquid antibiotic,to knock out the infection.I noticed drug stores are now selling eye drops that will treat pink eye.These drops contain antibiotics,and will drain into the cat's sinuses and relieve some of the cats distress.They will be on the shelf next to the Visine,and the brand is Symilisan.Good luck.

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The most important thing is the cat is drinking water.Canned food is a good source of water,and if you can get it to eat a little every day,it will survive.Dehydration is the biggest worry for any animal which is sick.If the cat has an upper respritory infection it will need amoxidrops or cefadrops,which is a liquid antibiotic,to knock out the infection.I noticed drug stores are now selling eye drops that will treat pink eye.These drops contain antibiotics,and will drain into the cat's sinuses and relieve some of the cats distress.They will be on the shelf next to the Visine,and the brand is Symilisan.Good luck.

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Thank you so much for your advise. But my Kitten was sick again this afternoon and I have figured out where the vet is and have an appointment first thing in the morning.

Very helpful thank you so much.

Good,the vet can let you know exactly what is wrong with your kitty.It is probably conjuntivitis,and some sort of upper respritory infection.He will make it feel better.

Poor simone died... but my other 2 babies are alive and well :)... except the one without the eye infection named Ozzy has had the s for like ever but she's happy I can tell.. and my other little boy Teddy is perfectly healthy but is missing one eye... but it's SO cute; it reminds me of one of the misfit toys from the Rudolph movie :P

Oh the poor thing I hope she/he is happy in heaven remember you can always visit her when you die!Don't be sad you still have the other kittens roght I hope so I have lost over 25 pets since I was born harsh though I have 7 now and one of them is dying also best of luck!

Ps I am 14
Pps how many do you have left?
Sincerely poppy90866

I see you put a question about dying kittens awhile ago. I am typing now and holding a dying kitten.
2 died al ready they arnt breathing right any info I could use
Thanks danny

My kitten is doing the same thing there was three of them and one died today with the exact symptoms of the breathing paralyzed and tongue out and now I have another on the way dying and the last one seems to be OK but I don't know what to do there was no infection in the eyes and they are three weeks old was happy and active till now Help Me Please

What do you do about this upper respitory infection my kittens are three weeks old and there are three of them though one seems fine I lost one earlyier today and another is dying slowly as I type please help

People, if you have ill cats, please take them to the vet. If you can't afford it, work out a payment plan or take them to a shelter. Don't let them suffer for days before they finally die. I understand that some of you are young, so hopefully I've given you a couple of helpful tips for the future. Bottom line, it's cruel to allow an animal to suffer.

I agree with Ren, take your animals to the vet when they're sick.

Joy

Taking animals to a vet is very expensive as I'm sure you already know that I don't think the age of a person really matters. And that decision does not measure the love one person can have for an animal. Anyone can have heart enough to take in a homeless animal but financially may not be able to afford the vet bills. Letting them suffer may not be a choice one can make. I'm soprry you feel it is cruel but I feel your being a bit judgemental considering everyone has different financial situations

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taking animals to a vet is very expensive as im sure you already know that i dont think the age of a person really matters. And that decision does not measure the love one person can have for an animal. Anyone can have heart enough to take in a homeless animal but financially may not be able to afford the vet bills. letting them suffer may not be a choice one can make. im soprry you feel it is cruel but i feel your being a bit judgemental concidering everyone has different financial situations

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That is like saying if you found a child on the street you would take it in but if it was sick not take it to the hospital.
A lot of people on here see their animals as their children.
If you cannot care for it then give it to someone who can.

Yes you might love the animal, I don't doubt that at all, money doesn't buy love but if you truly love something you know when to let it go.

I understand financial situations and I understand that people have bought an animal and then after buying it had money problems, that's fine. It's the people who intentionally breed their animals or take an animal knowing full well that they can't afford it that make me angry.

Off my soap box :)