Last video of all 5 foster kittens

This video was shot during the afternoon and all 5 were healthy. The next morning 3 succumbed to Fading Kitten Syndrome. They look so healthy in this video. I don't know if I can foster anymore. This was a tough week...

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Pets & Animals

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• Foster
• Kitten
• Cat

[tikidikidoo]

I've never heard of Fading Kitten Syndrome! What is it? I'm so sorry. How sad you must be.I hope you find the courage to keep fostering.

[Dalagatxin]

Newborn kittens are fragile, helpless creatures who rely on their mother for nutrition as well as social education. Kittens that do not survive the first few weeks may have "fading kitten syndrome." About 20-40% of all kittens born will not survive past 12 weeks of age. Causes of kitten death in the first 12 weeks of life are generally linked to problems associated during development in the uterus, with the birth process or around the time of weaning.

[LDX97]

these guys look too small and young to be crawling around on a cold hard floor and away from thier mother

[CreativeFreak135]

I WANT TO HUG THEM ALL!

[selmasoo]

So sorry to hear about this. They are all beautiful little babies. RIP little angels.

[sunsetlungs]

@LDX97 yup, that and it's hard for kittens to regulate their own body temperature at this early age.. they can do it, but it's hard. this doesn't look like a safe environment..

[Francessicaooo]

the two orange ones and the all brown one past away...

[Francessicaooo]

aww thats so sad

[TC320TV]

there so cute! im fostering kittens myself too

[XxxxangerxxxX]

dude they dont look heallthy at all they were barely able to crawl around

but it makes me sad to see you should have put them out of their sickness alot early they looked like they were having alot of touble

[LowsJuan]

Sorry to hear about this. It's good that you got this video as it's really well done and captures their kittenness perfectly. Along with that nice hardwood floor. I always wondered why cats have such large birth population. This is probably one of the reasons.

[BananaSmoothieInc]

but they still had a chance!!!! =(

[BananaSmoothieInc]

what is fading kitten syndrome?

[claudia27g]

I'm sorry this happened. Hopefully you continue to foster. I have not yet experienced fading kitten syndrome. I'm very careful that my kittens stay segregated with mama cat in a room that is warm and well sanitized. No one goes in to see them with shoes on or unwashed hands. I was surprised to see your fosters, eyes barely open and unable to crawl, in a very large open space and on hardwoods. I'm sure that had nothing to do with the fading kitten syndrome, but nevertheless, kinda worried me.