Kitten Care : Taking Care of Newborn Kittens

Taking care of newborn kittens requires allowing the mother cat to care for the kittens and avoiding over-handling them until they are several weeks old. In an orphan situation, learn about feeding newborn kittens and keeping them warm with help from a veterinarian in this free video on kitten care.

Expert: Dr. James Talbott
Bio: Dr. James R. Talbott is a staff veterinarian at Belle Forest Animal Hospital and Kennel in Nashville, Tenn.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• kittens
• kitten care
• newborn kittens
• pregnant cats
• orphan kittens
• kitten food
• kitten diseases
• cats

[binac1000]

My kittens mother was only 6 months old when she gave birth. So her mom could not make milk so the adoption ceter feed her then we adopted her when she was six weeks old. Now we've had her for two weeks she is such a joy.

[CodeRedCardinal]

my dads tenet moved out and left their pregnant cat after it gave birth the mother ran away they kittens almost died but my family took them in and we are feeding them we will be giving them humane sasiedi until they are old enough for us to take them they are only 3 days old.

[DanialAgger1]

my cat was like that but orange white.. i take care of it about a week... because of my parents rules stupid enough not to keep it inside eventually it died cuz a wild dog bite it :'(

[jnthnnixon]

Thank you for the help and advice my calico gave birth today on 01/26 /2011. just one lil white kitten so far

[Brute8117]

Thanks! Your information was Helpful! =D

[mattyew1]

thank you so much taht was very helpful :D

[lawrencemilton]

I HAVE BLACK BABY KITTEN,ORANGE BABY KITTEN, AND THE MOST CUTE: STRIPED BABY KITTEN

[Bluechikk27]

@vivithecutie find another mother cat. that just had babies. she might take care of the kittens.make shur her kitties are old enough to eat othr type food tho. u could try a shelter. hope it helped :)

[vivithecutie]

the time to be bottle feeding them 24/7. im in high school and my summer break is over in a couple of weeks..she is due ANY DAY NOW! PLEASEE!! i really need help! all the vets i have talked to over the phone have failed to relieve my nerves on this..i dont want the kittens to die. especially since she's having more than last time...is there some way i could make her produce milk? please please please! i need your help! email me ASAP please!

[vivithecutie]

i have a cat that is currently pregant..she's an outdoor cat. and she has been pregnant before. the first time she gave birth she had 3 kittens. but all three died because she failed to feed them, but she couldnt because she was for some reason not producing milk. i had found them 3 or 4 days after they were born..but it wasnt enough time to save them. the problem is that my parents dont have the money to take her to a vet. what do ii do if the same thing happens to the queen again? i dont have