How To Care For Rejected Kitten. Newborn and young kittens need help eliminating body waste. Step 1 Watch momma cat for signs that she is irritated distracted or distressed.
Normally kittens have their environmental and nutritional requirements met by their mother. However a number of different situations may lead to kittens requiring extra care eg death of the mother rejection of the kittens by the mother ill health of the mother or the production of too large a litter for the mother cat to care for. Gently wiping your cats paws with a warm soft cloth should be enough to take care of your cats incisions.
Sometimes the mother cat rejects a kitten either because she senses something is wrong with the kitten or because she herself is not well.
If your vet finds the kittens have roundworms passed on from mothers milk the kittens might need to be treated with a liquid medication fenbendazole that is given by syringe. If you see the mother has rejected her kittens but she herself is weak or displaying symptoms of trauma or disease you need to take them to a veterinarian immediately. Newborn and young kittens need help eliminating body waste. Dab some isopropyl rubbing alcohol or iced water on the pads of the cats feet.