Sick baby kitten? Can I feed it regular milk?

Bad idea. Cow's milk is actually very difficult even for an older cat to digest and is very low in nutrients compared to what cats produce. If you could find some evaporated milk (not powdered) it would be a little better as it is more concentrated. Also, it is too easy to drown a baby using an eyedropper. Maybe if you just put the dropper at the front of its mouth and let it lick it or only gently squeeze the bulb as the kitten is sucking (make sure the milk isn't cold or too hot). Even better would be to dip your finger in the milk and let it suck/lick it off.

It is very likely that the kitten has issues other than undernourishment that would not be improved by feeding milk. Chances are that if the kitten doesn't make it, it isn't because of something that you could have done. Even experienced vets and kitten rescuers often loose a sickly kitten no matter how much they try to help.

I would recommend giving the milk to the mother cat if anything although cheese would be higher in protien and possibly easier to digest. Just keep the quantity small. It would be better to spend the energy/time in taking care of the mother and making sure that she gets as much calories as possible.

If you're buying dried cat food for her make sure it's for kittens instead of adult cats. Even if you can't buy as much for her it is better to buy the kitten food as it has the nutrients and calories that she needs. Some canned sardines or tuna would be greatly appreciated by her as well and there's the chance that there might be some in the house that you could get past your parents. Even table scraps would help (no bird or pork bones...they could choke her). I know that table scraps and human food isn't good for cats but right now she needs that calories and it's better than nothing.

And one last thing, if the kitten doesn't make it, the mother may eat it. She is NOT killing it. This is natural for a cat (and for many other mammals) and although you may really want to stop her, there is a reason for it. She is doing all she can to keep her kittens alive even if it kills her. Eating a kitten that doesn't make it returns a small amount of the energy she spent to her as well as prevent predators from being drawn to her nest. Not eating the kitten or otherwise disposing of it can also cause illness to come to the remaining kittens. Sometimes kittens die and there is nothing that the mother or even a seasoned vet can do. Let the mother take care of the kitten. If she doesn't do anything after a couple hours you can bury it although she will probably dispose of it on her own. Also, kittens sometimes don't breathe visibly to our eyes so don't trust that as a measure of whether or not it's still alive. If it's cold and stiff, then that's a different thing.

Whenever you find stray or sick cats, what you need to do is alert your local humane society or animal shelter IMMEDIATELY. You don't have the training necessary to medicate a sick cat, and if your parents can't take them in, this is the only safe option. You are very kind to feed them, but what these cats really need is to be OFF THE STREETS.

This is so important! Stray kittens are at serious risk of becoming feral (wild). Kittens become feral because they lack interaction with humans; they cannot be pets because they will always be afraid of people and won't be able to adjust to living indoors. Feral cats cannot be adopted, so they are either put down (killed) or released back on the streets to live out their lives as permanent strays. Another reason this happens is because there's alot of competition at animal shelters for space, and feral cats will always be passed over in favor of a friendly, house-broken cat.

If your parents are willing, round all the cats up in your yard or if you have one, a front porch. That way animal control can get to them easier. If the cats run away when you try to do this, or you can't find them, animal control and set up humane traps to trap the cats. Kittens sell very fast at animal shelters, so I'm sure they will all find good homes very soon.

I don't know how the milk is made there, but here we can not give cats regular milk at all! Especially not kittens. I am sorry that I can't help anymore, but I STRONGLY suggest you to not give it regular milk, and try to find something else.

But if it is sick, and it just wont drink from it's mother, I don't think it is much you can do. Sorry... But the nature got a way to get rid of the sick ones that aren't ment for life.

I really hope it works out fine, though.

Depending on how old the kitten is it might be better to make a liquid mush out of canned kitten food and warm water.

Milk might upset the stomach and make the kitten vomit which would be even worse for it.

You can also try some of the ideas in this article about abandon kitten care:

http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S...

If this job get to be too much for you, it it okay to call the Humane Society. They can take care of the mom & the kittens and will take care of their vet care.

how old would you say the kittens were.. if you can handle the kitten try a bit of milk diluted with water to feed it with ..where possible use a doll bottle if you have money to buy one..or a type of syringe but not the ones with a needle on..i hope you know the ones i mean..it has a small hole at end with a plunger.you put this into milk and pull plunger up so milk goes into it..if you going to feed kitten press plunger down gwently on milk into kittens mouth and take care not to choke it..or kitten choke on milk.

As hard as it may be for you I think your best option is to call the ASPCA. I know that animal shelters have a bad reputation but it is the best place for a homeless animal to find a home. We adopted three cats from our local shelter and most of the cats that are brought into our shelter are adopted pretty quickly, especially kittens. The shelter will feed them, care for them and hopefully be able to place them in a home.

Have your mother call Friends of Cats or the ASPCA. Do NOT feed the kitten regular milk as they can not break it down. Wow...you have such a helpers heart! Bless you for what you are trying to do. But, it would be best to find an adult who can help you.

NEVER GIVE KITTENS COW MILK, my cat had kittens and i read that cow milk will make them very sick, so that's a big no no, and for the trasportation part, ask a friend or neighbor.

your best bet would be to find an adult to help you take the momma and babies somwhere safe, maybe a friends mom?

The cats all have a better chance if you get adult help, as soon as possible just dont try to feed it milk It will make it sicker.

You can buy pet formula at most stores.