My kitten was in the fridge, now cold & shaking. What should I do?

You need to keep it warm, use blankets, fan or a hot-water bottle. Try to put her with the mum and see if he will feed from her. You should put his face right on the nipple and try to 'attach' him. If he is not able to feed from the mum you will have to syringe-feed or bottle-feed the kitten with a cat milk formula. After feeding you need to massage the belly with a warm cloth to stimulate urination and defecation.

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. If her temperature is low, it is important to try and bring it back up by placing her near a heat source (but not too close) and a heating blanket on top of towels so that it reduces the risk of burns to the skin from direct contact with the heating blanket. If she is not eating, you should administer 1-2 tsp of a sugar source such as honey or karo syrup and see if this helps. She may have low blood sugar. This also may be infectious and unfortunately the only recommendation for an infection would be to see a veterinarian for the most appropriate diagnostic and treatment recommendations. I hope this helps and that Maanu gets better soon! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

Hello, thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Animals will often feel warm on certain parts of their body but that does not indicate there is a fever. If she was so warm to have a fever she would be acting sick (lethargic, not eating, not playing, etc). I personally would not be worried about this at all. Don't give her a cold bath. At this age kittens cannot thermoregulate well and you will give her a chill which will be the opposite problem (and worse in my opinion). My best recommendation is to monitor her for any signs of illness - if you notice any then take her to the vet for a check-up. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

You don't need to take her to the vet at the moment, i'm not sure there is something wrong with her but if there is it's definitely not urgent. monitor her today and tomorrow and if you think she is still not a 100% take her to your vet when it is open for a checkup. from your description it's probably nothing to worry about.

I am sorry to hear that about Cheese. Seizures in a kitten can be very serious, and there are several prescription medications that can be used in kittens to help prevent or decrease the severity of the seizures. The ears, paws, nose, and tails (think of extremities) will normally be cooler than the rest of the body (the core). If you take a rectal temperature, it should be between 100-102.5*F. If it is less than 100*F, than it could mean that Cheese is sick, since cats are prone to developing hypothermia with a variety of illnesses, and he should be evaluated by a veterinarian as soon as possible. Drinking milk from the mom or a kitten milk replacer/formula is excellent. Once Cheese is 6 weeks old, he should start eating kitten food instead of milk to ensure that he is receiving appropriate nutrition.

I am sorry to hear that Music isn't doing well. I am very concerned that if he can't move, he is very very sick. Hypothermic kittens are very sick, and even with intensive veterinary care, can be very difficult to save. I recommend that he be seen by a vet immediately to find what could have caused him to become sick. Wrap him up in a warm towel or in a heating pad on the "low" setting; you can also hold him inside your shirt to try to get him warm while you get to the vet.

You need to keep her warm inside your home 27/7, a carton box with fleece or other warm cloths would be a good option, you can also use warm bottles under the cloths. it's important to feed her kitten milk replacer only, normal milk is not good enough for kittens, she can't survive on it. you can buy kitten milk replacer in any pet shop.