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Tencats | all galleries >> Galleries >> Newborn Kittens Through The First 3 Weeks > Momma Mouse with her 5 kittens at day nine.
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17-AUG-2005

Momma Mouse with her 5 kittens at day nine.

Mother Mouse was very ill suffering with a respiratory viral infection which hit her the day after the kittens arrived. She had a high fever and severe lung congestion for about 10 days. I had her taking Clavamox with twice daily SQ fluids. The kittens here were all ill beginning on about the 10th day on and through 6 weeks. Two kittens died probably from the resulting pneumonia before their 21st day. All were very ill for about 18 days and the 3 survivors have had symptoms of lung scaring through their first 8 months. I understand that its very unlikely that any kittens survive long when they are exposed to a URI at birth.

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