Newborn Kittens Keep Panting

Provide blankets a heat lamp or a heating pad to ensure the kittens stay warm.

Newborn kittens keep panting. They are newborns about a week and. Tambellenie tcs member thread starter. But they need to be seen if they are actually panting. Sep 18 2016 1 t.

Mom may not be producing enough milk for them or might not be caring for them well. Panting has been shown to be. If they are dehydrated it could be fatal. I was told to check and make sure their tungues and gums were pink which they are because blue or grey means they are not breathing correctly.

Keep in mind that cat panting under circumstances like these is rarer than it is with dogs so unless you re sure of the cause it s worth bringing to the attention of your veterinarian. We have 2 maine coon kittens now 6 months old. Joined sep 18 2016 messages 1 reaction score 1 location kent. Keep your dryer running constantly with towels and replace the outer layer towel with a warm dryer towel every 5 minutes be sure to still keep a blanket or towel in between your warm towel and the kitten or you can fill up two large socks with uncooked rice tying the ends so the rice will not spill out and warm them in the microwave for 3 minutes.

Our male plays so very hard and i noticed him panting for a couple of minutes afterwards. Signs of abnormal panting in cats. They could be too warm. Start date sep 18 2016.

Newborn kittens are panting. The kittens do not do it often but im still concerned. One of the kittens is panting a lot when he exercises for about 5 10mins. We first noticed that he had his mouth open always when he exercised for about 5 10mins o read more.

He s been doing this since he was about 3 months old. While kittens do pant if they are hot or exhausted or in some cases have a medical condition i am trying to once and for all settle the debate as to whethe. Use a large enough box to comfortably hold the mother cat and her kittens. I asked the vets office and they said that panting is a sign of resperatory distress.

That is weaned has lay lay down panting limp. If your cat isn t stressed too warm or tired from recent vigorous exercise panting may be a sign of an underlying medical problem. My one year old cat gave birth to her kittens 3 of them 36 hours ago my cat was laying with them at first and now since last. If they are panting they may be dehydrated get them to the vet asap with mom.

Chilling is one of the most critical dangers to newborn kittens. Stack clean towels to line it.