I live in the country and a cat had kittens in one of my out buildings. I have noticed that the mother seems to have a cold; she is sneezing. The six kittens, 4-6 weeks old, are sneezing also and all, but one, has one eye closed. The smallest one has a yellowy discharge and many flies are swarming around it. A vet is an expense I can't manage right now. What home remedy can I give to the mom and litter. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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This is tricky.
The cat would actually have to let you get close to it and touch its kittens.
Wash the kittens' eyes with a washcloth and apply triple antibiotic ointment (NOT the cream) as many times a day as you can.
Get a supplement called L-Lysine wherever you get vitamins. Grind it up and put it in canned food to feed the mother.
Bring any surviving kittens to a no-kill shelter as soon as they are old enough to get vet care and be adopted out.
Good luck.
Good advice from Abigail. Remember if you cannot manage the cats, you can take them to a no kill shelter and they will care for them. If the kittens get used to humans at this young age, they can be adopted out after they are neutered.
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