As promised, here is some additional information about Fading Kittens.
The Kitten Lady's guide to Fading Kittens
PetMD Fading Kitten Syndrome
Symptoms of FKS:
• Extreme lethargy — unable to stand or hold head up, not responding when touched
• Body feels cool to the touch (not just insides of ears – all over)
• Panting or gasping for breath
• Meowing/crying out in distress
If you see these symptoms, it is crucial that you take the following steps NOW:
Step 1: GET KITTEN WARM
Grab your heating pad and a towel. Place the towel over the heating pad, and place kitten
on top of towel. Roll heating pad up to create a “kitten burrito” – like you’re swaddling an
infant. Leave the kitten’s face exposed, and do not remove kitten from the burrito even if
he/she struggles and cries to get out! Make sure the heating pad is still on the low setting.
* If you don’t have a heating pad, you can either:
a) Keep your dryer running full of towels. Grab a new hot one every 5 minutes and wrap it around the
“burrito” towel. After 5 minutes, trade that towel out for a new hot one. Don’t remove the “burrito”
towel.
b) Fill 2 socks full of rice, tie the ends so it doesn’t spill out. Throw them in the microwave for 3 minutes.
Keep them next to the kitten on the outside of the burrito towel. Every 30 minutes reheat one sock
and leave the other next to the kitten so she doesn’t cool off.
Step 2: GET KITTEN’S BLOOD SUGAR UP
Grab a small bowl and fill it with either corn syrup (Karo, etc), or sugar water. The more
sugar content, the better. Make sure you have your syringe handy. Warm the contents up
in the microwave for a few seconds until the liquid is a bit above room temperature. You
will administer this sugar water (with the syringe) to the kitten while he/she is in the burrito.
Give the kitten about 1 drop every 3 minutes. If you do not have a small medicine syringe, you will need to rub the karo/sugar water on the kittens gums.
The process can take hours, so be prepared to administer the steps outlined above for anywhere from one to three to even five hours.
Remember, this is the same type of care that a kitten will get from a Vet, and the delay in care while driving to the vet/animal hospital could be the difference between fading and surviving. You can take the kitten to see the vet after they come out of the fade!
The Kitten Lady's guide to Fading Kittens
PetMD Fading Kitten Syndrome
Symptoms of FKS:
• Extreme lethargy — unable to stand or hold head up, not responding when touched
• Body feels cool to the touch (not just insides of ears – all over)
• Panting or gasping for breath
• Meowing/crying out in distress
If you see these symptoms, it is crucial that you take the following steps NOW:
Step 1: GET KITTEN WARM
Grab your heating pad and a towel. Place the towel over the heating pad, and place kitten
on top of towel. Roll heating pad up to create a “kitten burrito” – like you’re swaddling an
infant. Leave the kitten’s face exposed, and do not remove kitten from the burrito even if
he/she struggles and cries to get out! Make sure the heating pad is still on the low setting.
* If you don’t have a heating pad, you can either:
a) Keep your dryer running full of towels. Grab a new hot one every 5 minutes and wrap it around the
“burrito” towel. After 5 minutes, trade that towel out for a new hot one. Don’t remove the “burrito”
towel.
b) Fill 2 socks full of rice, tie the ends so it doesn’t spill out. Throw them in the microwave for 3 minutes.
Keep them next to the kitten on the outside of the burrito towel. Every 30 minutes reheat one sock
and leave the other next to the kitten so she doesn’t cool off.
Step 2: GET KITTEN’S BLOOD SUGAR UP
Grab a small bowl and fill it with either corn syrup (Karo, etc), or sugar water. The more
sugar content, the better. Make sure you have your syringe handy. Warm the contents up
in the microwave for a few seconds until the liquid is a bit above room temperature. You
will administer this sugar water (with the syringe) to the kitten while he/she is in the burrito.
Give the kitten about 1 drop every 3 minutes. If you do not have a small medicine syringe, you will need to rub the karo/sugar water on the kittens gums.
The process can take hours, so be prepared to administer the steps outlined above for anywhere from one to three to even five hours.
Remember, this is the same type of care that a kitten will get from a Vet, and the delay in care while driving to the vet/animal hospital could be the difference between fading and surviving. You can take the kitten to see the vet after they come out of the fade!
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