Newborn Kitten Help : Wet Bedding & wet paws

Hi Kayla – might be pee, cats don’t have a lot of sweat glands. Good you are keeping him separate from your kitty, a wise move!
I am sorry, personally I don’t have much experience with newborns, but it sounds like you are doing everything right, keeping him warm, feeding, stimulating, etc. maybe just dry him off good when he is wet so he doesn’t get a chill, change the bedding if it’s wet. Then give the vet a call in the morning. (You’ve probably checked, but the bottle isn’t leaking, is it?)
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Hi, Kayla, bless you for helping this little one. These videos are the best for helping out with all the basics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctfhMJUdxZA
They were gone for a while but looks like they’re back now, thank goodness.
As you probably know, kittens this young can’t regulate their own temperatures — this means they are likely to overheat as well as get too cold. Is there enough room in his nest for him to crawl away from the heat source if he gets too hot? This is just as important as not letting him get cold. A hot water bottle wrapped in a towel is great, as is a rice pack but just make sure he can get away from it if he gets too hot. Messybeast.com is the best site for info on problems with little kittens, and also click the pink ‘orphans’ tag for heaps and heaps more threads on raising little ones and best of luck.

welcome! hmmm body odor? usually kitten pee smells like regular cat pee, but that can vary with meds and food. with the fact that he/she is pooping in the nest too, it’s probable that i could be pee. it may be a sign of an infection, or it could be that he/she needs to learn about litter box. cats are different than dogs in the fact that they usually don’t just leave their stuff out anywhere. and kittens start pretty young learning the box. when i had kittens, the first time i had newborns i feared that litter training would be like potty training a kid. in fact, it was just the opposite. cats prefer litter boxes, because they like to naturally bury their pee n poo, so for the kittens, when i showed them, they were actually excited and went right to it. your kit may be too young, but you can try. i’d also seek advice of the vet again to be sure.