Chrissy, are you saying that the little one has passed on? Or that it has recovered and is doing okay?
If she has passed on, I am sorry for your loss. It happens sometimes with young kittens. Sometimes they have birth defects we can’t see, or have a virus or parasite they got from their mother. Or she could have fallen and have a concussion or brain hemorrhage. If the mother cat can sense that the kitten isn’t going to make it, she will often abandon the kitten. That sounds cruel but it’s nature’s way of making sure the strong survive and the weak don’t sap the mother’s strength.
If the kitty is still alive, please be aware that a kitten who is too cold or too hungry is not able to eat. They need to be warm and have enough strength to eat. When people are hand rearing orphan kittens they often have to put a few drops of light Karo syrup or even sugar water on kitty’s gums to give it enough energy to latch onto the nipple and nurse.
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