My sister used to pick up abandoned newborn kittens. Some people do not want them, so they throw them to the garbage expecting them to die. The first group of kittens died within the first weeks, but with this painful experience, we were ready to take proper care of the next one.
Baby kittens, we discovered, need special care. For example, they can not eat solid food, they need milk, but not just any milk, they need a special one. If one does not give them the right kind of milk, at a warm temperature, and every two hours, they will surely get sick. Also, they need to sleep with something warm in their "nest"; a microwaved bottle of water in their box would do the job. Finally, they need to be licked (with a wet towel, for example) after each meal in order to stimulate their digestion and waste disposal. All these advices were unknown to us for the first group of kittens, but the second one grew up healthy and happy.
After the first heart-breaking, unsuccesful experience, we got knowledge about what to dor or not to do with newborn kittens. This expertise only comes with time, just living and doing things again and again until you success. There may be failures, but they are esssential to learn.
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