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We present an analytic proof of the relationship between the Calabi-Futaki invariant for a K\"ahler manifold relative to a holomorphic vector field with a nondegenerate zero and the corresponding invariant of its blowup at that zero, restricting to the case that zeros on the exceptional divisor are isolated. This extends the results of Li and Shi for K\"ahler surfaces. We also clarify a hypothesis regarding the normal form of the vector field near its zero. An algebro-geometric proof was given by Sz\'ekelyhidi by reducing the situation to the case of projective manifolds for rational data and using Donaldson-Futaki invariants. Our proof will be an application of degenerate localization.

In this note we study the localization of Futaki-Morita integrals at isolated degenerate zeros by giving a streamlined exposition in the spirit of Bott and implement the localization procedure for a holomorphic vector field on $CP^n$ with a maximally degenerate zero, giving an essentially unique formula for the Futaki-Morita integral invariants without using a summation over multiple points. In a coming paper we will apply similar calculations to the Calabi-Futaki invariant of a K\"ahler blowup.