What To Feed Baby Kittens Without Mom

If a kitten is having trouble latching on hold the kitten s face and don t let her move her head.

What to feed baby kittens without mom. Note that it s not until adulthood that two meals a day for a cat is acceptable. Stimulate the kittens to go to the bathroom. You should make a diet chart according to the age of the baby rabbit. Burp the kittens like you would a human baby.

It could be crammed with milk and slowly drip or squeeze straight into the kitten s mouth. If you are using a feeding bottle insert the nipple into the kitten s mouth and hold their head to direct their mouth to suckle. By six weeks of age a kitten should be eating the gruel four times a day and nursing less. Kittens under three weeks old can t control their body temperature.

Feed the kitten a few drops of milk at a time. Try feeding the kitten using a syringe or a dropper. Formula milk is the best option to feed baby rabbits without a mother. Many veterinarians have incubators to warm a chilled kitten.

And please never feed cow s milk to a kitten as this is extremely dangerous to their health and can lead to death. Hold the kitten with one hand and become careful to not get too fast or you risk spraying milk straight into the lung of the cat. Place a kitten on your chest lap or shoulder and gently rub and pat her back with 2 fingers until she burps. A kitten aged between six to 10 weeks old needs to be fed six to eight meals a day while a kitten aged 10 weeks to six or seven months needs four meals a day and a kitten up to nine months needs three meals a day.

It is okay though to syringe feed a few drops of 5 sugar water or to rub a little bit of karo syrup on the kitten s lips. Always have a finger on their throat to make sure they are swallowing. At the end of week six decrease meal times to only three times a day. Each day feed 8 cc of formula per ounce of body weight spreading this out over four feedings.

If you can t find a foster buy a milk replacer designed specifically for kittens. Four week old kittens are not ready for solid food. They might be able to find a foster mother cat to feed the kitten. You can either save the life of your baby rabbit or can harm them.

Try to feed her again and squirt just a few drops of milk out. Instead you will need to purchase kitten milk replacer sold at most pet stores or feed stores. You must dilute formula milk before feeding a baby rabbit. Before hand raising a kitten contact local veterinarians animal shelters and rescue groups.

Do not feed a kitten until it is warm since it can t properly digest when cold. Don t give a kitten cow s milk which can cause gastrointestinal upset. Instead they should have kitten milk replacer which comes in both liquid and powdered forms.