Feeding Kitten Formula

Mother s milk is best for any baby mammal and prior to attempting to bottle feed a kitten with supplemental formulas it is recommended to seek out nursing cat that could take the place of the absent or unable mother.

Feeding kitten formula. 2nd week 1 1 2 to 2 packages gelatin. 1 teaspoon light karo syrup. At feeding time mix 1 2 of the estimated feeding amount with an equal amount of boiling water. Instead purchase a kitten formula from a pet supply store feed store or online.

Add the remaining ingredients into the mixture and mix well. Pour goat s milk in a pan. Once they get used to the taste they ll seek it out elsewhere. Feedings will occur less frequently and a bowl of formula or other liquid kitten food should be made available for a kitten to start drinking from.

1 quart whole goat s milk. Newborn to 1 week 1 package gelatin. You re going to need to purchase kitten formula you cannot feed kittens the milk that is in your fridge. Human formula for emergency use in an emergency you may be able to use powdered or concentrated human baby formula to sustain an orphaned kitten until you can get some regular feline milk replacer.

Never feed a kitten cow s milk or other dairy products dairy alternatives or human baby formula as this can be dangerous or even fatal to the kitten. Heat the formula until the gelatin is completely dissolved. Then you can introduce them to lapping from a bowl. To begin weaning a kitten mix the kitten food with formula so they recognize the taste.

Let the formula cool down before giving it to. Based on the recommended dosage add knox gelatin into the milk. The combination temperature of the boiling water and chilled formula should be just about right. Smear the mixture around their mouth with your finger and let them lick it off.

3rd week 2 1 2 to 3 packages. Remove the pan from heat. Be aware that even if you find a cat able to nurse the young kitten she may not accept the kitten. However you need to ignore the directions on the package.

During weeks 4 and 5 a kitten will slowly increase how much food it consumes in a meal. By the end of week 5 a kitten should only be nursing three times a day but at each meal it should be consuming about 3 tablespoons of milk or formula. Kitten bottle feeding and stomach capacity chart estimated kitten age weeks kitten weight lbs oz kitten weight grams daily caloric requirement amount of formula per day ml amount per feeding ml approximate number of feedings per day 1 week 2 oz 57 g 11 kcal 15 ml 2 ml 7 3 oz 85 g 17 kcal 23 ml 3 ml 7. Kitten replacement formula 1.

First of all it is important to determine the age of the kitten in order to choose if it needs to be bottle fed or can start immediately on soft food. Once a day mix 1 drop of human infant liquid vitamins in each kitties formula always test temperature on your wrist before feeding.