Can Newborn Kittens Eat Baby Formula

Tiny baby bottles with tiny nipples for kittens can be purchased online or in pet stores.

Can newborn kittens eat baby formula. These bottles typically hold small amounts of formula so they are easy to handle while also holding a small kitten. To wean your kitten from milk place a small amount of food in her dish. Three weeks old kitten. The cornell book of cats says that human baby formula can be used if made up to double the normal strength although human baby formula is normally not nutritious enough for kittens.

If you find young kittens that have been abandoned or whose mom isn t able to nurse them you ll need to bottle feed them formula yourself. Confirm that the kitten is suckling by assessing how much formula remains inside of the nurser. If you need to bottle feed a kitten you ll need to use special baby bottles. 3rd week 2 1 2 3 pkgs of knox.

2nd week 1 1 2 2 pkgs of knox. Newborn to 1 week 1 pkg of knox. However even after she has weaned your kitten should still not consume human baby formula even as a treat. In most cases you can tell when a kitten is old enough to be weaned when you see baby teeth emerging from the gums.

At this age you can start introducing solid food use wet food at first and try mixing it with kitten formula. Nursing kittens need formula if mom isn t around. You can tell when your kitten is no longer a newborn and is ready to be weaned and be fed solids when she starts biting at the nipple of the bottle. Newborn kittens may nurse about every 1 2 hours.

If you are bottle feeding you ll notice the kittens are drinking much more at each feeding but at fewer feedings probably four to five times a day. Because human baby formula is made from cow s milk it is high in lactose. Kittens at 3 weeks old need bottle feeding sessions in intervals of four to five hours and overnight is no exception. 1 quart whole goat s milk 1 teaspoon light karo syrup 1 tablespoon nonfat plain yogurt goat s milk preferred 1 egg yolk knox unflavored gelatin.

If a kitten starts to lose weight stops eating or is acting more lethargic than normal during the weaning process go back to feeding kitten formula for another 3 5 days before trying weaning again. How do you feed a newborn kitten. While a newborn kitten can digest lactose which is also found in a mother cat s milk kittens lose that ability shortly after they are weaned. At about three to four weeks old they can be offered milk replacer from a bowl and then small amounts of moistened kitten food four to six times a.

However even after she has weaned your kitten should still not consume human baby formula even as a treat. Kittens younger than 4 or 5 weeks need their mother s milk to thrive. You can do this once the kitten reaches four weeks of age when your kitten is no longer a newborn. 4th week 4 pkgs of.