What To Feed 4 Week Old Kittens Without Mother

Four week old kittens are not ready for solid food.

What to feed 4 week old kittens without mother. Never give kittens cow s milk since it doesn t have the nutrients they need and can cause diarrhea. At the end of week six decrease meal times to only three times a day. You should gradually reduce the amount of water or milk in the gruel once your kitten has accepted to eat the gruel willingly without any forceful measures. When your kitten is around 6 or 7 weeks of age you can switch her to a dry diet.

The feeder can easily encourage your 4 week old kitty to eat the gruel by smearing some of the gruels on the kitten s lips being careful not to get any in the nose. Each day feed 8 cc of formula per ounce of body weight spreading this out over four feedings. By six weeks of age a kitten should be eating the gruel four times a day and nursing less. 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.

You can do it but you ll want to know some tricks so you don t hurt them. Begin by offering formula in a shallow bowl that s easy for her to drink from. Then start the shift to an adult diet by mixing canned or dry cat food with warmed formula. Instead you will.

The gruel should become less and less watery and dry kitten food should be introduced along with a bowl of water. If it s your first time bottle feeding don t panic. After three weeks old and until they are weaned kittens should be fed every 6 8 hours. You can do this by beginning to mix small amounts of wet cat food into their formula and feeding the slurry in a bottle to help them get a taste for meat.

And please never feed cow s milk to a kitten as this is extremely dangerous to their health and can lead to death. However as the day goes by and now that they are in the fourth week of their lives things may finally start to feel a tad bit easier for you. Kittens under one week old should be fed every 2 3 hours. Not only do they not need to be fed as often as in the first two weeks they have.

At two weeks old they can be fed every 4 6 hours. Instead they should have kitten milk replacer which comes in both liquid and powdered forms. Raising an abandoned or orphaned 4 week old kitten may feel like an exhausting full time job more so in the beginning when they must be frequently fed throughout the day. Once the kitten is four and a half weeks old you can start weaning by gradually introducing moist food.

Watch my youtube video on how to bottle feed a kitten for tips on proper preparation and feeding posture.