Feeding 2 Week Old Kittens

Not only that cow s milk cannot be properly digested by them.

Feeding 2 week old kittens. Make sure you never feed kittens cat milk which is designed for adult cats or cow s or goat s milk which could give the kittens life threatening diarrhea. After three weeks old and until they are weaned kittens should be fed every 6 8 hours. Nature should then take. After 2 weeks the feeds can be stretched out to to every 3 to 4 hours with a gap of 6 hours overnight.

A syringe can be greatly beneficial for kittens 0 2 weeks of age. If a kitten is nursing from its mother you ll have to depend on how much the kitten weighs to know whether or not it is consuming enough food. Feed kittens on their stomachs not their backs like human babies and tilt the. Use specific kitten bottles to feed them kitten formula.

In an emergency use an eyedropper or a small syringe to drip milk into the kitten s mouth. If you plan to give the kittens both wet canned foods and dry foods then it is okay to give the kittens some canned foods twice per day. 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. Bottle feeding is the standard method for feeding orphaned kittens but if you re having difficulty feeding a kitten under 2 weeks old you may want to consider switching from a bottle to a syringe.

Get a kitten formula and nursing kit in a pet store. Use specific kitten bottles to feed the kittens with kitten formula. The kitten s posture is very important. Divide their needed daily intake by the number of required daily feedings and you ll know how much they should eat each time.

At two weeks old they can be fed every 4 6 hours. 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 4 oz 113 g 23 kcal 31 ml 5 ml 7 1 week 5 oz 142 g 28 kcal 38 ml 6 ml 7. Let her swallow between drops. Never feed a.

Caring for 2 week old kitten. Before you get started learn about the benefits and risks of syringe feeding. Kittens under one week old should be fed every 2 3 hours. If using a syringe gently press on the plunger to release a drop into her mouth.

If using a teat at this point give her a bit of help by wriggling the teat into her open mouth. However if you feed them with canned foods only then four times daily should be enough. How to feed in terms of nutrition the one thing you must always remember is to never give the kitten cow s milk as it isn t nutritious enough for them.