How To Feed Kitten Milk Without Bottle

Instead purchase a kitten formula from a pet supply store feed store or online.

How to feed kitten milk without bottle. Sit in a comfortable chair with a towel folded on your lap. Never forcefully squeeze a bottle into a kitten s mouth. Instead let the kitten suckle at her own pace. First off we must dispel a nutritional myth right away.

But this is strictly for temporary use to get some nutrition into the kittens and you should switch to formula as soon as possible. When attempting to feed your kitten for the first time get a drip of milk on the end of the syringe or teat. Do not feed a kitten cow s milk if you find an abandoned stray kitten and can t get him to. You ll be bottle feeding for three to four weeks.

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. To feed a baby kitten without a mother feed it a kitten milk replacement formula using a sterilized feeding bottle. The gruel should become less and less watery and dry kitten food should be introduced along with a bowl of water. Kittens and cats are lactose intolerant.

For a particularly small kitten you may want to use a syringe or dropper to feed it instead. You should feed the kitten for 5 10 minutes every 2 hours and never go longer than 4 hours in between feedings. Prepare the formula according to the manufacturer s instructions making sure that it is fresh clump free and comfortably warm. By six weeks of age a kitten should be eating the gruel four times a day and nursing less.

In an emergency benson recommends mixing a cup of whole milk an egg yolk a drop of liquid multivitamin and three tums in a blender. Position the kitten similarly to the way he would nurse from his mother with her head straight feet down and stomach resting. Feed your kitten the right amount with the right frequency.