How to make a 4 week kitten to eat?
By jersey86
@jersey86 (1348)
Philippines
June 12, 2008 12:59pm CST
Hi to all, their is a kitten in our home, and the mother won't let the kitten
drink her milk and the kitten looks thin. i want the kitten to at least
look fat a little bit and also i am a little scared if the kitten will die.
4 responses
@beautyqueen26 (16030)
• United States
25 Jun 08
Same thing happened to our baby kittens.
Their mama abandoned them and wouldn't
let them feed.
They passed away last year.
It was so sad.
Don't give them cow milk as it will
cause dehydration and diahrea and might
make them die.
Best of luck with your babies.
Here's an article about cats, you should
really read.
http://cats.suite101.com/article.cfm/caring_for_newborn_kittens
@cinderella2007 (2662)
•
12 Jun 08
Why not try bottle feeding the kitten or offer milk on a saucer? Does the mother let other kittens (if there are any) feed?? if not then it could be painful to for the mother to feed, it might be various reasons!!
I would talk to a vet about the kitten and see what they suggest!!
good luck x
@scribe1 (1203)
• United States
12 Jun 08
Cinderella's advice is right on the money. Get one of those bottles used for baby dolls. The bottle is small enough with a nipple that the kitten can easily suck.
We used to feed baby kittens this way and they all turned out fine! Best of luck to you!
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
25 Jun 08
Buy some jars of stage 1 baby food meat, either chicken, beef, turkey, whatever, just make sure it's only meat... or you can make it yourself by pureeing meat in a food processor or blender... either way you choose...
Once you have some liquid meat, smear it on the kittens paws and see if she licks it up. This is a way my mom used to get sick cats to eat.
Do not feed your cat regular milk, because they do not digest this well. There is something in stores you can buy in the pet aisle that is like milk, but specifically for cats.
