Whats the recipe for kitty milk?

Question

How often do you have to feed the kittens? I just found 4 wild kittens outside in the rain the appear to be very young and have no teeth my guess 2 weeks old.

Answer 1

This is a makeshift kitten formula recipe. This is to be used only until you buy some replacement milk. I recommed KMR, it is the absolute best replacement milk to buy in my opinion.

Here is the recipe:
2/3 cup of homogenized whole milk
3 raw egg yolks
1 tablespoon of corn syrup
a dropperful of pediatric liquid vitamins
a dash of salt

Put all of this into a blender until it is well blended. Warm it to body temperature and put it into a kitten nursing bottle. When you feed the kittens, do not hold the kitten as you would hold a human baby.

Answer 2

There is no recipe...go get KITTEN formula from a vet or petstore...do not give them cow's milk. A vet will be able to tell you how often and how much to feed (most will do so or have someone in the office that will do so free of charge). Also get a kitten bottle to feed them with. Are you certain the mother is not around? You could be doing them harm by taking them inside if she's around. Kittens at that age really need a lot of care and preferably another cat around to learn from. They'd really be better off if you took them to the shelter...they'll be able to care for and raise them better. If you've got other cats, keep them away from the kittens...there are many diseases they can pick up from the mother that are very common in outdoor cats...and they can give those to your cat. Also, be careful not to get scratched or bitten...they do carry rabies.

Answer 3

You can buy formula at any local pet store, including the bottles. They will have directions for feeding on the side of the bottle.

From personal experience it can be very tiring feeding an entire litter (getting up 2-3 times a night and being up for an hour while they all eat) so if its too much, I suggest taking them to your local humane society.

Answer 4

I buy the milk at the pet store. You need to feed them often.

Feeding Instructions
KMR (Kitten Milk Replacer) or Just Born are the best formulas to feed a neonatal kitten. Do not give a kitten cow's milk, except in an emergency. If you cannot obtain KMR immediately, use the following emergency recipe for up to 24 hours only. In an emergency, call, a veterinarian, or check a local pet store for kitten formulas. Visit www.1888PETS911.org for humane societies in your area.
Emergency Recipe
2/3 cup homogenized whole milk
3 raw egg yolks
1 tablespoon corn oil
1 dropper pediatric liquid vitamins
http://homeatlastrescue.org/html/aboutcats/kittencare.html

There are several possible reasons for hand-raising kittens: death or illness of the mother, inadequate milk supply and rejection of the kittens. Hand-raising kittens is not overly difficult and is very rewarding.

Kittens need a warm, draft-free environment during the early weeks of life. Air temperature in the immediate vicinity of the kittens should be 85-90 F for the first week of life, 80 F the next 3-4 weeks and 70-75 at six weeks. The higher temperatures during the first few weeks may be maintained with heating pads, light bulbs or heat lamps, but great care must be taken not to overheat or burn the babies when they are too young to move away from the heat source.

Clean paper or cloth is suitable for bedding. A tall-sided
cardboard box makes a safe nest and keeps the kittens inside until they are several weeks old.

Constant crying by the kittens indicates something is wrong.
Contact your veterinarian. Consult the doctor if the kittens fail to gain weight.

Feeding

Kittens may be fed by bottle or stomach tube. The stomach tube is faster, but many people enjoy bottle-feeding kittens. Your veterinarian or clinic staff can instruct you in either method.

Newborn kittens should be fed 6-8 times daily. The frequency
should be gradually reduced to 3-4 times daily by 2-3 weeks of age.

Kittens must be helped to urinate and defecate by gently stroking the genital area with a cottonball or tissue moistened with warm water after each feeding.

Constant crying and failure to gain weight indicates a problem.
Call the doctor.

You can determine how much to feed an orphan kitten by considering its daily caloric requirements. The general total daily caloric requirements for kittens under 4 weeks of age are:

1st and 2nd wk of age 6 calories/ounce of body weight daily
3rd and 4th wk of age 8 calories/ounce of body weight daily

Example: You plan to feed a 1-week old, 2-ounce kitten 6 times
daily. The kitten requires 6 calories/ounce body weight x 2-ounce kitten=12 total calories needed for 1 day. You plan to feed 6 times daily. Therefore, 12/6=2 calories are required each feeding. Your milk substitute contains 1 cal/ml. Therefore, you should feed 2 ml each feeding.

Solid foods should be introduced as a thin, pan-fed gruel at about 3-4 weeks of age. Over the next 2 weeks, the gruel should be gradually thickened, reaching normal, solid consistency when the kittens are 6-8 weeks of age.

Answer 5

It comes in a can now at Pet Smart and major grocery stores. use an eye dropper. Instructions on can. You can call a vet for info. They will be fine, most likely. Ahhhh, rain...it never rains here.

Answer 6

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