I've been giving him raw and cooked chicken bits and milk. I also found some special cat milk fromWhiskas, but it is not specifically for kittens.
2006-09-19 08:55:00 · 12 answers · asked by john52il 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
The special milk will be the best for him doesn't have to be specially for kittens, lay off the cow's milk though. 1 WEEK old! Even one month would be a little early for anything other than his mother's milk. The raw chicken is perfect for him if he can chew. Cooked is not good, important amino acids like taurine are destroyed in cooking. I would assume you are getting good hormone and anticiotic free chicken from local people. Best diet in the world for him! The gizzard is good too. I always trim the gizzards up a bit as they are very tough.
Give him the heart and the liver from the chicken, along with chicken wings cut up in several pieces so he can get calcium from the bone (never any cooked bones!!!!!)
The perfect diet: lean muscle meat and bone on the wings, skin for the fat, liver for Vitamin A (use that sparingly), hearts and gizzards for taurine. Thigh bones are too tough for him now and you can take some of the raw meat off and he will thrive on that.
The mother cat does not bring her kittens special "kitten mice" when she weans them. That's just a marketing ploy. The whole beast, raw, is great.
2006-09-19 10:31:51 · answer #1 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How is a one week old kitten able to eat chicken bits? I am sure the cat milk from Whiskas is probably alright cause I know that is it 99% lactose free cause I sometimes buy it for my cats as a treat. Most cats are lactose intolerant so regular milk causes them to have diarrhea and stomach pain. Is the kitten gaining weight? Does it seem to be healthy? If it is just keep doing what you are doing. Good luck.
2006-09-20 00:05:41 · answer #2 · answered by Turtle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to avoid feeding a kitten this small solid foods. It digestive system is set up to handle that yet. Kittens also cannot wholly digest cow's milk, so try to avoid that if you can.
The following is from Kitten Rescue.com:
In a pinch, the Cornell Book of Cats says that human baby formula can be used if made up to double the normal strength (human baby formula is normally not nutritious enough for kittens). As with the below formulas, please remember that any emergency formula should only be used until regular Feline Replacement Formula (such as KMR or Just Born) can be purchased at the pet store. None of these are nutritionally complete for the long term health of a kitten.
Formula #1
1 quart whole goat's milk
1 teaspoon light Karo syrup
1 tablespoon nonfat plain yogurt (goat's milk preferred)
1 egg yolk
Knox unflavored gelatin:
Newborn-1 week 1 pkg
2nd week 1 1/2 - 2 pkgs
3rd week 2 1/2 - 3 pkgs
4th week 4 pkgs
Put goat's milk in saucepan, add gelatin in the amount above depending on the kitten's age. Heat goat's milk/gelatin mixture just until gelatin is dissolved. Remove from heat. Mix in remaining ingredients and refrigerate. It will keep up to one week. Heat to skin test temperature and feed kittens.
Formula #2
8 ounces homogenized whole milk
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon salad oil
1 drop liquid pediatric vitamins (optional)
Mix well and warm before using. Keep refrigerated.
Formula #3
1 part boiled water to 5 parts evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon bone meal per 16 oz fluid
Mix well, refrigerate, warm before using .
Formula #4
1 can Evaporated Milk
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons Karo syrup
All three mixed well and kept in tightly sealed jar in fridge.
At feeding time mix 1/2 of the estimated feeding amount with:
Equal amount of boiling water
(once a day mix 1 drop of human infant liquid vitamins in each kitties formula)
If constipation occurrs: add 1 drop of vegetable oil to each kitties formula no more than once daily till problem is eased. Test temperature before feeding (the combination of boiling water and chilled formula should be just about right).
For more information, see their wonderful website at:
http://www.kittenrescue.org/handbook.htm#Orphan
2006-09-19 09:02:24 · answer #3 · answered by Fetch 11 Humane Society 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
If you can't find kitten milk -I have raised three different tiny kittens on can evaporated milk- they have all been fat and healthy and I know people will probably freak out about it but you have to do what you have to do. You can water it down a little if you want. Use a medicine dropper to feed it and make sure you use a warm washcloth to wipe their butt to make them go to the bathroom so you don't end up with a constipated kitty. Good Luck.
2006-09-19 08:59:54 · answer #4 · answered by therealprinsess 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Find the kitty some baby cat milk. it will say on the can or jar if its for a kitten. I wish you luck
2006-09-19 09:01:39 · answer #5 · answered by Lovenothate 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In the animal hospital I work at, we feed them Similac baby formula through a needleless syringe.. But please stop giving him raw chicken meat, he may get salmonella poisoning. You can also buy kitten formula from many pet shops. And if he is already eating meat he HAS to be older than you say.
2006-09-19 09:04:03 · answer #6 · answered by bobby h 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Kittens need lots of milk. Even just cow or goats milk would be good. Always cook the chicken before feeding it to the kitten to kill any bacteria or disease. And give her lots of love and she should be ok.
2006-09-19 08:58:35 · answer #7 · answered by lilmama 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If you can't get cat milk replacer, could you find goat milk? It would be much better than cows milk.
2006-09-19 10:05:03 · answer #8 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he's a week old you should not be feeding him meat! Get kitten specific formula and bottle feed it. Either you're full of it, or you have no idea how old the kitten really is.
2006-09-19 08:58:48 · answer #9 · answered by Kris B 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i used the whiskas cat milk but there is also a recipe im sure you can find online using condensed milk...good luck
2006-09-19 09:29:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋