ok i just god a new kitten,4 weeks what do i feed her?
2006-09-30 18:31:47 · 13 answers · asked by Bree 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
If she is already eating hard food, I would suggest Iams kitten chow, Eukanuba kitten chow, or Purina kitten chow.
If she is not yet eating hard food, you should get a good kitten chow and put either water or a milk replacer (like KMR) in the bowl with it when you feed her. Once she gets the hang of eating that, slowly wean her off of it by putting less and less water or milk replacer in it.
Also be sure and feed her at least 3 times a day and always have fresh water out for her where she can find it.
2006-09-30 18:37:55 · answer #1 · answered by Vet_Techie_Girl 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All I can think of is who the hell gives up a 4 week old kitten for adoption? This is FAR too young to be away from its mother so you'll be feeding the little one kitten specific milk & slowly onto wet kitten food then dry food too. 3 or 4 times a day you'll need to keep the food up to this baby.
2006-10-01 02:39:18 · answer #2 · answered by shirazzza 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Four weeks is too young to be separated from mom. Best if they stay with mom for 12 weeks. If this is not possible, I would get some Just Born Kitten Milk Replacer (or other similar brand, but not Hartz). You can get small bottles for feeding this if kitten isnt old enough to lap it from a dish yet.
Also, best dry food out there for a kitten this young (IMO) is Royal Canin Baby Cat. Its smaller, so kittens can get it in their mouth. If you cant find this, try putting any premium dry food (Science Diet, IAMS, Purina ONE) in a blender on chop to make it smaller.
You can mix this with a good wet food to get the kitty interested in eating. Or soak it a min. or two in the milk replacer
2006-10-01 08:21:19 · answer #3 · answered by mousiebytes 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can go to your pet store and buy kitten milk. You may want to call a vet to ask about how much and how long you should feed your kitten, kitten milk. Good luck
2006-10-01 01:41:13 · answer #4 · answered by runurlife 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's a bit young to be separated from her mother. Divetalact or something similar from your vet would be a good start. It's a formula for baby animals, similar to baby formula. I raised four pewter chinchilla kittens from two weeks old when their mother went missing, they thrived on this fed through a dropper. Kittens shouldn't really be separated from their mothers until 12 weeks old, pet shops take them at 8 weeks, 4 weeks old is very young.
2006-10-01 01:36:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At 4 weeks your furbaby will be able to eat...Get can food and offer dry like kitten chow or your choice of kitten food, its smaller and has what they need in it. Do not give your baby milk whatever you do, it will have projectile poo and it will be a mess...Make sure there is water out for the baby to...
2006-10-01 02:02:55 · answer #6 · answered by ABBYsMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can buy kitten formula (it kind of looks like baby formula) and you can feed him/her with a bottle specially made for little kittens. You can find both of them at your vet or Wal*Mart.
2006-10-01 01:40:24 · answer #7 · answered by LeAnne & Enrique 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the pet store, they will recommend and tell you everything the kitten needs!
2006-10-01 01:39:21 · answer #8 · answered by Abigail S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do not give the kitten cow milk. Get the vet stuff for cats.
2006-10-01 01:41:50 · answer #9 · answered by Brandy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cute.................I want 2 see your kitten 4 weeks old well mabe give it only milk and if you want to know more go to the pet shop.
Good Luck Girly =)
2006-10-01 01:41:18 · answer #10 · answered by RoxyChick30 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋