How long should a kitten stay on milk if it's no longer around it's mother?

Question

Say you just got a baby kitten, how long should you continue to give it milk? Since the mother is no longer there to feed it.

Answer 1

You don't. Hopefully the kitten is at least 6 weeks old, because that's how long it should stay with it's mom. After that you should be able to give it regular kitten food. Maybe start with the soft moist stuff before moving to the dry hard cat food.

Answer 2

First off, never give a kitten plain milk from the grocery store. There is a special kitten formula that can be purchased most places where pet care products are sold. The kitten should remain on the formula until it is 6 weeks old, the age when kittens are generally weaned. Start it on a high grade kitten food and give milk once or twice a day until it is eating the kitten chow regularly. For more information do a quick on-line search or talk to your vet.

Answer 3

8 weeks max 10 if it is underweight. do not give it cow's milk go to the nearest Petco or pet store or vet and get some kitten formula. There are enzymes in the cow milk that will cause diarrhea the kitten formula are also specially made with higher content of fat (unless you live on a farm and can get fresh from the cow milk) then the formula is better. Take them to your vet and have them checked out to make sure there is nothing wrong with them. Sometimes the mother cat stops feeding the babies because they are not healthy (cruel but way of survival of the fittest in the animal world) if she stopped feeding them after 8 weeks it's simply because it is time for them to move on to cat food.

Answer 4

I would mix a little warm milk and a little warm water to feed him. Once in a while take a piece of bread with some milk on it so it is softer and try feeding it to him. Once he starts eating it, start feeding him bread with milk on it for a little while and then test him the same way with regular cat food. He will eventually start trying it and eating it. This is what I did when I had a kitten and my kitten was only a few days old and grew up strong and healthy, and yes, I did this with regular cow milk.

Answer 5

Kittens are usually weaned around 6 weeks of age, if it is younger than this it should be bottle fed with KMR (kitten milk replacement formula) that you can get at a pet store. If the kitten is older than this...you can start trying to feed it normal kitten food. Make it into a gruel to begin with to make it more palatable. Never give a kitten cow milk like we drink, it gives them diarrhea and has no nutritional value.

Answer 6

the kitten should not have milk at all milk can make her sick if she not nursing no more she should be eat kitten food dry and wet kitten can begin with kitten food at 3weeks if need to if she is that young start with baby food stage 1 and little by little give her kitten food mixed in until she is only eating the kitten food

Answer 7

By no means give it cows milk. They are lactose intolerant! You can find cat milk substitute at Walmart. After shes weaned from mom you can probably cut it out of her diet and she'll get all the nutrition she needs from a good quality kitten food.

Answer 8

Once the kitten is eating "softened" food, you can start weening them away from milk.
Go slowly, and watch the kitten to make sure it is drinking plenty of water. ( about a cup a day)
Once the kitten is on solid food, you can take them off the milk.

Answer 9

Regular milk is not good for cats. They sell *****'s ( cat ) milk at pet shops or you can buy it from your vet. If she is eating regular cat food she doesn't need any thing else. Also how old is the kitten?

Answer 10

by 5 weeks you can take the kitten off milk as long as he/she is eating dry food by then.