best milk for kittens?

Question

my cat juz died and left me with a kitten. the kitten already has teeth but i doubt if she can already eat solid foods. is it ok if juz feed the kitten with milk out of powdered milk by the use of a dropper? or is there any alternative for cat's milk?

Answer 1

there is milk replacement at your pet store or local vet there is bottle you can buy as well if it has teeth you can give kitten chow to the kitten but first get it nice and soggy by using warm water (kitten mush) put it on aplate she will lick it up this works well with out use of a bottle for three weeks and older .... mush on a plate and milk replacement (kitten formula) in a bowl also you have to stimulate the kitten to go to the bathroom warm rag striking a back and forth motion in its private area much like mommy licking that's why she licks them in that area (sorry do not need to be reported again because ...well lets just leave it at that a maturity issue for some folks) if you can swing her by a vet and have them have a little look but it sounds like you are now a surrogate mom... good luck

Answer 2

Giving cow's milk to kittens can give them diarrhea. You should buy some kitten milk replacer. They have it in pet stores or at vet clinics. It's like formula for kittens. You can use a dropper to feed it to her. When she's old enough you can start mixing the milk replacer with canned food to make gruel. It's just really sloppy, wet, soft food. Eventually you make it less and less moist to ween them onto dry kitten food. Good luck!

Answer 3

You can feed kittens milk from a dropper, powered milk is better than nothing but I would bring them to a vet and he would probably have a better solution.

Answer 4

There are special cat milks at the petstore. Don't give regular cows milk (and I would think a powdered would be YICK!) as most felines are actually dairy intolerant. You can get some special milk from a vet as well, but you will pay more.

Good luck!

Answer 5

You can pick up kitten formula at any wm, or pet store. if your kitten has teeth, i would suggest taking canned food, and mixing it with warm milk. Don't get it too mushy, but enough it could swallow it easliy. I have started kittens on food before they ever got their teeth in fully. So, just take it slow. I bet your kitten will be eating plain canned food with no problem in no time.

Answer 6

You can get KMR at the petstore, or multi milk... you can buy the premade cans which are a little expensive, or buy a bulk powdered and mix it up, it's not that bad actually... i've never heard any animals complain..You can also get special bottles to feed her with there too ;) VERY IMPORTANT you have to rub the kittens private areas to make it go to the bathroom, use a wet rag or a damp q-tip. and rub gently until they go... she may be too small to go on her own, and if you are going to be feeding her, she'll bloat up and die...

Answer 7

You can get KMR kitten formula at most pet stores or farm stores. They also make aversion for older kittens called 2nd Step.
Using a little baby bottle is a lot easier & less messy than a dropper.

some other brands are Just Born & Hartz, but I prefer to use KMR.

Answer 8

Go to a vet or pet store and buy "kitten milk" or "cat milk".
It's easy to get now. Cow's milk (even powdered) is bad for their digestive tract.

Answer 9

You can find actual cat milk in your local grocery store, in the pet food section. Good luck with the little fur ball.

Answer 10

Gnat milk is excellent for kittens.

Rawlyn.