Kitten Food?

Question

I have 5 little kittens , they are about 5 weeks old, their mother seems to have no more milk to feed them, does any know when can I start feeding them? and what?

Answer 1

ok they can start being feed little kitten food mixed with a little milk not to much milk as milk is not good for cats anyway. Just ring your vet and they will give you all the info over the phone in minutes good luck

Answer 2

Generally the mother will start to wean the kittens at about 5 to 6 weeks of age. If you feel they still need milk, there is a kitten formula you can buy that works fine. Otherwise, you can start them on kitten food, if you feed them the dry stuff you can put a little bit of warm milk on it to soften it for them. Good luck!

Answer 3

My kitten has Kitten Chow, and I let him eat as frequently as he likes. The best way to start the kittens on solid food is to add a little bit of water to the the bowl of solid food, to make it softer, and over time decrease this and give them mainly solids. Soon enough they will be fine on their own!

Good luck!

Another good tip, just look on the bag of kitten food, usually there are reccommendations on what to feed them at different ages.

Answer 4

They can start eating moist canned food at three weeks. So, you are good on that. Stick with something like Hills Science Diet kitten formula. Then after about 5 weeks of age you can start adding some dry food pellets soaked in water and then soon after they will start crunching it on their own in the dry form. Just leave some out for them and suddenly you will see it disappearing.

Answer 5

You should probably bottle feed them. Although my kittens were 6 weeks old when I got them from the SPCA. At that point I offered them wet and dry food. But wet is best in the beginning. But I would give them the choice

Answer 6

Offer kitten food now. You may want to soften it but that might not be necessary. Both of my latest cats ate kitten food at 5 weeks.

Answer 7

Well-socialized cats are more likely to have well-socialized kittens. Kittens "feed" off of their mothers' calm or fearful attitude toward people. Although feeding time is important, it's also vital to include petting, talking and playing in order to build good "people-skills" in your kitten.

Kittens are usually weaned at six or seven weeks, but may continue to suckle for comfort as their mother gradually leaves them more and more. Orphaned kittens, or those weaned too soon, are more likely to exhibit inappropriate suckling behaviors later in life. Ideally, kittens should stay with their littermates (or other role-model cats) for at least 12 weeks.

Kittens orphaned or separated from their mother and/or littermates too early often fail to develop appropriate "social skills," such as learning how to send and receive signals, what an "inhibited bite" means, how far to go in play-wrestling and so forth. Play is important for kittens because it increases their physical coordination, social skills and learning limits. By interacting with their mother and littermates kittens learn "how to be a cat," as well as explore the ranking process ("who's in charge").

Kittens that are handled 15 to 40 minutes a day during the first seven weeks are more likely to develop larger brains. They're more exploratory, more playful and are better learners. Skills not acquired during the first eight weeks may be lost forever. While these stages are important and fairly consistent, a cat's mind remains receptive to new experiences and lessons well beyond kitten-hood. Most cats are still kittens, in mind and body, through the first two years.

The following chart provides general guidelines for the stages of development.

0 - 2 weeks = Neonatal
Learning to orient toward sound.
Eyes are opening, usually open by two weeks.
Competition for rank and territory begins. Separation from their mother and littermates at this point can lead to poor learning skills and aggression toward people and other pets, including other cats.
2 - 7 weeks = Socialization
By the third week smell is well-developed and they can see well enough to find their mother.
By the fourth week smell is fully mature and hearing is well-developed. They start to interact with their littermates, they can walk fairly well, and they're teeth are erupting.
By the fifth week sight is fully mature, they can right themselves, run, place their feet precisely, avoid obstacles, stalk and pounce, and catch "prey" with their eyes.
Start to groom themselves and others.
By the sixth and seventh weeks they begin to develop adult sleeping patterns, motor abilities and social interaction.
7- 14 weeks = Most active play period
Social and object play increases their physical coordination and social skills. Most learning is by observation, preferably from their mother.
Social play includes belly-ups, hugging, ambushing and licking.
Object play includes scooping, tossing, pawing, mouthing and holding.
Social/object play includes tail chasing, pouncing, leaping and dancing.
3 - 6 months = Ranking period
Most influenced by their "litter" (playmates now include companions of other species).
Beginning to see and use ranking (dominant and submissive) within the household, including humans.
6 - 18 months = Adolescence
Heightened exploration of dominance, including challenging humans.
If not spayed or neutered, beginnings of sexual behavior.

Answer 8

Kittens like shark meat.

Answer 9

You could search the web for online recipes for healthy cat food, also, look around your local pet stores and ask some of the employees, and u could call your vet and ask him/her to

Answer 10

when they are 6 weeks old, separate them and their mother (maybe sell mother?) and feed them whatever your vet says