Our Bengel had kittens on Tuesday night and her milk has dryed up already. What can I feed the kittens? My Bengel keeps coming to me and looking at me like "Do something"!
Can I feed them normal baby formula?
2007-05-25 01:09:14 · 5 answers · asked by Lynn 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
The kittens were born "Tuesday"...four days ago..
2007-05-25 01:28:20 · update #1
No - they won't thrive on baby formula.
You don't say how old they are but since the mother was still nursing I'm assuming they're young.
Call your vet and get a recipe for kitten formula. They will have a small bottle you can use to feed them and you can bottle feed them until they're old enough for kitten food.
There are many good brands of kitten food. Wellness, Nutro, Royal Canin all make excellent ones.
You can even purchase ready made formula if you can't find a recipe for it.
The other thing the mother does after she nurses them is lick their butt. This stimulates them to urinate.
You will need to take your finger and gently brush their butt (yes, right over that spot) so they will do what they need to do. Otherwise they will get sick.
Check with your vet as to the feeding schedule.
Good luck
2007-05-25 01:21:18 · answer #1 · answered by perfumegirl1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get kitten milk in cans on Walmart and other stores in USA. I expect it's also available in UK too.Human baby formula isn't the right thing for them. I'm not sure where you are from. I would ask your vet for advice too. And fast. Kittens can die of dehydration very very quickly.
Raising them by handfeeding them will be hard, but not impossible. Good luck.
2007-05-25 08:18:23 · answer #2 · answered by catfish 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First I would take your Bengal to the vet and make sure she is healthy she shouldn't have dried up that fast. As far as the kittens teh kitten replacement is what they should have their system is different then ours so baby formula isn't good for them. Also you can ask your vet they may sugest adding vitaminns to the supplement.
Good luck
2007-05-25 08:16:43 · answer #3 · answered by Kit_kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get some milk replacer for thekittens andget in touch with your vet he can suggest a injection for your mother cat that may help her produce more milk.
2007-05-25 08:40:10 · answer #4 · answered by kanniece 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a special Dr. for animals called a vet. Call yours.
2007-05-25 09:35:03 · answer #5 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋