How much goat milk do i feed my 3 1/2 week old kitten?
2007-07-23 04:27:49 · 5 answers · asked by ashley 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Don't feed it goat milk, There are special milk formulas for kittens. Anyway, if you want to give him other type of milk, boil it first well many times, add some sugar in it and later perhaps also an egg yolk. My kittens at that age usually drank about 15 ml of milk (each) every 3-4 hours. Give them the milk from a feeding bottle, and let them drink as much as they want. Don't force it on them, because they may inhale it. Let them eat as long as they suck on the bottle.
2007-07-23 04:34:36 · answer #1 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Definitely don't feed it goats milk! What are you doing with a 3 1/2 wk old kitten anyway? Where is it's mother?
Go to Petsmart and get KMR (Kitten Milk Replacer). Feed it every 2-3 hours (adjust the time accordingly, he/she will let you know when it's hungry) After you feed, get a warm cloth and wipe it's bottom to stimulate it to go to the bathroom.
Make sure you keep him/her in a warm place with blankets to cuddle with. A warm water bottle wrapped in a thin towel works good.
When it's about 5 weeks old, you can start mixing the KMR with canned kitten food, gradually start mixing more canned food and less KMR. You may have to use a strainer because the canned food even mixed with the KMR and still be too thick to pass thru the nipple of a bottle or syringe.
Then you can start putting some in a saucer and trying to teach her to eat from it by wiping some on her mouth. It takes time and effort, but eventually she will get it. Good luck.
2007-07-26 23:55:47 · answer #2 · answered by Jessica 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Less judgement folks, lots of reasons to end up with a barely weaned kitten. KMR if you have the money and access to buy it, if not, use goat milk. Water it down over time and start to mix with wet food if possible.
2014-11-23 19:54:40 · answer #3 · answered by Sarah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why are you feeding your kittne goat milk?? Go to a pet store and buy some KMR (kitten milk replacement)..this is the next best thing to it's mothers milk. Goat milk will just make him sick.
2007-07-23 12:00:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i hand feed my animals i just feedthem until they feel asleep or didnt eat anymore but if using a bottle i only had to use a whole one or half if after a whole bottle and its still hungry try giving it ahalf and it still wants more call a vets office and ask them there might be something wrong with it if all it wants to do is eat then but usually they will stop when they are fool then u know how much it will eat and only give it that much next time
2007-07-23 11:37:05 · answer #5 · answered by jenn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋