Feeding 3/4 week old kitten cow milk. READ THE DETAILS...?

Question

I found a baby kitten (I think shes about 4 weeks old.) 2 days ago.

We haven't had the money (my mom wasn't paid) to go get the proper milk to feed the kitten, so we've been feeding her cow milk. She does lap from a saucer, but we have to hold her so she doesn't step into the dish or stick her nose in too far that she sneezes.

I've been feeding her cow milk for 2 days (yesterday and today), I'm scared something will happen to her from what I've heard. We can't buy the milk right now (Pet stores closed), will anything happen to her? We planned to go once my dad got home but he went somewhere and didn't tell us, he came home late.

My parents say they dont have the money to bring her to the vet to get her checked, so I want to know if anything will happen to her in the future from drinking cow milk? :S

We have a dog so we're going to give her away POSSIBLY. My room is huge (When I say huge I mean it), It's like a mini appartment. I'm able to keep her in there.

lol... I have the money for it, just not right now.

Answer 1

Many cats are lactose intolerant, just like some humans are. The reaction from this is diarrhea which will lead to dehydration. This will definately harm the kitten, so for now you need to make sure the kitten gets plenty of water if you are unable to get it the proper food for it.

If your parents cant afford to take the kitten to the vet (vaccinations, spayed/neutered, emergency vet care, etc), then you should really give the kitten to another home or to the animal shelter. Its not fair to the kitten.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

It's nothing serious, but cats are lactose intolerant and milk will upset her stomach and probably give her some diarrhea (have fun with that lol) but definitely as soon as you can go out and buy kitten milk and a bottle. I had to do this when I found a kitten that was just a few weeks old, it was too small to drink from a bowl or anything and had to be bottle-fed for a few weeks.

Answer 4

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I have a baby that is 3 weeks old and i know you proably solved the problem seeing this was 23 hours ago but what i dis in a pinch is heat 2 3/4 milk in a saucepan until it is about 1 cup left thats evaporated milkand than i mashed up cooked chicken into a paste with virtually no chunks left and mixed the tow together but it must be very watery/thin like the consistency of a melted milk shake. that workes well and its also a good mixture to get them started to wean them off the bottle mixed with formula and the chicken instead of the evap. milk to get them started with kitten food after 4-6 weeks. You can use this for a milk replacement as well but than you need to get the kitten vitamins to from the pet shop which is like a paste. My kittens i raised a few a years ago from two weeks wouldnt eat the vitamins alone but they would with this mixture. my adult cat goes crazy when he smells it cooking. the evaporated milk is easy on their little tummies.

Answer 5

Yes cow's milk is too strong on their little bellys, watering it down helps a bit but what would be best s a food weiner, its basically ground up kitten food added with a bit of water they lap it up like they would water or milk and teaches them to eat the hard food

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Answer 7

yes cow milk is bad our kittens are not with their mom now and they are still young my dad said we could feed them cow milk but after calling the vet and getting answers from YA, we realized that IT IS DANGEROUS TO FEED COW MILK.. dont risk it.. u never know... i hope its ok now but dont give them cow milk any more...sweetie i know that you love the kitten and you want to keep it and we have kittens now too and we never had any pets or pet experience and we are not in a really good financial situation either and u know what i cry worrying about their health i try to tell my parents to return where they found it or give it to a shelter or something YOU REALLY CANT KEEP A PET IF YOU DONT HAVE EVERYTHING FOR IT AND THE MONEY the kittens are going to suffer because the owner doesn't have money or the stuff they need i'm sorry to say this but it's true that's what i think about our cats now but my family dont listen to me they say they can afford it but i know we dont have so money for them and one day when they are in emergency we wont have the money that's what i'm worried about so please give it to someone or a centre that can take care of it or find places where they give discounts or pet plans and u know stuff like that search around to see if anywhere provides low-cost pet service i hope you find someplace but if they dont sorry u are gonna have to give to a shelter or something... good luck..

Answer 8

she should be drinking water and get some dry kitten food and moisten it to a soup like consistancy and give that to her in a week make it thicker at 6 weeks make it slightly thicker and put soe just lplain dry in it. also leave a small dish of dry for her to nibble at.
she should then go to the vets and get her 1st set of booster shots and checked for worms.
Milk can give her diarhea and then you need to be sure she doesn't dehydrate.
Good Luck

Answer 9

Not to be mean but If your family doesn't have enough money to buy milk, how will you have enough money to get her dewormed, vaccinated, spayed/neutered and buy flea control for her? I would take her to a shelter.

Anyway, I would try feeding the kitten regular cat food, she may be older than you think.

Answer 10

Give the kitten cottage cheese instead of milk. Then she won't have diarrhea.