I just found a kitten who wont eat soft kitten food I think it is to young what can I give it?

Question

Its late and I haven any money what can I give her to eat from my house, can I dilute milk with water and give it to her from a syringe..and please no one tell me "if you cant afford it take it to the humane society" its late I cant take it anywhere!!!!

Iv always heard Cows Milk was bad for them...but I do have some baby formula and its Lactos free should that be ok

Answer 1

Get some cereal, like a plain cereal without sugar such as Kix or Cheerios, and soften it with milk. Maybe she can eat that, or try water and milk in a syringe if you can do that. Gotta warn ya - if you're giving a kitten cow's milk, even mixed with water, she will have diahrea. You can also buy baby formula and mix it with water and give in to the kitten in a syringe. Most food stores are open 24/7, and you can always get baby formula there. Tomorrow you can call a vet or the humane society and get the kitten care.

Answer 2

In this time frame, putting milk on your fingers and letting it lap from them and the saucer you put under them to catch the drips will work just fine. You may have to deal with some liquid poop, but you are keepng the kitten in a box with some newspaper and an old towel, right? and the milk won't kill the kitten overnight although you might want to try buying some kitten formula at a pet store (call first, not all have it.)
If you have some ground beef or canned tuna, you might try that - the little monster might surprise you tje way the 3 found in my backyard did.

Answer 3

Try the diluted warm milk and a syringe to keep it alive til the morning. You know when you feed it you have to clean its little privates too, too make it pee and poop, just like the Mom cat licks them. Take a cotton ball and put warm water on it and wipe it down there after you feed it the milk. If you can't take care of it tomorrow, take it to a vet. They give good help OR will take it if you can't do all that is needed.
good luck. IF it's really small, put it in a box with a towel and sit it on top of your computer monitor and the warmth off the monitor will keep it warm. Just don't cover the box...or it will be too hot.
I've had to do this will baby squirrels and carry them to college classes in my pocket and feed them every 2 hours...they need special milk...that is how I know vets will help you out if you want to do the work.

Answer 4

Milk is iffy as cats can't digest lactose as well as we can. If it's the best you have, though, it's may be better than nothing. If she doesn't seem too malnourished, though, maybe just give her some warm water to tide her over 'til tomorrow.

Tomorrow, however, do take her to a shelter (preferably a no-kill shelter) or a vet (if you intend to keep her) and find out how to feed her properly.

If you do have a 24 hour grocery or drug store then you could run out and get some baby formula. It'll be a heck of a lot better for her than anything else for the time being.

Answer 5

i guess the question here is how old it the kitten? if its teeth are in, its eyes are wide open, and its capable of biting your fingers and running around quite well, its most likely weaned. In that case, you can water down kibble, if you have cat food. if not, cats are carnivores. meat. baby food in meat. tuna, you can even go so far as chicken noodle soup for liquid, or an egg if you have nothing. In the wild one night without food shouldn't hurt, and if its old enough, anything it will eat, it can eat.

If its younger than that, and is still nursing, then you are in a spot until morning. eye droppers, syringes... something small you can put in its mouth and drop some food in. straw wont' work, they will hurt its mouth. wrap it in a towel, with head out, pop mouth open a little and place drop/mush towards back of mouth. No cows milk. diluted canned cat food is another place to go, depending on age.

You'll have to determine age first?

Good Luck

Answer 6

UGH
if u listen to thoose people ur gonna kill it u have 2 buy a specail kind from the vet u can use a straw or ur finger or a bottle.
& u can give a little milk tonight but as soon as u get a chance get it to a vet if its under 8 weeks old most will take them & give them the care they need.


the cows milk thing is mainly 4 adult cats


oh & hate 2 tell u this if it is realy young u have to wwet there butt with moist paper towel 4 it 2 use the bathroom

Answer 7

yes. give her regular room temperature milk. No need to dilute it. out of a non-needle (yeah I just had to add that. lol) syringe. Keep the kitten very warm. Be careful when giving her the milk so she does not aspirate it into her lungs. When you can go out to market, buy Kitten Replacement Milk. Also, would be nice to know how old it is.

Answer 8

If you have a little Karo syrup mix just a little with the milk The pet store sells kitten milk but you said you cant afford that. My advise is if you have NO money then you cant even feed yourself and really don't need a pet. But just to let you know milk isn't good for a cat and will give it diaeria.

Answer 9

Try milk for now, warm it a little and see if it is old enough to drink if you stick its muzzle in the milk, if not then the syringe. Use care not to push too much food on it. A few cc's should be enough.
Keep it warm and listen for it to cry for more milk. Small amounts often is the trick. Call the humane society for more detailed advice ASAP.
good luck.

Answer 10

for now try the water and milk thing.
see if it'll drink it on its own from a little plate, and dont pour too much in it, just in case the kitten is too small to keep its head up.
if u have a dropper try using that filled with the diluted milk, trying to keep the kitten's mouth open.
as soon as u can, try to get a bottle made especially for small animals, and the formula used for them.
if u can, try to find a cat that just had babies and is nursing.good luck, and if u see that the kitten isn't eating, and when a shelter is open, or maybe a vet's office, take it in please.other wise it'll suffer as it dies from starvation.