My 18 day old kittens have been orphaned! May someone please tell me what to feed them?

Question

I have 3 healthy kittens and thei're mother has just been ran over (words can't express what I feel). I live in a backwater place where there aren't any vets qualified with cats. Another big problem is that it would take at least a month for a can of kitten formula to get where I live (don't move to the caribbean).

I know they are intolerant so sucrose and lactose, are other sugars okay? I read somewhere that that pure chicken baby food is okay (maybe not for 18 days though). I'm planning on scraping off bits from vitamin suplaments, easy on the iron though.

Thank you.

P.S. my father is an asshat that insists red bull is a good way to give them taurine...

Answer 1

http://www.secondchancekitten.com/documents/Kittenformula3.doc

This is a recipe for homemade formula. The babies at about 3 weeks will be able to start drinking from a plate, also you can mix in a bit of soft kitten food or Gerber baby food. At 4-5 weeks you can start adding more solids and trying them on solid food for babies.

No need to add vitamin supplements, they will be fine without it.

Answer 2

one million. Use a bottle and nipple made for nursing kittens two Use all set formulation for feeding orphaned kittens. Avoid utilizing goat's milk. three Measure out the proper quantity of milk for the kitten for sooner or later: a three-week-historical demands 20mL milk according to 100g frame weight, a four-week-historical demands 22mL milk according to 100g frame weight. four Divide the above every day dosage by way of four, and feed this dosage to the kitten 4 occasions an afternoon. five Warm the milk. Not sizzling even though 6 Invert the bottle to permit the milk ooze out slowly earlier than putting into the kitten's mouth. 7 Avoid feeding the kitten at the same time he is on his again. It's appropriate for the kitten to quite elevate his entrance paws. eight Check that the kitten's stomach is larger however now not too colossal after feeding. Kittens will have to achieve 50 to one hundred g every week. nine Encourage a three-week-historical kitten to devour forged meals like tuna, kitten meals in a can... Good success together with your kitty

Answer 3

Call your local vet. They should give you some ideas on what to feed the kittens. Also, pet supply stores have supplements that you can give to them. If you do go the baby food route, be sure to read the labels carefully. Avoid baby foods with onions in the ingredients - they're toxic to cats.

Also - the caffeine in Red Bull would kill them.

Good luck.

Answer 4

Poor babies!

And yes, your dad is erring greatly.

Do you have access to goat's milk, by any chance? That's frequently used as a substitute when it happens that Momma can't feed the babies for whatever reason.

Otherwise, you might take a look in the grocery store for some kitten-formula wet food that you can mush up further.

Good luck!

Answer 5

Kitten or puppy milk replacer. You can get it on most pet stores or your vet can recommend some.

Answer 6

Goats milk, or powdered milk can be mixed with an egg (for protein) and warmed. You are probably going to have to use an eye dropper or similar, but as soon as they are walking wipe a bit of milk on their paws so they learn to lick it off. As they get that down, place them in front of a low saucer or pan of milk to try that.

Good luck.

Answer 7

I don't know but I've always given our baby kittens goats milk and they've done just fine.

Grocery stores sell it by the powdered milk.

Answer 8

You can go to walmart or any pet store and get powdered milk for newborn animals and they also have the feeder bottles too.

Answer 9

Should have got your cat spayed and kept her indoors. There is no excuse no matter where you live.