Kitten Formula Feeding

Make sure to shake the formula well before feeding the kitten to prevent lumps from obstructing the nipples.

Kitten formula feeding. Ideally a kitten should eat about 8ml of formula per ounce of body weight per day. At 2 weeks old every 4 6 hours of 6 10ml. It is from best friends magazine the may june 2009 edition. Kittens should eat about eight milliliters of formula per ounce of body weight a day.

This is very time consuming for someone who is bottle feeding a newborn kitten so if at all possible you will want to try to keep the kitten with its mother or a surrogate lactating cat who can nurse it. A kitten will nurse for about 45 minutes at a time every 2 to 3 hours for the first week of life. The rest of the time will be spent sleeping. Kittens that are bottle fed should consume about a tablespoon or 15 ml of special kitten formula at each feeding.

This means if the kitten weighs four ounces they should eat about 32 milliliters of formula total in a day so you can give eight milliliters of formula every four hours. 3 ounces goat milk from store. Using your fingertips gently tap its back until it finally burps. You can help it burp by holding its body to your chest with its head elevated.

It is about the best friends sanctuary and it is a great formula for kittens. Keep the kitten in a natural feeding position on its belly and offer warm formula every three to four hours until the kitten begins to wean to solid food. 3 egg yolks no whites 3 oz. Mix well and refrigerate until ready to use.

A kitten should eat 7 15 cc s per feeding. After each feeding make sure that the kitty burps after. Plain full fat yogurt.