Kitten Formula Feeding

It is about the best friends sanctuary and it is a great formula for kittens.

Kitten formula feeding. Kittens should eat about eight milliliters of formula per ounce of body weight a day. It is from best friends magazine the may june 2009 edition. The rest of the time will be spent sleeping. After each feeding make sure that the kitty burps after.

Make sure to shake the formula well before feeding the kitten to prevent lumps from obstructing the nipples. If the kitten is 1 week old it should be fed every 2 3 hours of 2 6ml formula. Ideally a kitten should eat about 8ml of formula per ounce of body weight per day. 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.

Plain full fat yogurt. 3 egg yolks no whites 3 oz. Kittens that are bottle fed should consume about a tablespoon or 15 ml of special kitten formula at each feeding. A kitten will nurse for about 45 minutes at a time every 2 to 3 hours for the first week of life.

3 ounces goat milk from store. Once it ages 3 weeks old it should be fed every 4 6 of 10 14ml. 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. 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. 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. With the kitten s head upright keep it on its belly and let it suck the bottle nipple.