Bottle Feeding Kittens Chart

Table of contents 1 warmth and bedding 2 feeding 3 weaning 4 weight and hydration 5.

Bottle feeding kittens chart.

It includes information on feeding weaning medical care developmental milestones and more. Bottle feeding is an essential skill for any kitten rescuer and kitten lady makes it easy to learn with this step by step tutorial. Instead let the kitten suckle at her own pace. Young kittens require frequent feeding so be prepared to care for them around the clock until they are 5 to 6 weeks of age and weaning onto wet food.

When a kitten is without a mother it s up to us to lend a hand. Three weeks old kitten. Feed your kitten the right amount with the right frequency. If you are bottle feeding you ll notice the kittens are drinking much more at each feeding but at fewer feedings probably four to five times a day.

Kitten bottle feeding and stomach capacity chart estimated kitten age weeks kitten weight lbs oz kitten weight grams daily caloric requirement amount of formula per day ml amount per feeding ml approximate number of feedings per day 1 week 2 oz 57 g 11 kcal 15 ml 2 ml 7 3 oz 85 g 17 kcal 23 ml 3 ml 7 4 oz 113 g 23 kcal 31 ml. Never forcefully squeeze a bottle into a kitten s mouth. At this age you can start introducing solid food use wet food at first and try mixing it with kitten formula. Anyone can learn to bottle feed but there are some tips you ll want to have in order to do so safely.

This resource provides instructions for caring for bottle feeding kittens bottle babies very young kittens who have been abandoned or orphaned.