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Cat Forum / General Topics / June 2004kitten food???????
hi we are new here and have a question . we have rescued a cat . two days before bring her down to be fixed . she had two kittens . ( we kind of thought she might have been preg.) one of the kittens didnot make it thru the first week . the other one is doing great . looks like hes going to be good size. our question , he is three weeks old and looks like he might not be getting enough milk anymore. should we be getting him started on something else?(mush)?? if so how do we make mush? we think the other one die because the mother only had two good teets and not enough milk.. any advise is greatly appreciated. p & e I had to hand raise a kitten last year, he was 1 or 2 days old when I got him (he's now 10 months old, sleek, healthy & VERY spoiled), when. I decided it was time for him to start being weaned, i bought some human baby food, MEAT ONLY flavors (he liked chicken best) - and some powdered KMR (Kitten Milk Replacer). After seeing that he would lick the baby food from a spoon with no problem, and that he was getting his teeth(he was about 4-5 weeks old) I mixed in the powdered KMR (3-5 of the scoops per jar of baby food - until it's the consistency of peanut butter). He at one whole table spoon - and wanted more. I gave him as much as he wanted. Every other feeding he got the mush (the other times he still got the formula in a bottle). Next jar of baby food, I added 1 small can (the 3 +/- ounce size) of kitten food to the mix. Over the weeks, I thinned out the baby food, then the KMR, and then when I caught him eating one of our adult cat's food, I started him on dry kitten food.  SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > hi we are new here and have a question . we have rescued a cat . two > days before bring her down to be fixed . she had two kittens . ( we kind [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > not enough milk.. any advise is greatly appreciated. > p & e It wouldn't hurt to give him some KMR. There's also a 2nd-step KMR for older kittens, a powder to mix with regular KMR to make it thicker. Rhonda > hi we are new here and have a question . we have rescued a cat . two > days before bring her down to be fixed . she had two kittens . ( we kind [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > not enough milk.. any advise is greatly appreciated. > p & e > hi we are new here and have a question . we have rescued a cat . two > days before bring her down to be fixed . she had two kittens . ( we kind [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > not enough milk.. any advise is greatly appreciated. > p & e Like others have said get some KMR and a small baby bottle (usually available places like PetSmart). http://www.kittenrescue.org/handbook.htm http://www.21cats.org/kitten.html click on foster care for kittens link on the right W
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