Kittens: what to feed and how to care

2025 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-22 17:55

Today we want to talk about how to properly feed and care for a kitten. It's no secret that your pet's he alth largely depends on proper nutrition.

Any person is touched by helpless, but such charming lumps - kittens. How to feed them if for some reason they were left without a mother, and their life is now in your hands?

Start feeding with medium fat milk. Kittens love him very much. Two teaspoons will suffice. Even dry milk will do. Add a pinch of sugar or honey to it. Every day increase the “portion” by one spoon, and a little later, milk porridge prepared as for a newborn child can be included in the baby’s diet. You can often hear the question of how often to feed a kitten. If you have to feed your baby from the moment of his birth, get ready for the fact that for the first ten to twelve days you need to feed him at least every three hours, and at night too. The best way to do this is with a small nipple bottle.

To the delight of the owners, the kittens are growing very fast. What to feed them when they are a little older? In a month the kitten will be able to normallydigest meat, but for this it is better to select the lightest, dietary varieties. Roll up a ball no larger than a pea from chopped raw or boiled meat and put it in your baby's mouth.

When he tastes a new food, you can gradually introduce chicken or fish puree with rice congee, as well as lean beef, finely chopped. A kitten cannot do without dairy products, but it is better to give preference to low-fat cottage cheese. From the eighth week, the baby can be transferred to kitten food.

A newborn kitten weighs about 120 grams. Every seven days, his weight will increase by about 100 grams. If the weight gain is weak, you should consult a veterinarian.

Often, very small kittens get into our house. How to feed them so as not to harm their he alth? If your baby is only three to four weeks old, then he needs milk formulas (special fortified formulas for kittens can be bought at the pet store). Twice every seven to ten days the kitten should receive an egg yolk. It can be mixed with cottage cheese or milk.

Raw meat can be given to an animal from the age of three months. Gradually introduce low-fat and mild cheese into the baby's diet. Teach your kitten to vegetables from an early age and never give him food from your table. It's poison for him!

Quite often owners of thoroughbred animals are interested in how to feed a baby. The question most often asked is: "What to feed a lop-eared kitten?" It seems to the owners of this charming creature that the exotic appearancesuggests some incredible delights in nutrition. In fact, everything is much simpler - the diet and its regimen are no different from these indicators of an ordinary fluffy.

Troublesome enough when there are little kittens in the house. You already know what to feed them, so you can raise a he althy and strong cat, full of strength and energy. A little patience - and you will succeed!