Little kittens are very vulnerable, they do not yet have the skills to help them to feed on their own and protect themselves from illness due to improper food. Therefore, vets categorically do not recommend taking very small kittens from their mother. But what is the best way to feed a kitten for 1 month, if the mother cat for some reason can not do this on her own?
What to feed the monthly kittens?
The answer to this question is unequivocal, of course, milk. Than categorically it is impossible to feed a kitten in a month, so it is various forages for older kittens , which are abundantly sold in pet stores. Also, veterinarians are not advised to feed the animal with cow's milk, as it lacks the protein content necessary for the correct growth and development of the kitten's body. Goat milk is suitable for these purposes much better.
If you have a question about feeding a small kitten, then you can solve it in several ways. First, you can try to find a cat-wet-nurse, as there are cases when the animal took kittens from someone else's dung and raised them as their own. This is the most optimal option, as it guarantees not only adequate nutrition, but also the necessary and constant care for the kitten . However, in a large city to find a cat with kittens is problematic, and in fact a kitten needs to eat periodically and several times a day.
Another variant of food for crumbs is special milk mixtures for small kittens, which can be purchased at zoological and veterinary stores. They need to feed the kitten up to 2 months, until he learns to eat on his own.
Also, you can try to feed the kitten with special formulas intended for feeding infants. Now there are no problems with their acquisition, so this can be the best option.
And finally, you can try to make a formula yourself, for example, following the following recipe: 0.5 liters of concentrated milk should be mixed with one egg yolk and 4 teaspoons of granulated sugar.
How to feed the kitten?
It is also important not only what, but also how to feed the kitten, which can not yet eat on its own. So, we found out what kind of food to feed the kittens - the milk mixture. Now about the very procedure of feeding. It is most convenient to produce it from a syringe without needles, pipettes or nipples. Many advise it is the syringe, since it is easiest for them to regulate the supply of fluid. It is important that the kitten suck milk itself, do not pour it in by force or make the jet too strong, as the animal can choke or drown. Milk for feeding should be warm, it is also important that it does not cool down, as long as you give the kitten food. Therefore, it is recommended to wrap the container with the mixture, as well as the syringe with a towel or foil, so that they stay warm longer.
A mixture for feeding should be prepared every day fresh. It is unacceptable to feed yesterday's mixture. After feeding, you need to gently massage your tummy tummy, so that the eaten better digested,
When feeding a kitten, one should adhere to the following periodicity:
- if the age of the kitten is from 1 to 13 days, then the food should be given every 2-3 hours, both day and night;
- if the kitten is from 14 to 24 days, then in the daytime they are fed according to the same scheme, and at night 1 time;
- If the kitten has reached the age of 25 to 35 days, it is fed every 3-4 hours during the day and 1 time at night.