I recommend Cans of soft kitten food you should find on the pet section of your local grocery store. Or feed them small sections of hard cat food and some kitten food and smashing them together is good too so your cat can enjoy both.
a mother cat (queen) should produce its own milk for the kittens but if it dose not produce milk of for some reason the kittens cant get the kitten milk you can buy special milk from the pet shop do not get it mistaken for the milk you get for cats in a bottle like whiskers for kittens that's the wrong kind you need to get the specialised powder on or an alternative that is just as safe and good is to buy baby powder milk
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Just let them do it! we have a cat then she was pregnat Im always looking for her when she was gone. I look under my bed there she is she had 7kittens and 1 was died.
The mom feeds the milk they produce...
Mother's milk,.
No, males do not participate in the feeding of the kittens.
no
The momma cat should not be spayed until she has weened her kittens, at approximately 8 weeks from birth.
What I would do was just start feeding them, and make sure they see you feeding them and they will just slowly graduate to letting you get closer to them. Then what i would do was get some cat treats and hold it out to them, soon they will realize you will not hurt them.
It's call kneading. Kittens do it while feeding on their mothers to increase milk flow. As kittens grow into cats they may continue to kneed on you or the person they feel closest to as a sign of affection.
Letting the mother suckle her kittens is far better. However, if the mother for some reason cannot or will not feed the kittens, then it is perfectly safe to feed the kittens Kitten Replacer Milk with either a bottle or a syringe if its struggling to feed.
Yes, but it may be ideal to help with the feeding using a kitten formula and bottles supplied by a vet. Mother cats have 6 nipples, so feeding 9 kittens without help could be very challenging for her.
Yes, calico cats start out their lives as calico kittens.
Mom cats often adopt another cat's litter, especially if the mom recently gave birth. For young kittens, that's okay BUT mom will need more food with protein (e.g. a good dry and wet food). However, 12-week old kittens should NOT be nursing. Separate the older kittens from their "adopted" mom and get them onto dry food.
First and foremost...keep them warm! Get them to a vet or a resuce that handles rejected neonate kittens. If you are going to bottle raise them yourself...Get some KMR (kitten milk replacement) and get ready for feeding every 2 hours and learn how to stimulate them to go to the bathroom after every feeding.
You'll need to give your cat lots of extra care and nutritious food while she's feeding nine kittens. Nine is a lot, but if she's fed well and often, she will be fine.
After a kitten is weaned between 7 - 10 weeks of age, they should be fed kitten food, although feeding adult food will not harm it. Many premium foods are suitable for kittens and adults. Kittens and cats need the same nutrients - both are strict carnivores and get all their needs from meat. Kittens, until they reach adulthood at 1 year of age generally need twice as much protein as an adult cat. Kittens are constantly growing and developing! Don't be surprised if you are feeding your kitten much more than you would an adult cat. Also, kittens have small stomachs, so the best method of feeding is "little and often".