How do you get a kitten to eat kitten food?

Answer 1

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First you start out by just giving them luke warm Kitten Replacer Milk (KMR). When the kittens are around six weeks old you can start adding little bit of wet cat food. As they get older and you start to wean them onto more solid food. Don't give them hard food straight away; use this:

Take some cat food and kitten milk. Put it all in a blender until it isn't clumpy anymore, then warm it for 30 seconds or less and then give it to them. After they have gotten used to it, gradually make it chunkier until they are eating solely kitten food. After that the kittens should start eating there food graciously. I have 5 6-week old kittens and I just started this recipe and it is cheap and affordable. They should love it and you could use leftover meat like cooked chicken or turkey as a treat.

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Kittens around six to eight weeks old can start to be introduced to solid food as this is around the time they start to be weaned off the mother's milk. Try mashing up some good quality wet/canned food (look for a brand with a high named meat content and no grain, such as Felidae or Blue Buffalo to avoid tummy upsets) for them. Mixing the food with a little bit of KMR (Kitten Milk Replacer) at first helps the kittens get used to solid food. Gradually, over the course of several weeks, decrease the amount of water/milk in the food as the kittens become more confident with eating.

Answer 2

Well, I might not be an expert; but this has worked with all my cats' litters.

If there kittens weaning from there mother, you should give them soft food first; there teeth are still undeveloped, and they've been eating nothing but liquids for the past few weeks. You have to understand; they won't be ready for solid food right away. Mixing wet cat food with kitten formula ((Most cats are allergic to regular cow milk, make sure it's feline safe.)) will give the kittens a little boost to try the cat food. Although they may just drink the milk at first, if you slowly begin to take the milk out of the cat food; they should eat more of the cat food, and less of the milk. It also seems to help if you heat the food and milk up, before hand.

Kittens moving to solid food should have there regular wet cat food mixed into the brand of solid food your trying to get them to eat. If its possible; dampening the solid food with milk, or some other way might help the kittens eat it. Within the first few days, you should have more wet food in it then dry. Slowly add more every two days or so, or within the time frames you see fit; depending how the kitten reacts to eating the food. Stop moistening the solid food after roughly three days, try to get your kitten used to the solid food before they actually have to put an effort into chewing. The goal is to have your kitten solely on solid food without having to mix any wet cat food in the bowl.

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Answer 3

You can help a kitten transition to eating kitten food by gradually mixing small amounts of wet or dry kitten food with their current food. Offer the mixture in a separate bowl and gradually increase the ratio of kitten food to their old food over a week or two. Additionally, make sure the kitten food is appropriate for their age and size, and always provide fresh water to encourage hydration.