Most vets categorically do not recommend weaning the monthly kitten from the mother. At this time, the kitten is still very weak, and immunity is not formed. But there are times when a small kitten remains without a mother and can not receive a natural diet. How to be in this case? How to properly and how to feed a monthly kitten ?
How to feed small kittens?
The best option for a kitten, left without a mother, would be a cat-nurse. However, finding it is a complicated matter. Therefore, if you were with a month-old kitten in your arms, it is best to buy a replacement cat milk in a specialized veterinary pharmacy. The most qualitative are the substitutes for the production of Holland and Germany, which contain vitamin supplements. Such substitutes must be fed to the kitten before the age of two months.
Whole cow's milk is not suitable for feeding such small kittens, because it contains a lack of protein. A little closer in composition to the cat is considered goat's milk. However, it does not quite fit for the monthly kittens.
If you can not purchase a substitute for feline milk , you can independently prepare milk mixtures from diluted cow's milk, raw egg yolk, vegetable oil.
If the kittens are still very small, then, as a rule, they do not know how to drink milk, so they should be fed from a syringe without a needle or a bottle with a pacifier.
You may have a question: how often should the kitten be fed. Experts recommend the day to feed the monthly kittens every 3-4 hours, but at night you can limit yourself to one feeding.
Never give a small kitten a cold food. For a monthly kitten, the temperature of the mixture should be about 25 ° C.
It is very useful to massage a small kitten. To do this, approximately 20 minutes after feeding, it is very necessary to lead a warm napkin along the tummy and the inside of the baby's thighs clockwise. Such an imitation of the licking procedure by the cat-mom will stimulate the work of the intestine and bladder of the baby cat.
Observing all these recommendations, you will successfully cope with the feeding of a small kitten.