2 Week Old Kittens Feeding

Yes i know the idea of waking up every 3 4 hours to feed the kitten sounds exhausting but it is what they need in order to get the nutrients to grow.

2 week old kittens feeding. Use specific kitten bottles to feed the kittens with kitten formula. Caring for 2 week old kitten. Make sure you never feed kittens cat milk which is. Divide their needed daily intake by the number of required daily feedings and you ll know how much they should eat each time.

All kittens have blue eyes until their adult color becomes apparent which might not be until they re two months old. If a kitten is nursing from its mother you ll have to depend on how much the kitten weighs to know whether or not it is consuming enough food. The daily caloric requirement was calculated using 20 kcal 100 g body weight and the amount per feeding using 4 ml 100 g body weight. At the beginning start feeding the amount mentioned on the food label.

Get a kitten formula and nursing kit in a pet store. Weeks two and three feeding schedules. How much to feed a kitten 9 weeks or 10 weeks is about four times daily since their belly is still too small to contain all those required amount of foods when less often. Not only that cow s milk cannot be properly digested by them.

A 2 week old kitten needs to be fed at least 10 14 mls of formula and water combination every 3 4 hours even at night. How to feed in terms of nutrition the one thing you must always remember is to never give the kitten cow s milk as it isn t nutritious enough for them. Begin the weaning process by offering well mashed kitten food from three to four weeks of age. At two weeks old they can be fed every 4 6 hours.

You must feed half wet food and half dry food in the starting therefore divide their ration accordingly. Kittens under one week old should be fed every 2 3 hours. From 2 months to 3 months you will see some progression on kittens feeding when they finally reach at least 10 weeks. How much to feed a kitten 4 weeks old 8 weeks old or 3 months will be mentioned based on the age and weight.

As i mentioned earlier kittens require formula in their feedings. The energy requirement is 20 26 kcal 100g body weight daily and the maximum comfortable stomach capacity is 4 ml 100 g body weight 1 concentration 0 74 kcal ml. By providing your cat with a balanced diet during her pregnancy and while she is suckling she ll be able to feed her kittens until they are weaned between six to eight weeks old.