How to feed a kitten

Determine if you need to bring your milk cat home! First we see a kitten or litter in the wild without a mother cat around them. Don't first say how cute and pathetic kittens are, and then rush to touch them! You can't! The first thing you need to do when you find a kitten in the wild is to decide if you need to bring the kitten home. Especially kittens that look like they're alone or just a month old or not, don't rush to pet them or just take them away. See if there is any sign of the mother cat nearby, and watch in the dark for another half an hour or an hour to see if the mother cat comes to take care of the kitten. If none of these are present, we can probably conclude that the mother cat has abandoned the kittens, and then we can pick up the kittens and care for them. If the kitten is raised by a mother cat, the mother cat is temporarily away from the young cat because she is out looking for food or some other reason. It is very unscientific to touch the cat hastily. Touching the cat will make the cat smell of humans, and the wild mother cat will abandon the cat or even bite the cat to death.

After determining that the kitten needs our care, we can first estimate the age of the kitten by some simple methods. A kitten that doesn't open its eyes is probably less than ten days old. If the kitten has opened its eyes but has not yet developed baby teeth, it is probably less than six weeks old. Kittens that have baby teeth are about five to six weeks old, and their teeth begin to grow from their front teeth.

Take your kitten to a pet hospital for a checkup Ask your veterinarian for a preliminary assessment of your kitten's health and follow your doctor's advice for a preliminary checkup. However, most kittens are too young to take blood tests, and doctors usually let them take care of themselves first. You can also buy some sheep milk powder for young cats from the hospital, and the syringe is prepared for artificial feeding in the future.

Artificial feeding is a time-consuming and painstaking thing, I see a lot of rescue people are from the cat has not opened their eyes began artificial feeding care and grow up, really admire these rescue people's patience and responsibility. If you are a novice cat, and the first time to take care of a small cat, do not worry too much, master the following points, you can also be a good "cat mother" first, the choice of feeding tools: prepare a small bottle (there is a special online for small milk cats, too late to buy can be replaced with a syringe to remove the needle). Two, how to feed: to the pet or veterinary hospital to buy cat milk powder. Do not feed human fresh milk, most cats have lactose intolerance, fresh milk will lead to diarrhea and dehydration of kittens. Once dehydrated, it can be fatal to kittens. The temperature of the milk should be between 38 degrees and 40 degrees, the simplest way to measure the temperature is to drop a drop of milk on the inside of the wrist, and feel warm or not hot is the right temperature. Kittens eat slowly, milk is easy to cool, you can prepare a basin of hot water next to, feel the milk temperature drops on the water bath heating for a while, shake well before feeding. When feeding, it is also necessary to pay attention to the warmth of the kitten, because the milk cat has no fat muscle protection on the belly, and it is easy to catch cold. Third, feeding time: remember to feed once every two to three hours, the baby cat will also be like a human baby, when hungry, pay attention to the state of the cat, feed in time. After feeding, massage the belly of the kitten, but the force must be light, and help the kitten pat the milk hiccup. Take care that the belly of the kitten does not catch cold, and put it back into the nest in time to keep warm. Fourth, feeding details: pay attention to the opening of the pacifier can let the kitten take milk smoothly and easily, but do not open too large to choke the kitten. When feeding, all the milk should be lifted to the mouth of the bottle, do not let the cat drink the air, which will cause the kitten flatulence and abdominal pain. Fifth, disinfection is very important: after each feeding, the bottle should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. If you can't finish it once, don't feed it a second time. Make sure you give your cat fresh milk every time. 6. Frequency problem: When the baby cat is about three weeks old, it can be fed once every four to six hours. 7. Observe the eating and drinking status in time: If the kitten suddenly does not eat or drink, be sure to take it to the hospital first to determine the cause, and ask the doctor to determine whether it is because there are insects in the body or other reasons. Give the kitten some glucose. Because young cats can easily die from dehydration and low blood sugar when they don't eat or drink. Eight, weaning time: Wait until the kitten no longer sucking the bottle but will gently bite the pacifier, (open the mouth to see whether the long front teeth, generally after the full moon) you can try to wean the kitten slowly. You can try to let the baby cat eat milk or cat milk cake. If the baby cat's teeth can not move too much, the cat food can be softened with milk for the kitten to eat. There are some other details that should be taken into account when raising kittens. We all know that a kitten without a full moon is really fragile, just like a small human baby, and has no survival ability, so we should be more careful and careful.