How to wean a kitten?

Dec 08,2023
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Methods to wean kittens:

1. Prepare alternative milk powder: The weaning period of kittens starts at 4 weeks of age. You need to prepare goat milk powder or Special milk powder and kitten food for kittens.

2. Let the kittens learn from their mother cats: Kittens observe the mother cat just like children observe adults. How the mother cat eats, the kittens can also learn to do it. Let the kittens and mother cat live together for a period of time. Afterwards, the kittens will gradually learn to live independently and even choose to stay away from the mother cat.

3. Artificial feeding: Kittens need to eat four to five meals a day. You can use a syringe or dropper or a small bottle to suck the cat's milk and feed it to it, supplemented by some kitten food.

4. Gradually transition to cat food: For solid cat food, you also need to allow the kitten to have an adaptation process. First, break up the kitten food and soften it with milk replacer or water. Then gradually reduce the amount of liquid added to make the cat food contain more solid ingredients so that the cat can adapt to solid cat food.

Notes on weaning kittens:

1. For food, you can choose kitten food or cat milk cake, and soak it in warm water until soft before feeding.

2. If the kitten leaves its mother cat after weaning, the cat’s nest must be warm to prevent the cat from catching cold.

3. The gastrointestinal tract of newly weaned kittens is weak, so feeding should not be too miscellaneous to avoid gastrointestinal discomfort.

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