Are some kittens unable to get milk? Have you ever seen a poor little kitten while walking on the roadside, but you picked it up and didn’t know how to feed it? How can I make a kitten drink milk, and then how much milk should I give?
The most important thing to mention is that you must feed professional pets goat milk powder, never cow’s milk! Cats are lactose intolerant, and drinking milk will cause diarrhea and vomiting!
Dosage of feeding milk powder:
The food intake of kittens changes on a daily basis. A healthy cat’s food intake can increase by about 5ml a day. If the kitten has just entered the house and has not had time to buy special milk powder, you can temporarily feed it some infant formula milk powder (0-3 months) or Shuhua milk for emergency use. Feeding kittens should follow the principle of small meals and frequent meals. Feeding tools can use cat-specific bottles, syringes, and droppers. It is recommended to use a bottle specially designed for cats. When a cat drinks milk, the cat likes to wrap its tongue around the cat’s mother’s nipple. Using a bottle will make the kitten feel like it is drinking milk in its mother’s arms. If you use a syringe, be careful. Pushing too much milk or pushing too hard can easily cause the cat to choke.
Feeding method: Hold the kitten with your hands to feed, tilt the kitten’s head slightly upwards, and tilt the belly downwards, imitating the posture of the kitten sucking milk in the arms of its mother cat, or let the kitten lie prone on your lap to feed. The milk outlet of the milk bottle should not be too small. It is better to put the head down so that it can automatically drip milk, so that the milk cat can easily suck the milk. First put two drops of milk on the cat’s tongue to let the cat feel that it is its food, and then breastfeed. If your nursing cat is unwilling to cooperate in feeding, you can use a small syringe to gently push the milk into the cat’s mouth. Do not push the milk too fast. Push a little at a time, and wait for a while until the cat swallows it. Hello. When cats drink milk, their two little paws will want to rest on the bottle. In fact, as long as their paws can rest on something, it will give them a sense of security.
Milk cats generally do not drink enough milk every time. They can feed it twice separately. For example, if you want to feed 8ml of milk, drink 4ml for the first time, wait a few minutes and then feed 4ml again. After feeding the cat, gently pat the cat’s back with your fingers to help the cat burp, so that the cat burps out gas. Note: Do not feed the milk cat while lying on its back, as it can easily choke the milk into the lungs.
Feeding reference for milk cats:
1-7 days after birth: Feed once every 2-3 hours, 2-4ml each time. 8-14 days after birth: Feed once every 3-4 hours, 5-7ml each time. 15-21 days after birth: Feed once every 3-4 hours, 7-10ml each time. 22-28 days after birth: Feed once every 4-5 hours, 13-16ml each time. For kittens over 28 days old, they can be weaned gradually. You can use milk powder with a small amount of kitten food. The kitten food needs to be soaked until soft and fed 4-5 times a day. And gradually reduce the amount of milk feeding, increase the amount of cat food feeding, and the nursing cat can be completely weaned after 40 days. You can buy natural kitten food with high milk content. There are no additives. You can directly soak it in warm water for 5 minutes. It can really make fresh goat milk and then feed it. It is more convenient. You don’t need to add additional goat milk to reduce the proportion. Just follow the formula. I soaked this milk cake every day to gain weight, and then gradually increased the amount! For milk cats within a week of birth, it is best to feed them once every three hours at night. For milk cats more than a week old, the number of night feedings can be gradually reduced appropriately based on the actual amount of milk consumed and their health conditions.
Weight of milk cats:
The weight of newborn milk cats is about 70-135 grams. Healthy cats will gain about 5-10 grams in weight every day and about 100 grams per week. It is recommended that the owner observes the changes in the weight of the milk cat every day. If the weight of the milk cat is not increased, the cat may be sick and should seek medical treatment in time.
Defecation:
Kittens will not defecate on their own. If there is no mother cat to take care of them, they need to be artificially stimulated to defecate. Wet a clean napkin or medical gauze and gently massage the cat’s butt. Generally, the cat will defecate after a few times. If you find that the cat has urinated, continue to touch the cat’s butt gently until the cat has finished urinating. The metabolic function of milk cats is relatively weak and they need to urinate in large quantities to stay healthy. The cat’s urine should be light yellow and odorless. If the urine smells pungent, the cat may be dehydrated. Check whether the milk powder is too thick, whether the amount of milk sucked is not enough, and whether the temperature is too low. The milk temperature should be dripped onto the back of the hand without being hot. If possible, the milk temperature can be controlled at the kitten’s body temperature of 38 degrees. If a kitten does not have a bowel movement for three days under normal circumstances, it may be constipated. Consider whether the milk powder is too thick, and dilute the milk powder appropriately. If there is still no bowel movement after another day, it is recommended to see a pet doctor.
I wish everyone’s babies will grow up healthily~
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