Feeding 2 Week Old Kittens

Notice i say the minimum but i will touch on that more later.

Feeding 2 week old kittens. At two weeks old they can be fed every 4 6 hours. Feeding schedule of 2 week old kittens. How to feed a newborn kitten. Ideally kittens should stay near and nurse from their mother cat for up to eight weeks prior to being separated and or adopted.

In the case of a rescue death of the natural mother or when circumstances. Once they become 2 weeks old they will be better equipped to generate their own body heat and their surrounding air temperature becomes less critical. As you can see and hear the kittens are very hungry. 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.

Use specific kitten bottles to feed the kittens with kitten formula. When feeding a kitten you want to read the instructions on the formula to determine the proportions of water to formula to get the minimum amount that the kitten needs. Weeks two and three feeding schedules. Thanks to regular feedings by their foster mom they are all steadily gaining weight.

Kittens under one week old should be fed every 2 3 hours. Weigh the kittens daily to calculate the amount of formula they need using a kitchen scale or small postal scale. The kitten was found when it was just a few days old in the parking lot where we live. You should never heat up the formula itself.

For very young kittens you will need to acquire kitten milk replacer and some feeding devices. If you found yourself wondering about the proper way to take care of a 2 week old kitten chances are you are faced with an unexpected situation like many others you are puzzled as to how to care for an orphaned kitten because all this time the mother does all the care while you only lend support when it is needed such as providing a place for them as well as food and water for the mother cat. After three weeks old and until they are weaned kittens should be fed every 6 8 hours. A 2 to 3 week old kitten will still need to be fed every 2 3 hours and it should consume at least 1 2 tablespoon of formula or milk during each meal.