Bottle Feeding Kittens Chart

Feed your kitten the right amount with the right frequency.

Bottle feeding kittens chart.

Bottle feeding is an essential skill for any kitten rescuer and kitten lady makes it easy to learn with this step by step tutorial. The rest of the time will be spent sleeping. A kitten will nurse for about 45 minutes at a time every 2 to 3 hours for the first week of life. Young kittens require frequent feeding so be prepared to care for them around the clock until they are 5 to 6 weeks of age and weaning onto wet food.

Kittens that are bottle fed should consume about a tablespoon or 15 ml of special kitten formula at each feeding. Three weeks old kitten. If you are bottle feeding you ll notice the kittens are drinking much more at each feeding but at fewer feedings probably four to five times a day. At this age you can start introducing solid food use wet food at first and try mixing it with kitten formula.

Instead let the kitten suckle at her own pace. Anyone can learn to bottle feed but there are some tips you ll want to have in order to do so safely. Never forcefully squeeze a bottle into a kitten s mouth. It includes information on feeding weaning medical care developmental milestones and more.

When a kitten is without a mother it s up to us to lend a hand.