How To Raise Orphaned Newborn Kittens

Make sure you keep a fresh supply and not too much at one time.

How to raise orphaned newborn kittens. When the orphaned kittens reach about 3 weeks of age you can start providing watered down meat based kitten food for them to nibble on. Place canned kitten food and formula into your blender and process it until it s the consistency of a thick liquid. Eight to eleven weeks of age. Mix the wet food with water until it achieves a soupy consistency and consider warming the mixture before serving.

Mix up the milk replacement formula using a little whisk to get the lumps out. You should warm the milk up to 95 100 degrees before feeding it to the kittens. Overstimulation will irritate the area. If they have littermates they will stimulate each other when moving.

Orphaned or hand fed kittens should be raised together to aid in social development. If you adopt or foster an orphan kitten in this age group special care will need to be taken including bottle feeding the kitten for every two hours up to four weeks of age and possibly helping your kitten pee and poop. It s best to consult with a veterinarian for specific instructions and advice. Orphaned or hand fed kittens should be raised together to aid in social development.

Make sure you rub only long enough to get them to eliminate. Feed each kitten until they are no longer interested and have had enough. Gather towels and place the kittens in a box a cat bed or anything that s an open top container. They should be petted cuddled and played with by humans for 30 40 minutes a day over and above feeding and cleaning time.

Kittens need mental and physical stimulation. Putting a hot water bottle in will help keep the kittens warm and provide a sense of security like the heat they d get from their mother. If they have littermates they will stimulate each other when moving. Prepare to feed the kittens.

After each feeding gently rub the kitten on its low abdomen as well as the genitals and rectum with a fresh cotton ball cotton pad or with tissues moistened with warm water. Orphaned neonatal kittens require around the clock care so you ll want to establish a routine of care every 2 4 hours the younger they are the more frequent the intervals between feedings it s normal for the kittens to sleep just make sure they are in a safe and confined space. Kittens need mental and physical stimulation. Don t ever microwave the water bottle as this poses the threat of a scald.

When the orphaned kittens are three to four weeks old begin to offer milk replacer in a shallow bowl then introduce a moist easily chewable diet. Sterilize the bottle and nipple in boiling water then let them cool completely on a clean towel. At three weeks the babies are ready to eat food from a dish.