Bottle Feeding Baby Kittens

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Bottle feeding baby kittens.

Feed kittens using a safe posture. You re going to need to purchase kitten formula you cannot feed kittens the milk that is in your fridge. If your kitten is a preemie you will need to dropper feed it until it s strong enough to suck on the bottle. Never feed a kitten cow s milk or other dairy products dairy alternatives or human baby formula as this can be dangerous or even fatal to the kitten.

This resource provides instructions for caring for bottle feeding kittens bottle babies very young kittens who have been abandoned or orphaned. Table of contents 1 warmth and bedding 2 feeding 3 weaning 4 weight and hydration 5. A newborn kitten can only digest milk and more specifically the milk from a female cat. Regular human baby bottles will likely be too big but most pet stores have newborn kitten bottles and nipples as well as a commercial formula specifically designed for kittens.

Always bottle feed in a natural belly down posture the kitten should be comfortably lying or seated with her belly toward the floor.