2 Week Old Kitten Bottle Feeding
Follow the feeding chart for a guideline of amount and frequency.
2 week old kitten bottle feeding. Bottle feeding our one week old foster kittens duration. Be very careful not to squeeze formula into the kitten s mouth as this can cause aspiration. Once they are 3 weeks old they can be fed every 4 to 6 hours. How to videos how to bottle feed an orphaned kitten duration.
Jeremy tuttle recommended for you. 1 in order to bottle feed the kitten you will need to gather a few supplies. Maddie s fund education 458 932 views. Gently slide the nipple into the kitten s mouth and invert the bottle to start the flow of formula.
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. The kitten should roll her tongue into a u shape and begin to swallow. By 2 weeks old every 4 6 hours. Continue to follow the rule of 8 mls of formula per ounce of body weight per day as described above to determine the amount of food the kitten should be eating.
Weeks two and three feeding schedules 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. Bottle feeding kittens 2 weeks old duration.