2 Week Old Kitten Won T Eat

Offer wet food and dry food with different textures and shapes pâté stew broth triangular kibble round kibble etc.

2 week old kitten won t eat. However the one that is refusing to eat the dry cat food or drink the water will drink milk. Cats typically prefer to eat in private so find a quiet feeding corner or nook where foot traffic from people and other pets won t disturb your kitten s meals. Your kitten s first few weeks of life are crucial for getting big and strong. Not only that cow s milk cannot be properly digested by them.

My cat had a litter of 10 two weeks ago. You can also try to make the food more appetizing so that the transition is easier. If your kitten isn t nursing she needs an alternative food source and fast. Ive been trying to rub his bottom to get him to go he was able to pee a tiny bit but not as much as normal.

If competition from other cats or kittens is giving your little one anxiety you ll need to develop a workaround in some sort of space where he can dine in peace. Two week old kitten won t eat. A kitten can as much as double his body weight between birth and 1 week old and it s because he nurses so much. I can see his ribs and cheekbones.

I am unsure what to do since most my kittens were nursed by their mother. One is eating the dry kitten chow and drinking water. I have one kitten that s half the size of the other nine and looks very sickly. If your newly weaned kitten won t eat it could be as simple as switching from a round kibble shape to oblong.

I have a kitten about 2 weeks old. Caring for 2 week old kitten. How to feed in terms of nutrition the one thing you must always remember is to never give the kitten cow s milk as it isn t nutritious enough for them. Kittens expend a lot of energy playing as well as growing so they don t have as much of a store of calories for fuel as adult cats do.

Today he has a small pencil lead sized poop and hasn t gone since. Kirsten nickisch d v m tells clients that if a kitten hasn t eaten in 24 hours a doctor s visit is in order. He s not eatting now and we can t get him to poop either. Get a kitten formula and nursing kit in a pet store.

Every couple hours when i try to feed it it looks like it s. It worked a little. Apparently very healthy playing sleeping using the kitty litter box.