Newborn Baby Kittens Care

Newborn kittens should get all of their nutrition from their mother.

Newborn baby kittens care. 4 to give the baby cat milk you can use a baby bottle a syringe or a dropper. Chilling is one of the most critical dangers to newborn kittens. If you have recently taken in some newborn kittens you will have your work cut out for you. These antibodies last for six weeks or more.

This will continue until they gradually transition to solid foods when they are around four weeks old weaning. Brushing her coat and trimming her claws are two important elements of newborn kitten care and the sooner you start routine cat maintenance the easier it is for both of you. At about three to four weeks old they can be offered milk replacer from a bowl and then small amounts of moistened kitten food four to six times a. Caring for newborn kittens is hard work.

Regular brushing or combing removes excess hair thus reducing hairballs and keeps her coat clean and shiny while nail clipping lessens her chances of a claw snag. As a rule of thumb for every ounce of kitten body weight he or she needs 8 ccs of formula. Like a human baby a newborn kitten will need to be fed frequently approximately every two to three hours. They require attention and care around the clock.

However the kitten will stop drinking milk when it is full. Stack clean towels to line it. Use a large enough box to comfortably hold the mother cat and her kittens. In this video you can see their rescue story and learn how to care for abandoned n.

Boomba bumble and bee. If the mother cat is still in the picture she can provide most of the kittens needs herself. If you are committed to helping the newborn kittens and become their surrogate mother then you will need to provide a safe warm home for them. You can use a box or small crate with plenty of dry clean bedding.

Newborn kittens may nurse about every 1 2 hours. Yesterday kitten lady rescued 3 newborn kittens. As a general rule you should give a newborn kitten thirteen milliliters of milk per hundred grams body weight. So a kitten weighing 3 ounces will need about 24 ounces of milk replacement every 24 hours.