How Often Does A 5 Week Old Kitten Need To Eat

What happens then to your 7 week old kitten.

How often does a 5 week old kitten need to eat. Newborn kittens may nurse about every 1 2 hours. Once kittens reach 4 weeks of age their mother usually begins to wean them off milk and onto solid foods. A 5 week old kitten shouldn t require bottle feeding. Because the weaning process can take up to six weeks purchase a small amount of kitten milk replacement formula and mix it into your kitten s food during his first two weeks with you.

A kitten should weigh about 14 to 16 oz. At the age of 7 weeks your kitten still keep their baby teeth so you need to pay attention to what they eat especially because at the age of 7 weeks most kittens have stopped drinking their mother s milk though in some cases kitten is fully weaned at the age of 8 weeks. So most kittens want to eat at least three or four meals a day she says. At five weeks old you should try to get your kitten to start eating solid food but stay with 5 to 7 bottle feedings per day to ensure she gets her 128 cc of formula a day.

By the end of week 5 a kitten should only be nursing three times a day but at each meal it should be consuming about 3 tablespoons of milk or formula.