How To Feed Kitten Milk Without Bottle

Position the kitten similarly to the way he would nurse from his mother with her head straight feet down and stomach resting.

How to feed kitten milk without bottle. Most kittens do just fine without human intervention but if a kitten needs to be bottle. Don t feel bad if that happens it really isn t your fault. Ideally the kitten will make a u shape with her tongue and latch to the bottle suckling to drink the formula. About a tablespoon or 15 ml of special kitten formula at each feeding.

Feed the kitten a few drops of milk at a time. If you are using a feeding bottle insert the nipple into the kitten s mouth and hold their head to direct their mouth to suckle. Gently slide the nipple into the kitten s mouth and invert the bottle to start the flow of formula. Never forcefully squeeze a bottle into a kitten s mouth.

It is also an acceptable position to be holding the kitten in the same position they would be on on the floor. Place a finger on her throat to ensure that she is swallowing as she eats. The kitten should roll her tongue into a u shape and begin to swallow. Make sure the kitten is adequately warm before feeding it.

By the end of the first. Without replacement milk and a bottle or something close to a teat they can suckle on they will most likely starve to death. Their mother s milk contains antibodies than kitten formula cannot provide them with. The mother has never left them.

It is important that kittens are fed on their feed with their belly on the ground and head up. Simply put you can not. Kittens under 4 weeks old must be fed every 3 hours around the clock including at night. Once the bottle is prepared then you are ready to feed your kitten.

These are available at your vet s office or a pet store. Always have a finger on their throat to make sure they are swallowing. This is very time consuming for someone who is bottle feeding a newborn kitten so if at all possible you will want to try to keep the kitten with its mother or a surrogate lactating cat who can nurse it. Sit in a comfortable chair with a towel folded on your lap.

Try feeding the kitten using a syringe or a dropper. When attempting to feed your kitten for the first time get a drip of milk on the end of the syringe or teat. Wrap the pad or bottle in a towel or a cloth before placing it in the box. Hold the kitten s head stable with your non dominant hand.

If the kitten is really small and it has not drank any of its mom s milk chances are it won t make it. You want to make sure that your kitten is in the proper position.