HERE IS A CHART FOR AMOUNT OF FORMULA YOUR KITTEN SHOULD BE FED:
Birth to 1 week: 24cc
1 week: 32cc
2 weeks: 54cc
3 weeks: 80cc
4 weeks: 104cc
5 weeks: 128cc
As a guide, a kitten should drink about 8cc's of formula per ounce of body weight per day.
HERE IS A FEEDING SCHEDULE FOR KITTENS:
Birth to 1 week: Feed every 3 hours (8 feedings per day)
From 1 to 3 weeks: Feed every 4 hours (6 feedings per day)
From 3 to 4 weeks: Feed every 5 hours (5 feedings a day)
From 4 to 5 weeks: Feed four to five times a day.
FROM 4-6 WEEKS OLD YOUR KITTEN SHOULD START EATING ON HIS OWN ALITTLE AT A TIME, AFTER YOU SHOWING HIM HOW OF COURSE BY PUTTING LITTLE BITS ON HIS/HER NOSE AND MOUTH.
Friday, October 5, 2007
FEEDING THE ORPHAN KITTEN
Posted by THE ALLEY CAT FORUM at 7:24 PM
Labels: CAT, CAT FOOD, CAT HEALTH, FEEDING YOUR CAT, KITTEN, KITTENS, ORPHAN KITTEN, VETERINARIAN