Newborn Kittens Care Without Mom

This video shows the care routine for feeding weighing pottying and cleaning orphaned neonatal kittens.

Newborn kittens care without mom. Look at the kittens soon after birth look at the kittens. There should never be a gap of more than 4 hours between feedings. Here s how to safe. If you re caring for a newborn orphan kitten syringe feeding might be a good option but you want to make sure you re doing so carefully.

Check out my other instructional videos here. If the mother cat is still in the picture she can provide most of the kittens needs herself. 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. Don t take the kittens to a shelter.

If you ve rescued a kitten whose mother died or abandoned her you ll have to fill that role. During the first week feed the kitten 32 cc of formula per day broken up into small amounts bottle fed every two hours. Caring for newborn kittens is hard work. Newborn kittens may nurse about every 1 2 hours.

Give supplements and feeding scheduling. The mother might use the box to give birth but she might choose her own place. A soft baby brush or towel can be used to stroke your kittens down their backs on their tummies and to clean any dirt or defecation from their bodies. They require attention and care around the clock.

Before attempting this however take the kitten to a veterinarian for a thorough examination and to enlist his advice to create a plan of care. The mom is the best suited to care for them so leave them with her unless you re able to take the whole family in and care for them if the mom does not return within an hour or two it is time for you to step in and help. Newborn kittens can t be eaten by itself so you must provide the bottle feeder for it. As a general rule a newborn kitten will nurse for 5 to 10 minutes at a time never more than that.

Newborn kittens need round the clock care and monitoring but can be raised by a human caregiver. Filling up the bottle with milk and shake it for a moment before start feeding makes sure the kitten s in well condition means not too cold or warm.