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school so I get a lot of questions from
people wanting to know what age kittens
can start eating on their own and what
kind of food to feed them kittens who
are with a mama cat who's producing milk
will continue to nurse for as long as
mama will let them I've seen cats well
over a year old nursing off of a very
compliant mother but most moms will
start weaning the kittens at around two
to three months as they get less milk
the kittens will then learn to eat solid
food by watching their mother eat so if
you are caring for kittens who don't
have a mother you'll need to teach them
how to eat on their own healthy kittens
can begin to start eating solid food on
their own as young as four weeks old if
you are caring for motherless kittens
who are younger than that then they will
need to be bottle fed kitten formula and
I'll link to a video where I show you
how to care for bottle baby kittens at
the end of this one around one month you
can start introducing the kittens to
some mushy cat a style canned kitten
food be sure you serve the food in a
very shallow plate bowls with steep
sides might be too big for small kittens
even the cap from a mason jar will work
great you can show a kitten how to eat
by gently guiding their nose into the
food so that they taste it then they
will start to eat on their own once one
kitten learns to eat the others quickly
follow and soon you'll have one big
messy kitten feast happening if you
think your kitten needs extra nutrients
and calories you can also mix in some
kitten formula or nutria gel to the
canned food
after the kittens have mastered eating
the soft canned food you can sprinkle in
a little dry food also I find that
feeding kittens a little dry food can
help prevent diarrhea and the dry kitten
varieties are usually small enough for
the kittens to crunch with their teeth
be sure to monitor the kittens while
they eat since the bigger ones can push
the smaller ones away from the food it's
usually best to put out a few small
plates so that all the kittens are able
to eat at their own pace
I recommend feeding kittens a
high-quality
kitten formula of both dry and canned
foods since these will have the vitamins
and the nutrients that are growing
kitten needs never ever feed anything
with bones or feed them people food or
anything like that this is a big no-no
and it can be dangerous to cats and
kittens to eat these things and always
make sure the kittens have plenty of
fresh water to drink just like us they
like their water very very clean be sure
to check the water bowl every single day
some of the smaller kittens in a litter
may need supplemental syringe feeding
for a while if they're not doing very
well eating on their own I also like to
weigh the kittens daily to make sure
that everyone is gaining weight even a
little bit of weight loss can quickly
become deadly for kittens this small by
the best quality kitten food that you
can afford provide clean bowls and fresh
water daily and monitor your kittens to
ensure they're gaining weight that's the
key to healthy happy kittens
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