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Kittens
About 2 weeks ago, I found 3 kittens under a friend's trailer. Nobody
knows what happen to the mother, so I have been bottle feeding them. They just begun to use the potty. And it amazed me when these little guys actually used the litter box. I simply set them in there, and used one of their front paws to show them they can dig. I didn't think at this age they would learn, but they did. They can drink on their own now. But i'm having trouble.. I've never had kittens before. Not raised them anyway. How can I get them to eat solid cat food? Or better yet, what can I feed them? Should I soften the cat food using a lil bit of warm milk? They can't chew it. And I do not want them to choke. Or should I use canned cat food? I've been told I should give them canned food. But I also been told if I give it to them it could kill them. I've been smashing solid food up, and they can eat it like that, but I don't think it's satisfying them. Could someone clear this up some? |
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They are going to need more nutrition than they can get from milk soon, if
they don't already. There's a lot of discussion about cat food, but generally either the dry or the wet will do, and the stuff labelled for kittens is best for them. It's easy to say that you should only buy the certain brands or types, but sometimes cats have very definite ideas about what they like to eat. I like varying the food I feed mine so they don't get fixated on one brand and flavour, but I have found that they don't like some types at all. Other people say variety is not needed. Pick a few different brands and flavours to try. The canned food is easiest to eat, and seems most popular with cats and kittens, but one of mine likes it so much she eats it really fast and hurks it back up. Anyway, kittens are quite capable of eating dry food, and it doesn't have to be softened with water or milk. You can, if you want to, of course. Mine didn't care for it, so I only tried once or twice. Many people feed their cats some of both canned and dry food. Cheryl |
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BABY FOOD! They will probably lick it off a small spoon. We use ham, chicken
and turkey. Vet said to stay away from red meat. Jeanne |
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