| I have looked all over
the internet trying to find out how much, how often and what I should
feed my new 6 week old kitten.
Can you help me?
Answer:-
If you feel you must keep your kitten on a “Schedule”, at six weeks he
should be eating at least four times a day. If you keep the dry food
down all the time, he will eat when he is hungry. Most pet stores sell
“Self–feeders”, thus allowing you to keep food down for him all the
time. If you want to, you can also offer a canned, or “Wet” food to him,
once or twice daily but more as a treat than as a steady diet.
Start him early on a premium food, such as Iambs or Science Diet. These
foods contain very little filler and are loaded with the proper amount
of vitamins and nutrients for a growing kitten. Do not give a young
kitten cow’s milk, as this quite often causes diarrhea in cats and
kittens but make sure that he gets lots of fresh water. Good luck and
enjoy your new little guy!
My cat had kittens about 6 weeks ago. I am keeping one of the six
kittens. When do I stop giving the kitten milk (Milk replacement for
weaning)?
You should be weaning the kitten over to solid foods now. Kittens should
be offered solid food at 4 weeks, and be completely weaned by 6–8 weeks.
Try mixing some high quality kitten kibble with the milk replacement
until the kitten is used to eating solid food.
I have a 2 1/2 year old male cat. During his annual exam, my vet
diagnosed him with a heart murmur. My vet explained what it is and said
the only way to help my cat was to keep his weight down. My vet said he
has never had a cat die of congenial heart failure but has seen dogs who
have. |