Orphaned Kitten Care
Have a litter of kittens at home? Never feed cow’s milk to kittens. However if she moves away do not worry, she will be back to feed her kittens again need to repeat the process again and again until she stops becoming agitated and settles down to feeding this kitten. Pick up a small food scale so you can keep track of the kitten(s) growth and a notebook to record it in. Buy a few boxes of white, unscented Klenex-type tissues and a few roles of paper towels.
Warm kittens by using a heating pad wrapped in a towel, or use a heat lamp. It is not unusual for kittens to have some difficulties digesting cow’s milk based formulas. And as you can imagine, at that size they would easily fit into the palm of your hand (but more on handling newborn kittens later).
They must be fed every two hours as their stomachs can only hold so much, so yes-4 a.m. feedings are something for you to look forward to. 6. Feed the kittens. Wash bottles, nipples, cats life storage bottle and bottle brushes, etc., in hot soapy water and rinse well. And finally, your dedication and devotion will pay off around four weeks of age, when the youngster is old enough to start weaning.
A queen (the cat) is more likely to reject the kitten if it smells totally unfamiliar, so by “disguising” your kitten’s scent, you’re increasing the chance the queen will accept her. As mentioned before, another aspect to caring for kittens is keeping them sufficiently warm.
Do not feed the kitten cow’s milk or Kitten Milk” sold in the food section. If the kitten will suckle (suck) then using a bottle or a cosmetic sponge wedge (cut in half) will work well to feed. By the fourth week, there should be just 4-6 bottle-feeds a day between gruel and they should be on solid food by 7 weeks old.