How Often Should Kittens Eat And Drink

Adopted kittens than 10 weeks.

How often should kittens eat and drink. By six weeks of age a kitten should be eating the gruel four times a day and nursing less. According to the aspca queen cats typically begin the progressive weaning process when their litters are about 4 weeks old. By the fourth week they should receive 4 6 bottle feeding a day plus the gruel should be fed 4 5 times a day. If you re bottle feeding aim for a full tablespoon at each feed.

Some kittens will nibble on moist dry or wet food after 4 6 weeks monitor your kittens to see how they progress and adapt accordingly. After the first four weeks of mother s milk a kitten gradually transitions to kitten food and is completely weaned at about eight weeks. How much to feed a kitten 9 weeks or 10 weeks is about four times daily since their belly is still too small to contain all those required amount of foods when less often. By the end of the course the kitties are usually consuming mostly solid and wet foods with a little bit of casual nursing here and there.

At the end of week six decrease meal times to only three times a day. Breakfast tea lunch and supper. Kittens will need 9 12 meals per day. For nursing kittens they need to be fed every two to four hours depending on their age.

By the third week they should be started on kitten gruel 3 times a day and bottle feeding continued. Four meals per day are needed by a eight week old kitten. From 2 months to 3 months you will see some progression on kittens feeding when they finally reach at least 10 weeks. Younger kitties need more frequent feedings than older ones.

Kittens from three to six months old should be fed three times a day. Here is a good illustration that is actually the routine that my kitty tomtom was around for the first couple of week. Kittens between the ages of two and three weeks still need to be fed every 2 3 hours. If the kittens are with their mother you can check whether they re getting enough food by monitoring their weight.

During the second week they should be on 5 7 ml per feeding. Kittens usually stop nursing from the momma cat at anywhere between 8 10 weeks after which kittens should be provided specially formulated kitten food. Proper feeding is a big part of the health equation. Which usually means that kittens have to be fed little and often.

The average little guy needs about 8 cc or approximately a quarter ounce of formula for every ounce of body weight each day recommends the feral cat coalition.