When Should Kittens Start Eating Dry Cat Food
Also step by step increase the portions as her teeth develop.
When should kittens start eating dry cat food. With mom they ll start to try to eat her food and she ll push them away from her says benson. Don t use the cow s milk you drink or you ll likely end up with sick kittens on your hands. Buy this milk replacer at pet and farm supply stores and some grocery stores. Normally the kitten weaning process begins at about four weeks of age.
You can begin introducing it to her diet after this period. As they grow used to eating solid food and their teeth continue to develop begin to mix in dry food softened with a bit of water. In order to begin introducing kittens to solid food you ll need to wait for the kittens to begin weaning naturally and then serve small amounts of wet cat food in a room with the kittens for them to begin eating. Breastfeeding a kitten lasts about 9 weeks and when their teeth begin to come in after about four weeks they can begin to eat food.
But kittens have a higher requirement for protein amino acids and minerals as well as for some vitamins. Kittens can begin eating solid food at around four weeks old. Make the transition easier by mixing it with kitten milk replacer. The good news is that kittens only need the special diet for about a year unless it s a larger breed cat such as a maine coon which takes about 18 months to reach maturity.
If you are in charge of weaning an orphaned kitten please. For example kittens should get about 30 of their energy from protein. The weaning process normally begins when kittens are around four weeks old and is usually completed when they reach eight to ten weeks. Your four week old kittens can eat dry food but it may be tough at first.
We must feed them with food appropriate for their age. Depending on the age. The weaning process lasts approximately 2 to 4 weeks so kittens should be fully weaned by the time they are 8 to 10 weeks old. But if you re weaning a kitten that has been orphaned you can start a little earlier between three and four weeks.
And make sure you mix small portions with wet food until her digestive system gets used to it.