2 Week Old Kittens Feeding
At this age kittens sense of smell is developing and they will hiss at unfamiliar.
2 week old kittens feeding. At the beginning start feeding the amount mentioned on the food label. A 2 week old kitten needs to be fed at least 10 14 mls of formula and water combination every 3 4 hours even at night. How much to feed a kitten 4 weeks old 8 weeks old or 3 months will be mentioned based on the age and weight. You must feed half wet food and half dry food in the starting therefore divide their ration accordingly.
Yes i know the idea of waking up every 3 4 hours to feed the kitten sounds exhausting but it is what they need in order to get the nutrients to grow. Caring for 2 week old kitten. At two weeks old kittens become more aware of their surroundings and begin to interact more with their siblings if they have them. How to feed in terms of nutrition the one thing you must always remember is to never give the kitten cow s milk as it isn t nutritious enough for them.
Divide their needed daily intake by the number of required daily feedings and you ll know how much they should eat each time. Kittens under one week old should be fed every 2 3 hours. As i mentioned earlier kittens require formula in their feedings. From 2 months to 3 months you will see some progression on kittens feeding when they finally reach at least 10 weeks.
Get a kitten formula and nursing kit in a pet store. Weeks two and three feeding schedules a 2 to 3 week old kitten will still need to be fed every 2 3 hours and it should consume at least 1 2 tablespoon of formula or milk during each meal. Not only that cow s milk cannot be properly digested by them. Note that it s not until adulthood that two meals a day for a cat is acceptable.
At two weeks old they can be fed every 4 6 hours. After three weeks old and until they are weaned kittens should be fed every 6 8 hours. How much to feed a kitten 8 weeks old or so young cats need more frequent feeding but as they get older. A kitten aged between six to 10 weeks old needs to be fed six to eight meals a day while a kitten aged 10 weeks to six or seven months needs four meals a day and a kitten up to nine months needs three meals a day.
Their ears will start to unfold and they will start to play develop fine motor skills and take their unsteady first steps.