Kitten Formula Feeding Chart

Instead purchase a kitten formula from a pet supply store feed store or online.

Kitten formula feeding chart. With the kitten s head upright keep it on its belly and let it suck the bottle nipple. If you are bottle feeding you ll notice the kittens are drinking much more at each feeding but at fewer feedings probably four to five times a day. Never feed a kitten cow s milk or other dairy products dairy alternatives or human baby formula as this can be dangerous or even fatal to the kitten. After each feeding make sure that the kitty burps after.

Once opened keep the formula refrigerated. This should be ramping up throughout the week and the kitten should take about 50 70 cc per day the second week and 80 100 per day the third week. Regardless of whether you are adopting a kitten or you re nursing feline s little ones are weaning you will need to pick the correct foods and set up kitten feeding chart now. Prepare the formula according to the manufacturer s instructions.

Make sure to shake the formula well before feeding the kitten to prevent lumps from obstructing the nipples. Three weeks old kitten. If they are sleeping for longer periods during the night do not wake them to feed. At this age you can start introducing solid food use wet food at first and try mixing it with kitten formula.

See if the kitten is gaining enough weight. You d have to increase the formula feeding amount to about 6 10 ml per feeding. On average a newborn kitten weighs 100 120g and should receive about 25 40 cc of formula per day for the first week or so of life. Kittens should eat 2 tablespoons or 30 ccs of formula per 4 ounces of body weight within a 24 hour period.

Kitten feeding chart additionally allows you to utilize food as a piece of a natural enhancement program to prevent boredom and advance training and exercise which. Kittens that are bottle fed should consume about a tablespoon or 15 ml of special kitten formula at each feeding. Kitten bottle feeding and stomach capacity chart estimated kitten age weeks kitten weight lbs oz kitten weight grams daily caloric requirement amount of formula per day ml amount per feeding ml approximate number of feedings per day 1 week 2 oz 57 g 11 kcal 15 ml 2 ml 7 3 oz 85 g 17 kcal 23 ml 3 ml 7 4 oz 113 g 23 kcal 31 ml 5 ml 7. Kittens 2 to 4 weeks of age should eat every 3 4 hours.

For example a kitten who weighs 4 ounces should eat about 32 mls of formula per day. A kitten should eat about 8 milliliters mls of formula per ounce of body weight per day. A kitten will nurse for about 45 minutes at a time every 2 to 3 hours for the first week of life. To determine how much to give at each feeding divide the total amount of formula per day by the number of feedings.