Weaning Kittens Off Bottle

You just need to know what you are doing.

Weaning kittens off bottle. Kitten weaning is something that does not have a set time frame. In general kittens will need to be bottle fed for between four and six weeks. The weaning process bottle feeding is necessary until the kitten is four to five weeks old. This should be done no earlier than four weeks old and no later than 12 weeks and needs to be done slowly.

But if you re weaning a kitten that has been orphaned you can start a little earlier between three and four weeks. During weaning kittens gradually progress from dependence on a mother s care to social independence. A little patience and a lot of love. Kitten weaning is a natural process.

Weaning is the process of transitioning kittens from mother s milk to solid food. Once that age is reached there are several signs to watch for that signal the kitten is ready to begin the weaning process. Normally the kitten weaning process begins at about four weeks of age. With mom they ll start to try to eat her food and she ll push them away from her says benson.

You should wean a kitten off of the bottle only when they are ready or show interest to be weaned off the bottle. This gives the kittens plenty of heat but also a place to cool off if they are too hot. That being said it is important to remember that there is no exact timetable for kittens any more than there is for a human baby who is going from bottle to solid foods. Place a heating pad or hot water bottle under the towels on one half of the box.