One week old kittens

Re: One week old kittens

nin86 — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:25:21 GMT

I got my 2 at 10days old and one of them took a good few days to get to grips with bottle feeding. I in the end used a syringe which they seemed to prefer, but my boy wouldnt take much at all at first. They dont drink v much in 1 go a ml or so every couple hours. Hopefully they'll pick up soon. I got mine into a routine lol. Feed, toilet, sleep every 3 hrs initially. Hard work but well worth it and they are now big healthy 2 yr olds!

Re: One week old kittens

Student VN — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:31:59 GMT

Thanks for your help, I'll have a look at that website now They are actually feeding much better today, thank god. I'll just see how it goes

Re: One week old kittens

A-J — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 18:17:27 GMT

teeny tiny tummies. Humam newborns stomach are the size of a small marble - about 5mls or so - for the first day, then walnut size at a few days old.

the teat needs to be quite far back in their mouths to trigger a good suckling response too. think of what they look like on the mum - mouth is full!!

Re: One week old kittens

zara — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 17:15:07 GMT

I found when i have hand reared kittens in the past the FAB website was very helpful