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You call local vets until you find one that will answer this question for free, then you buy the formula they tell you to buy. At the very least, go to a pet store and ask the employees there for a formula for newborn kittens. You are better off asking a vet though, and a great many will at least provide the info for free, if not the formula. If you're really broke, try local no-kill animal shelters. You might have to give up the kitten so they can take care of it, but that's better than it dying.
Kittens, like newborn human babies, get a lot more than just nutrients from their mother's milk. They get immunological boosters and all sorts of stuff that you cannot provide otherwise.
DO NOT feed them cow's milk or cat food or anything else you might have in your house. You can soak your pinky in water and let them suck that so they don't get dehydrated, but you are better off letting them go hungry than feeding them something they'll die from.
All that said, assuming you have the formula and you're following the directions for heating it and putting it in a bottle and all that, the most important thing is to keep the kitten level.
Think about human babies: they're held just below the breast but mostly they have to suck the milk out themselves. If you're using a bottle, nature isn't helping all that much so you have to make sure that the kittens are sucking, not just letting the milk fall into their mouths. If gravity's doing all the work then they're going to aspirate (breath in) the milk and it's going to come out of their nose. That means you should hold the kitten higher and the bottle lower.
Good luck, god speed, and I bet the kitten's cute as hell. :)
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThat depends how old the kitten is. If it's old enough to be weened/eat regular cat food, than it will do fine. If the kitten is very young it needs its mother's milk. If the mother won't feed it for some reason, or it's not around, then you can take it to the vet and get some kitten formula (cow milk is not as good - it's harder for the kitten's stomach to break down).
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∙ 14y agoYou might want to get a vet to look at it, because kittens usually need to nurse from their moms for awhile after they are born.
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Why does your cat have afterbirth after her first then she has a another one that is dead?
There is afterbirth after each kitten is born. If a kitten does not survive in the womb, it would still be expelled from the mother.
When a kitten leaves will the mother miss her?
More often than not, no. The mother and the kitten will adjust. Most likely, the kitten will not remember its mother. The mother will be fine.
Can baby salamanders survive without there mother?
Ofcourse a baby salamander can live without it's mother.
What all baby cats eat?
Their mother's milk. It contains important nutrients and antibodies that the kitten needs to survive. After a while, you can start weaning them off it onto canned kitten food from the pet store.
How long can a newborn kitten survive without food?
a kitten should not be removed from it's mother under the age of 12 weeks. under, that age kittens get health and nutrients from their mother's rich, fatty milk. when, the queen is finally slapping away nursing kittens, is a good time to remove them. or else, the female may hurt them, as the kittens grow teeth, their sharp biters pierce the female's belly causing her to feel pain, and slap the away from her body. hope this helps! :)
Why does your kitten suckle on a raggedy bit of an old cushion?
The kitten could think its their mother. Is the kittens mother still with it? If not, the kitten might think for some reason that it is suckling on its mother.
Can spider eggs survive without the mother?
no because they'll get eaten
Can a kitten survive a ride in the dishwasher?
Probably not.
Do kittens usually pee on their own This kitten has her eyes open and can support her own weight to walk.?
If the kitten has a mother the mother will help the kitten naturally, if not you might have to take a warm cloth and wipe the kitten's bum. That's how mother cats get them to go, the lick their bums
Why did my cat eat her only baby?
There are a couple reasons for this.She has a mental problemShe didn't reconize it as her kitten (Mental problem)Was she feral? Feral cats do that sometimes to keep from starving.The kitten could have been too weak to survive or the mother could not wean it. If the mother cat, when a kitten, had been separated from the litter too early (seven weeks), or the cat is too young to be a mother, it has no awareness of what to do and treats the kitten as just another food source. Most experts conclude this behavior is generally confined to the first litter.
When will your kitten be weaned from her mother?
A kitten is usually weaned at baout 8 weeks.
What animals mother is a cat?
Kitten
