How to take care of a newborn kitten?

Small milk cats usually refer to those kittens of about one or two months, and many shovelers will choose to raise small milk cats before deciding to start raising cats, because small milk cats are not only obedient and cute, but the owner can also cultivate feelings with cats from a very young age.

However, due to the lack of experience in raising many excrement shovelers, it is easy to cause small milk cats to be unable to survive. So how do you raise a kitten? How do you feed a newborn kitten? Today, let's take a closer look. <>

First of all, when raising small milk kittens, it is best to let the small milk cat drink the mother's breast milk directly, which is the best for the body of the small milk cat. But in most cases, the kitten leaves the cat mother prematurely, so it needs the care of the owner, if this is the case, then the cat cat network suggests that you can give the kitten and goat milk. There are a lot of goat milk powder for small milk cats, you can buy them directly from a treasure or pet store according to user evaluations, but it is worth noting that the shovel officials must not feed the small milk cats and milk, milk is not conducive to the digestion and absorption of cats, but it is not good for the health of small milk cats.

Secondly, when feeding the kitten, it is good to feed it once every two hours or so, and it is no problem to feed it several times a day, but don't feed too much at a time, and try to keep the kitten eating less and more often, which will help the cat grow its body. <>

In addition, you should know that kittens under 4 months old do not need to be fed cat food, especially small milk cats about 1 month to 2 months, as long as they are fed goat milk every day, there is no problem at all, at this time the cat due to the gastrointestinal function is not perfect, too early feeding cat food will lead to indigestion of small milk cats. <>

Of course, because the small milk cat is relatively weak, so it is not possible to bathe, shovel officials do not look at the little milk cat is dirty to bathe the kitten too early, cat cat network recommends that when the small milk cat grows up, at least about 6 months when the cat is bathed is the safest, which can prevent the little milk cat from catching a cold and getting sick. Finally, you can buy a cat kennel for your kitten and spread some useless old clothes, so as to prevent your fragile kitten from catching a cold and getting sick.

Many novice shovelers who have just come into contact with cats do not know how to feed them in the face of small milk cats, which has touched the blind spot of knowledge. How do you feed a newborn kitten? Can I feed milk?

How many times a day do you have to feed? When to start eating cat food? Are there any precautions?

If you pick up a newborn stray cat or a kitten that does not have a female cat around, special care is required. Today, I will answer the doubts of the novice shovelers

Prepare utensils: cat bottles, syringes, pet milk powder

Stage 1: When the kitten is 1 2 weeks old: Feed the kitten every 1 2 hours.

Caution: Never feed milk! Cat milk is high-fat and low-sugar, while milk is low-fat and high-sugar, cats are lactose intolerant, feeding milk will cause diarrhea, dehydration and even gastroenteritis and other symptoms, while pet milk powder is closer to the composition of cat milk and can replace breast milk.

Brewing precautions

1.Use 40 warm water to brew, pet milk powder can be prepared 20-30 ml, grasp the cat's eating speed and the degree of small belly bulging, generally feed every two hours, 2 5ml at a time

2.If you drink it for the first time, it is recommended to brew it lightly, because the milk content is high, so that the cat's stomach and intestines can have an adaptation process, and then slowly increase the concentration.

How to feed: Let the kitten lie on its stomach and place the bottle on the top of the cat's head, feeling like a female cat feeding.

Note:1The cat's body temperature is about about a week old, and the cat that has just been born for a week can not regulate its body temperature independently, so you can lay an electric blanket under the nest, and be careful not to let the temperature of the warming bed be too high, and control it at about 30.

2.Don't feed the cold leftovers, and reheat the leftovers.

3.Pay special attention in summer, milk is easy to spoil, so don't soak too much at a time.

4.Cat bowl bottles need to be disinfected and cleaned frequently to keep them clean.

Phase II. Milk cat born 3 4 weeks: pet special milk powder, feed 4 6 times a day, precautions as above.

Phase 3. Birth 6 12 weeks: pet special milk powder soaked soft kitten food feeding, pet special milk powder nutritional value is very high, milk cat acceptance and good digestion and absorption, this stage is still to absorb milk nutrition, need to feed 3 4 times a day.

Note. 1.It should be soaked thoroughly, otherwise it is soft on the outside and the inside, which is not conducive to digestion.

2.The soaked soft cat food is also a small amount many times, and it cannot be eaten after half an hour.

Heyopet Seagull Cat Food, 85% meat content, specially developed for kittens, rich in goat colostrum to meet the growth needs of kittens, enhance immunity, no need to buy goat milk powder separately.

If it is a stray cat that is picked up, you need to judge its age

1 3 days: The eyes are not open, and there is an umbilical cord on the body.

1 week old: No teeth, eyes are slowly opening.

2 weeks of age: incisors begin to erupt, eyes open, blurred vision.

3 weeks of age: Canines begin to grow and ears begin to erect.

4 weeks old: learn to stand, have little strength on the feet, and cannot stand steadily.

6 weeks old: start playing, can run and jump.

8 weeks of age: The blue membrane of the eye fades and 26 baby teeth grow together.

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01: The ambient temperature of the milk cat is very important for the newborn cat.

Body temperature in the first week of life: 35-36

Newborn kittens have a lower body temperature than adult cats and need to rely on the temperature of the environment to maintain their body temperature.

You can use a warmer insulated lamp and a hot water bottle to keep the ambient temperature at 29-32).

Body temperature in the second - third week after birth: 36-38

At this time, the indoor temperature should not be lower, and for 3-4 weeks thereafter, the indoor temperature should not be lower than 24

02: The diet of the milk cat can be fed to the kitten to eat breast milk if there is a condition of breast milk, because these breast milk is rich in migratory antibodies, etc., to help the newborn baby milk cat in the next 10 days to have enough resistance to the disease.

If you don't have breast milk, you can choose special milk powder for pet cats, and you must not feed milk, because milk contains a high amount of lactose, which will increase the risk of diarrhea in milk cats.

03: How to feed a kitten. 【Feeding container】

Feeding small milk cats can be used pet special bottles, the size and the design of the bottle mouth are very suitable for milk cats, if you can't find the bottle, you can use the syringe to remove the needle to feed. It should be disinfected and cleaned before use

To take care of a newborn kitten is to give it a quilt to sleep. They should also be given goat's milk three times a day, so that they can grow healthily.

Give it some milk powder, spend more time watching it, make a warm and cozy cat nest for it, and don't let it feel cold.

You can help the little milk cat to clean up the dirt on the surface of the body. At the same time, it also helps the little milk cat to create a comfortable living environment.