Newborn Baby Kittens Care

If you have recently taken in some newborn kittens you will have your work cut out for you.

Newborn baby kittens care. Caring for newborn kittens is hard work. Regular brushing or combing removes excess hair thus reducing hairballs and keeps her coat clean and shiny while nail clipping lessens her chances of a claw snag. They require attention and care around the clock. 4 to give the baby cat milk you can use a baby bottle a syringe or a dropper.

In this video you can see their rescue story and learn how to care for abandoned n. Use a large enough box to comfortably hold the mother cat and her kittens. The first milk produced called colostrum is rich in antibodies and will help protect kittens against diseases. However the kitten will stop drinking milk when it is full.

Yesterday kitten lady rescued 3 newborn kittens. Make sure you change the bedding frequently so it doesn t get too soiled. Newborn kittens may nurse about every 1 2 hours. If the mother cat is still in the picture she can provide most of the kittens needs herself.

At about three to four weeks old they can be offered milk replacer from a bowl and then small amounts of moistened kitten food four to six times a. So a kitten weighing 3 ounces will need about 24 ounces of milk replacement every 24 hours. As a general rule you should give a newborn kitten thirteen milliliters of milk per hundred grams body weight. As a rule of thumb for every ounce of kitten body weight he or she needs 8 ccs of formula.

This will continue until they gradually transition to solid foods when they are around four weeks old weaning. Chilling is one of the most critical dangers to newborn kittens. Newborn kittens should get all of their nutrition from their mother. If you are committed to helping the newborn kittens and become their surrogate mother then you will need to provide a safe warm home for them.

Brushing her coat and trimming her claws are two important elements of newborn kitten care and the sooner you start routine cat maintenance the easier it is for both of you. Provide blankets a heat lamp or a heating pad to ensure the kittens stay warm. Like a human baby a newborn kitten will need to be fed frequently approximately every two to three hours. You can use a box or small crate with plenty of dry clean bedding.