Newborn Kittens And Mother Care
Photo about the mother cat is nursing and the rest with the newborn kitten and kittens are sucking milk.
Newborn kittens and mother care. Continue reading to learn how to care for newborn kittens. Newborn kittens may nurse about every 1 2 hours. Let the mother cat set the pace for your attention. Kittens from six to 12 weeks old should be fed four times a day as you gradually decrease their access to milk replacer.
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 day. We have categorized this article based on how old the newborns are. If you have recently taken in some newborn kittens you will have your work cut out for you. If the mother cat is still in the picture she can provide most of the kittens needs herself.
This generally occurs by the time the kitten is about 8 weeks of age. Where possible allow the kittens to wean naturally from their mother. It is important for them to receive their mother s milk up until this age as it contains substances that are vital to their health and immunity. The kittens should be developing rapidly and if the mother is going to have any postpartum problems it will happen during that period.
It s important to know the stages of development of newborn kittens so that you will have an idea of what exactly it is that they need and how to properly be of assistance to them. They require attention and care around the clock.