Is it possible to feed a kitten with baby food?

Periodically, there are times when cats refuse to feed their newborn offspring. And then the owner of the animals has to think about how to leave still blind kittens. Below we will describe what and how to feed the kitten in order to grow it healthy, and whether or not feeding baby food is suitable.

Features of feeding newborn kittens

Veterinarians unanimously argue that kittens need to be fed exclusively with special milk formula, which is created taking into account the needs of a little fluffy and as close as possible to cat's milk. But such mixtures can be very difficult to find in a regular pet store, and the prices for such a mixture are quite high. In such conditions, a baby formula can be a good substitute.

The mixture must be diluted with boiled water, in an amount twice as large as indicated in the instructions. Baby food is intended for children from birth. Since the infant formula contains more fat and carbohydrates than in cat’s milk. And this in the future can lead to health problems in a four-legged friend.

The kitten of the first months of life should be fed every three to four hours, both day and night. Use for these purposes you need a special small bottle with a pacifier. She is already in the pack with the mixture. Or you can feed from a syringe and pipette.

Be sure to monitor the condition of the pet. If the mixture didn’t suit him, then he will become lethargic, may suffer from abdominal pain, the kitten’s stool will turn green and with mucus, blood streaks are possible, and weight gain will also be poor. Normally, the baby will gain 10-20 grams in weight every day.

The correct technique for feeding a kitten

If a kitten eats a little mixture during one feeding, then after half an hour - an hour try to feed him again. After feeding, be sure to wipe the baby’s tummy with a damp cloth, similar to how a cat should lick it. This is done so that he went to the toilet, otherwise without such a massage he will not be able to do it.

Much attention is paid to the hygiene of the little cat. Immunocompromised cats have weakened immune defenses, so they change their litter regularly, and the bottle and nipple (syringe, pipette) are sterilized, just like for a baby. The mixture should be freshly prepared and at the same temperature as the kitten’s body.

Features of eating a kitten older than a month

From the fifth week of the baby's life, you can begin to expand his diet. Ideally, complementary foods should be prepared on their own, but canned mashed potatoes for children up to a year are also suitable. A prerequisite is the absence of sugar, salt, onion and garlic in the food purchased. All these ingredients are extremely harmful four-legged baby.

1. The first to be introduced into the diet is meat puree. Better if it is made from beef or veal. If mashed from poultry meat, then you need to make sure that it does not contain skin. It is too oily for the baby's fragile digestion. The same goes for pork.
2. Starting from a month, it is very useful to give crumbs a liver. First, one that is prepared industrially from a can, and then raw, scalded with boiling water.
3. As early as six weeks, you can begin to introduce baby curd into the kitten’s diet, but of low fat content and without various fruit and vegetable additives, as well as salt and sugar. With kefir and fermented baked milk it is better to wait until the fifth month of life of the crumbs, at an earlier age they can provoke diarrhea in the cat.You can give milk from the age of three months of the animal. Cow - bred in a ratio of two to one, goat - one to one.
4. Also, from six weeks you can try to give the kitten a mashed fish. It is better if it will be marine and oceanic varieties of fish. From six months you can go to scalded fish, and from a year completely to raw. A prerequisite will be the absence in the fish of bones, fins and scales. It is better to never give freshwater fish raw; parasites often live in it, which the cat can easily catch.
5. From a month, you can begin to feed the baby porridge. Buckwheat and rice should be chosen for these purposes. You need to cook in milk without adding salt and sugar. Ready porridge should be crushed in a blender.
6. In no case should you give the kitten such products as sausages, sausages, sausages. Food from your table also does not need to be given, it contains sugar and salt, which destroy the skeleton of the animal and overload its liver and kidneys.

Thus, a kitten can be easily fed with baby food. Just be careful to buy a mixture or mashed potatoes to feed it.

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