Equuisize
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We have an about 5 1/2 week feral kitten that was abandoned by his mom.
We've had him since he was about 11 to 12 days old.
His mother had him and his litter mates in the bottom of a grass clippings bin on the back of a lawn tractor.
On the forth of July she moved everyone, from the very crowded bin, and left him for at least 12 hours before we decided he'd starve if we waited on her to come back. We've fed him kitten formula from a bottle since that time.
Several days ago his sucking got so vigorous that he pulled the nipple out of the bottle, repeatedly. Concerned he might get it lodged in his throat we decided that it was time to switch him, to be a big boy and over to wet kitten food mixed with his formula.
He hated it. He loves his bottle.
Next we removed the formula and mixed the food with whole milk, at the suggestion of the fellow at the feed store. The fellow though the milk might not as filling as the formula and he'd switch to the wet kitten food.
He liked that OK and now gobbles everything you put in front of him.
My question is how much wet food should a 5 to 6 week old kitten that weighs about 1 1/2 pounds + be eating/it seems now he'd eat a whole can if we'd give it to him ....... At what point could we add kibble and how long do we give him milk.
I have no experience with cats or kittens because of allergies, to them, but we love this little guy who came to us so helpless.
He plays a lot with our German Shepherd and seems healthy as can be. But he sleeps 3 to 5 hours at a time, during the day and sleeps thru the night and at least 10 hours if not 12 from the time we put him to bed.
He's learned to use his kitty litter pan but only poops like every other day. Can that be right?
When I was pottying him with a baby wipe he pottyied after each meal.
I am much better with dogs and horses than with cats......seems it should be easier and I shouldn't worry about him so much.
I think it's because I feel bad his mom abandoned him and I'm trying to make it up to him. This is Putter/Michael is an avid golfer LOL Isn't that face irresistible?
Anything I should be doing/ I'm not - - Or stop doing, that I am?
We've had him since he was about 11 to 12 days old.
His mother had him and his litter mates in the bottom of a grass clippings bin on the back of a lawn tractor.
On the forth of July she moved everyone, from the very crowded bin, and left him for at least 12 hours before we decided he'd starve if we waited on her to come back. We've fed him kitten formula from a bottle since that time.
Several days ago his sucking got so vigorous that he pulled the nipple out of the bottle, repeatedly. Concerned he might get it lodged in his throat we decided that it was time to switch him, to be a big boy and over to wet kitten food mixed with his formula.
He hated it. He loves his bottle.
Next we removed the formula and mixed the food with whole milk, at the suggestion of the fellow at the feed store. The fellow though the milk might not as filling as the formula and he'd switch to the wet kitten food.
He liked that OK and now gobbles everything you put in front of him.
My question is how much wet food should a 5 to 6 week old kitten that weighs about 1 1/2 pounds + be eating/it seems now he'd eat a whole can if we'd give it to him ....... At what point could we add kibble and how long do we give him milk.
I have no experience with cats or kittens because of allergies, to them, but we love this little guy who came to us so helpless.
He plays a lot with our German Shepherd and seems healthy as can be. But he sleeps 3 to 5 hours at a time, during the day and sleeps thru the night and at least 10 hours if not 12 from the time we put him to bed.
He's learned to use his kitty litter pan but only poops like every other day. Can that be right?
When I was pottying him with a baby wipe he pottyied after each meal.
I am much better with dogs and horses than with cats......seems it should be easier and I shouldn't worry about him so much.
I think it's because I feel bad his mom abandoned him and I'm trying to make it up to him. This is Putter/Michael is an avid golfer LOL Isn't that face irresistible?
Anything I should be doing/ I'm not - - Or stop doing, that I am?