how much and how often should kittens eat?
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(NEVER give them cow's milk and keep them on the same formula.) Kittens should eat 2 tablespoons or 30 ccs of formula per 4 ounces of body weight within a 24 hour period. Feed kittens less than 2 weeks of age at least every 2 hours. Kittens 2 to 4 weeks of age should eat every 3-4 hours.
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Kittens should be offered food at least 4 times per day. Take care not to overfeed or underfeed your kitten. Your vet will be able to weigh your kitten, assess your kitten's body condition score and provide advice.
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Feeding: Kittens should be eating canned and dry food well. Feed the kittens at least three meals daily. If one kitten appears food-possessive, use a second dish and leave plenty of food out so that everyone is eating.
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Kittens should eat 2 tablespoons or 30 ccs of formula per 4 ounces of body weight within a 24 hour period. Feed kittens less than 2 weeks of age at least every 2 hours. Kittens 2 to 4 weeks of age should eat every 3-4 hours. If they are sleeping for longer periods during the night, do not wake them to feed.
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We feed them and their moms 4 times a day, until the babies are around 8 weeks old. Then we feed them 2–3 times a day. But if the food loses freshness, or gets spilled or dirty (kittens can be messy) we change it. We start with small amounts - for an 8 week old kitten, maybe a 1/2 of a 5.5 oz.
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Keep a log listing daily weights and amount of formula consumed at each feeding. Newborn kittens, up to 1 week old, should be fed every 2-3 hours; by 2 weeks old, every 4-6 hours. Once they are 3 weeks old, they can be fed every 4 to 6 hours.
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The first 24-48 hours each kitten needs 1 ml of milk per hour. Each day, increase the amount fed per meal by 0.5 ml until a maximum of 10 ml/meal is reached. Kittens will need 9-12 meals per day.
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A 9 month old kitten should be having 2–4 meals per day and in a month or so you can start to wean down to 2 meals per day (between 10 and 12 months). A good idea would be to have dried food and fresh water available all day, whilst giving them small amount of wet foods 2–4 times a day.
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Be sure to weigh the kitten regularly, and record his or her weight in a dated chart to keep track of its development. 12 Weeks: Increase the amount of each meal, and gradually space them out to three meals a day. Around 6 Months: You may gradually space out the meals to twice daily.
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All kittens should be eating solid food by 8-12 weeks. It is desirable to leave the kittens together with the mother until 12-16 weeks so that they effectively learn life's lessons about normal behaviour etc and are stronger and larger before the stress of separation.
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A feeding schedule for your kitten allows you to control the kitten's diet more easily and make sure your kitten does not overeat and gain too much weight. Your new kitten should eat three times daily. Morning, afternoon, and evening is a good choice.
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Newborn kittens may nurse about every 1-2 hours. 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.
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It is normal for kittens to pass faeces as often as they are fed a meal, so at eight weeks old your kitten is probably being fed 3-4 times a day and could, therefore, be expected to pass faeces up to four time a day, however as your kittens digestive system becomes more efficient and dealing with food and waste ...
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We recommend feeding your kitten three meals a day until they are six months of age. At six months, your kitten will closely resemble an adult in size, but they are still a kitten and should continue eating a diet made especially for kittens. You can adjust their feeding to two meals a day instead of three.
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Newborn kittens, up to 1 week old, should be fed every 2-3 hours; by 2 weeks old, every 4-6 hours.
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Its tummy is still too small to contain the much-needed amounts of food that will give it the right amounts of nutrients if fed as frequently as adult cats. By this age you can give your kitten 1/3 to 1 cup of kitten food per feeding three times a day.
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6 - 7 Weeks of Age Feeding: Kittens should be eating canned and dry food well. Feed the kittens at least three meals daily. If one kitten appears food-possessive, use a second dish and leave plenty of food out so that everyone is eating.