kitten formula

[kelly4582]

please help! i found 5 3-week old stray kittens and i need a fast and easy kitten formula that i could make! please if anyone knows one, please post! thanks!

[SoraNoYume]

At Walmart and also pet stores, they have Kitty formula ready made in a can and also powder formula. At Walmart they only have one size bottle and nipple, but at the pet stores you can buy different types of nipples for your kitties....

When they are a bit older I advance them to the kitty formula mixed with baby cereal until they are ready for softened cat food.

hope this helps.

[kelly4582]

thanks!

[SoraNoYume]

PS....

Since there is not a Mama Cat to take care of them.........

Take a cotton ball dipped in warm water and wipe their genital area so that they will urinate....and also wipe their rectal area to keep it clean...

Kittens can't urinate on their own, it takes the Mama Cat to lick them and help them go....if you don't do this, they will not go and may develop a bladder infection.

Also, you may want to invest in a heating pad and put it under their sleeping area to keep them warm. It's important to keep them warm as they don't have a Mama.

I raise my kitties in a oblong laundry basket with the heating pad under them and several soft towels on top, then i change the towels to keep their sleeping area clean.

They should be opening their eyes about 3 weeks...........keep their eyes cleanned also.

Take care........and god bless your new babies......

Hope it helps..........

[kelly4582]

thank you so much! you really helped me alot! lol

[Anita]

Last week we found a 3 day old kitten. I took him to the vet. He recommended KMR powdered kitten formula. You can get it alredy mixed, but it is more expensive. Mix it up with warm water, make sure it is mixed well and all the lumps are out of it. Be sure and keep the kittens body temperature warm. A heat pad, on low under a towel should work. As far as mine, I am using a syringe on him he is so tiny - 4 ounces - that he gets too tired sucking, he does suck at the syringe but it is not so much work. He is now about 8 days old. Umbilical cord has come off but his eyes are still not open. Do be sure and use a cotton ball dipped in warm water to stimulate their genitals. Do this every time you feed them, you will be amazed at how much urine will come out. Mine sleeps all night, I have to wake him up, I think it is because there are not any other kittens squirming around to wake him up. Good luck to you they will be good cats. My two year old orange tiger was hand fed from 2-3 weeks of age and he is the most loving cat I have. By the way you can get KMR at your vet, or at Walmart or a pharmacy.

[kelly4582]

aw! thanks...i hope they do turn out healthy. i am starting to worry though becuase one has thrown up. me and my friend found them at her stable so they aren't the most healthiest, but there doing good. they finnaly started to walk and play around and it is the cutest! hopefully within 3-4weeks, if there healthly, were going to try to get good homes for them. thanks for all your help!

[lotocats]

I know this is an old post, but I thought someone else may need it. My favorite formula is:

4 oz. regular plain yogart (not fat free)
3 oz. condensed milk
3 oz. water
4 egg yolks (never egg whites)

Mix or shake before each use.

I've raised about 60 babies on this formula. They love it and it's so much less expensive than the packaged formula's.

[S*Qutie Pie's]

Originally Posted by lotocats

I know this is an old post, but I thought someone else may need it. My favorite formula is:

4 oz. regular plain yogart (not fat free)
3 oz. condensed milk
3 oz. water
4 egg yolks (never egg whites)

Mix or shake before each use.

I've raised about 60 babies on this formula. They love it and it's so much less expensive than the packaged formula's.

What is "condensed" milk? Is it a milk with rich in fat like as it almost comes directly from the cow)

[New Kittens]

What is "condensed" milk?

Condensed milk is processed milk with most of the water removed and a sweetener added. It is very thick, almost a syrup.

With my 4 kits, at 16 days old, I used a 12oz can of KMR, but at $8/can it is just too expensive.

I then mixed up the Condensed milk formula and it worked ok but it seemed too sweet.

I then mixed this formula, which worked well.

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My kitten formula

4oz water
12oz whole evaporated milk (1 can)
2 large egg yolks.
1 tablespoon clear Karo syrup

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I'm now using Kitten Glop.

Home-made kitten formula (Kitten Glop)

8 ounces water (boiled then cooled)
1 envelope Knox unflavored gelatin
8 ounces whole evaporated milk (not skim)
2 tablespoons mayonnaise (not low fat)
2 tablespoons plain yogurt (not low fat)
1 large or 2 small eggs yolks (raw)
1 teaspoon clear Karo syrup

* 1-3 drops liquid pet vitamins
* 1 capsule acidophilus
* 1 drop Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE)
* Optional, though very beneficial.

My kits eat every thing and we have not had any problems so far.

This morning I reintroduced the kits to their (recently captured) mother.

I hop this works out. Bottle feeding kits is very time consuming and she has more time then I do..