I recently got a kitten from a friend and he is about 4-5 weeks old (we think),

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and I have been giving him milk replacer bc he wont touch kitten food whether it be soft or hard,, he was prob way too young to be from him mother but they were bringing the kittes to the pound to be put down so i HAD to take one =)does anyone know when he should be weaned off the milk replacer I dont want to spoil him too much but i also dont want to take him off if hes not ready, any suggestion?

Answer 1

Kittens usually shouldn't be seperated from their mothers untill about seven weeks old.  At this point, they are usually weened from thieir mothers milk and eating hard food full time.  I would guess that it is safe to stop feeding your kitten mile replacement at about six weeks.  In the next week or two try introducing her to hard food again.  If she is refusing it she probably is just too young.  Since you do not know her age for sure, just follow your instincts.  She should take to hard food when she is ready.

Answer 2

try mixing up some mix replacement and pouring it over kitten food to soften it before giving it to him. he should eat it right up. just make sure the milk is warm. you can still give him the replacement on its own once in a while, but slowly water it down each day, until you stop giving it to him all together.  

Answer 3

i had to bottle feed an abandoned kitten once its usually best to start weaning around 10 weeks if they were takin from their mother to soon

Answer 4

he wont eat it till he is 8-9 week old  

Answer 5

That is really too young to be taken from it's mother. You will really need to make sure that this kitten gets a lot of proper nutrition. You are going to have to bottle-feed it. You need kitten formula from a quality pet store, and you will need to work at it to get him to eat. Be very careful and do NOT try and force the formula down her throat! If it gets into her lungs, she will develop pneumonia and get very very sick for you. Please do not expect it to be easy. You will have to feed her often, and monitor her intake. She will also be very lonely and depressed. She may bond with you, which will make feeding easier. Any kind of solid food, hard or soft, may still be difficult for her to eat. Leave it out, but change it often. Also, leave water out. She may drink it here and there.

Good luck!

-Dave

Answer 6

he is tooo young to ben taken away from its mother.  

Answer 7

dont use regular milk use kitten formula, you can get it at the petstore, also listen to the person that works at humane society (jamie)

hes too young to be away from his mother though, =/ thats not good