My friend has a four month old kitten that won't eat its kitty-formula. What should they do?

Question

They have all the right stuff- a bottle from the vet and kitten formula too.

Answer 1

it is weaning away from formula, give it canned food or make kitten mush by soaking dry kitten food in the formula until it is soft. no worries, that is completely natural, he is growing up.  

Answer 2

The kitten probably just doesn't like the bottle. Try putting the formula in a small bowl or plate.

I recieved my kittens when they were 5 weeks old and they refused to drink from a bottle. I gave it to them in a plate instead and they licked every last bit of the formula.

Good luck!!!

Answer 3

Well just tell them that they should start trying to give it either wet cat food or boiled chicken but in little pieces.   I nursed a baby jaguar and a baby tiger.  When they stopped drinking the formula we gave them chicken but in really small pieces.

Good Luck!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

4 months?

The cat should be eating kitten food. Dry or wet. It is definately old enough.

If the kitten was 4 days or even 4 weeks, then kitten milk might be in order, but 4 months is old enough for solid foods.

Okay:

Try the tips given here in this article about orphaned puppy and kitten care:

http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content...

Answer 5

A four week old still  needs formula, at least till it's sixth week.  The question is, has she been eating the formula and just quit?  If so, you might try mixing the formula with tiny bits of flaked chicken--you can buy it tinned and already cooked--and see if that's the problem.

Bigger question:  is this her only cat?  I ask because, when we were raising Pixi and Woden--from the placenta, let me mention--we learned that kittens who grow up without a teacher of the feline persuasion, often fail to thrive, right about the 4 to 6 week stage.  This might also be her problem.

Best thing would be to try the milk and chicken mixture, make sure she has plenty of water--they'll drink that more happily when they're finicky, as they need water no matter what else they're getting.  She might also try thinning the mixture with water--it may just be too thick for the little guy.

If this continues beyond a day, she might want to consult a vet.   And, as for the company, even older kittens--three to six months--would probably do the trick.  Ours was fostered by a six month old tom, and they did wonderfully, as did he.

Answer 6

He may not like the taste.  See if you could do half and half with water and if still not, then just give him water with his kitten food.  Have you called the vet?  There might be a health problem that is causing the kitten not to feed.

Answer 7

Try putting the formula in a dish.