The kitten we are getting (not got it yet) is apparently not eating solids even when mixed with milk,any help?

Question

We are due to get the kitten on friday, only the owner is concerned as she is still not eating solid unless being fed by hand. She is still eating from her mum and is 7 1/2 weeks old. Any ideas on how to get her to eat solid food when she comes to stay with us. Will she eat solid food after leaving her mother?

Answer 1

You should deffinately keep the kitten with her mother untill she is fully weaned my friends has just got a kitten who is 7 weeks and who is fully weaned, even though this is a bit young to be taken away from her mother she is eating properly and is coping well.

If she does come to stay with you vefore she is weaned and she doesnt eat soild food, are you gonna make her a bottle nd feed her???

Answer 2

Maybe best to wait a few weeks till she's fully weaned.  

Answer 3

She's obviously not old enough to be away from her mother!

http://www.blurtit.com/q735334.html

Some mother cats would leave their kittens very early after their weaning as early as after just 3 months while some keep visiting and caring them until their sexual maturity.

http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/other-pets-...

A kitten should stay with its mom for a mininum of 8 weeks and preferably 12 weeks, But they can be weaned at 8 weeks, although they'll continue to nurse if mama lets them.

Kittens need twice the amount of nutrients as a adult cat, but can't eat nearly as much, so you should get them a "good brand" of kitten food that has extra protein, fat, vitamins and minerals. This will give them the healthy start they need for good health!

http://www.breedlist.com/faq/young.html

"Kittens should leave their homes at a minimum age of twelve weeks," says Dr. Betsy Arnold, DVM, a veteran Siamese breeder and veterinarian with an all-feline practice in Rochester, New York called Caring for Cats. "In my practice I have seen kittens coming in at six and seven weeks who weight twelve, maybe fourteen ounces. These are infants. They needed to stay with their mothers."

Twelve weeks may seem old to people accustomed to seeing newspaper ads advertising kittens who are "ready to go" at six or eight weeks of age. Most of us who have had cats have acquired kittens that young. They are cute at that age, and most people enjoy having such young kittens to watch them grow. However, we may permanently harm kittens by separating them from their mothers so early. There are crucial mental, emotional, and developmental milestones that a kitten experiences between six and twelve weeks of age. Separating the kitten from mother, siblings, and familiar surroundings at that age can cause undue anxiety and stress at the least, and serious medical problems or even death in the very worst cases.

http://www.breedlist.com/faq/young.html

Some studies have shown that vaccination at six weeks might be too early. "I once lost a 10-month-old cat to panleukopenia (feline distemper)," recounts Mary Tyson of Thaison Siamese. "After long discussions between the vaccine manufacturer and my vet, Pittman Moore's research head concluded that it was not a bad batch of vaccine. Cornell [Feline Health Center], which had done the post mortem analysis (and also analyzed blood samples taken while the cat was still alive), concluded in conjunction with Pittman Moore that some cats do not develop lasting immunity from vaccines administered earlier than 16 weeks of age, and this cat had had his last shots at 12 weeks. Thereafter I maintained a policy of not letting kittens leave home until they had had their shots at 16 weeks old." "The most important reason I place kittens at 12 weeks of age (or older) is because kittens can be extremely fragile, and putting them in a new home and environment puts additional stress on them, upping the chances of getting sick," says Burmese breeder Jaina Wendtland. "When this happens the kitten buyer blames the seller, and rightly so in many cases."

Answer 4

I thought this topic was pregnancy and parenting! New born babies not kittens! But good luck with it!

Answer 5

a kitten taken away too soon is likely to be maladjusted...why not wait?

it's in the kitten's best interest, and ultimately yours

I have a kitten that we found in the engine compartment of our pick up truck...she is a very fearful adult cat and I think it's because she became separated too soon and never learned from MOM that she could trust humans...she's very timid and her fear is somewhat extreme...she is NOT a typical cat