On 11/30/2011 9:53 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "Janet > wrote in message
> b.com...
>> We are fostering another kitten. Got this one a week ago. A fellow brought
>> it to the shelter. It seems that mama cat had a litter on the roof of his
>> house. She managed to get all the kittens down, but this little one fell
>> off the roof. The fellow had 3 dogs who were hovering over the tiny
>> kitten, so he rescued it and gave it to the mom who rejected it.
>>
>> He took it to the shelter on the day that DH volunteers there. DH called
>> me and I came to see it. Again, it was either foster it, or it goes over
>> the Rainbow Bridge, as it's too young for shots.
>>
>> I took it home last Wednesday. It weighed 8 ounces. Today it weighs over
>> 11 ounces. It is starting to get some teeth.
>>
>> I have made it "gruel" from softened and mashed kitten kibble and canned
>> kitten food mixed with kitten formula. it is not interested in food even
>> if we put it on our finger tips and try to feed it that way. All it wants
>> to do is nurse.
>>
>> I would appreciate any suggestions as how to wean this little cat.
>
> They almost wean themselves. There are cat products availabe for all stages
> of a kittens life including KMR. I think mom cats start to wean their young
> at about 6 weeks of age. You can feed them human baby food so long as it is
> devoid of any onions. Onions are poison to cats. My sister has weaned
> many, many kittens and that is how she does it. Just wait until they show
> interest in the baby food and they'll start eating it on their own. Hard to
> find mouse baby food but chicken and turkey are good second choices. The
> more natural the better.
>
> Paul
>
>
Thanks for that idea. It doesn't seem to want anything to do with canned
kitten food.

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Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
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