On Nov 30, 8:49*pm, Cheryl > wrote:
> On 11/30/2011 9:17 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > I took it home last Wednesday. It weighed 8 ounces. Today it weighs over
> > 11 ounces. It is starting to get some teeth.
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> > 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.
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> > I would appreciate any suggestions as how to wean this little cat.
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> You could try putting the mash in a bottle and make the nipple hole a
> little bigger. *Be careful he doesn't take big mouthfuls or choke. *Once
> he gets the taste for the food it should be easier. *Good luck.

There's no good reason to ever feed it kibble, unless it's that you
can't afford
canned food. Cat's really aren't suited to live on high gluten corn
meal or other starchy stuff:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivo...ate_carnivores

--Bryan