As soon as kittens, like any other children, are born, they need to feed on their mother's milk. On the first day after birth, the kitten eats colostrum.
But the cat does not always produce milk afterwards. In this case, feeding the kittens falls on the shoulders of the owners.
Making cat milk replacer at home is quite simple - you can rely on yourself, you can buy special food.
Composition of cat milk
Cat's milk contains all the components found in human and cow's milk, but the nutritional properties differ.
Cat milk consists of 70% water, and its fat content is no more than 11%. Human, goat and cow milk has 7% more fat content than cat milk.
Cat milk contains 11% proteins (for comparison, human milk contains 2%, and goat and cow milk contains 4%).
But the milk of ungulates and humans contains a lot of lactose. The composition of non-cat milk is not suitable for kittens. They can be fed with milk other than their own, but they may get sick in the future.
What to feed a kitten if the cat does not have her own milk
The mixture must contain vitamins, minerals and trace elements.
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Complete milk substitutes for kittens are produced by well-known manufacturers of food for adult cats: Jimborn, Trixie, Royal Canin cat milk replacer is in demand, Jimpet and Beafar are also popular among cat lovers.
Royal Canin, Jimpet and Biafar are considered the best. Even photos of packages of cat milk substitutes from these companies already evoke associations with feeding offspring.
And the composition of the mixtures is similar to cat milk - they contain the same breakdown of nutrients as in real cat milk.
Milk recipes for a kitten
If your cat doesn’t have milk or you have a small kitten at home, you can prepare food from condensed milk without sugar. Usually it is 20% fat.
Mix 5 parts milk with 1 part water and add 1 teaspoon of bone meal per 1 liter of mixture.
GimCat Cat-Milk Powdered milk for kittens in packages: 200 g
Ingredients: Milk and dairy products (63.7%), oils and fats (including arachidonic acid - 0.21%), products of plant origin, milk sugar derivative with TGOS (1%), minerals. Additives per 1 kg: vitamin A - 20000 IU, vitamin D3 - 2000 IU, vitamin E - 100 mg, vitamin B1 - 10 mg, vitamin B2 - 10 mg, vitamin B6 - 8 mg, vitamin B12 - 60 mcg, vitamin K3 - 0.2 mg, biotin - 200 mcg, folic acid - 2 mg, nicotinic acid - 80 mg, pantothenic acid - 20 mg, calcium pantothenate - 20 mg, vitamin C - 100 mg, taurine - 1000 mg, choline chloride - 2500 mg , L-carnitine - 400 mg, copper - 5 mg, iron - 90 mg, zinc - 50 mg, iodine - 1 mg, manganese - 5 mg, selenium - 0.1 mg.+ Analysis: Protein - 35%, fat - 27%, ash - 6%, fiber - 0.1%, moisture - 6%, calcium - 0.9%, phosphorus - 0.5%, sodium - 0.4%.
595 RUB – prices at which GimCat Cat-Milk Powdered milk for kittens can be purchased in 200g packages.
Options:
- Age - for a kitten or nursing cat.
- Purpose
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Newborn kittens
How to make cat milk replacer?
In half a liter of regular milk from a store carton, mix the yolk of a raw chicken egg and add 4 teaspoons of granulated sugar without top. Goat milk and powdered milk are also suitable. It is fashionable to pour 0.3 ml of Tetravit vitamin drops into the mixture.
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Kittens can also prepare the “Malyutka” formula for children, the preparation instructions are the same as on the package for babies.
For very small and weak kittens, you can prepare food according to this recipe: for 100 ml of cow's milk, take 20 ml of an aqueous solution of glucose, you can feed it this way, but it is better to mix in an egg yolk and 1 teaspoon of refined sunflower oil.
Milk can be replaced with Nutrilon infant formula. You can add vitamin drops to the mixture.
All homemade kitten formulas must be thoroughly mixed - they must be liquid and free of lumps. Kittens are fed from a bottle with a nipple with a small hole; if you have patience, it is better to feed from a pipette.
Another option is to give the milk mixture in portions from a syringe (without a needle). The main thing is that the kitten has time to swallow a portion of food.
DOSAGE
Dosage for orphaned kittens:
- 100 g - 50 ml. milk
- 200 g - 80 ml. milk
- 400 g - 135 ml. milk
- 600 g - 180 ml. milk
- 1000 g - 250 ml. milk
Number of feedings per day for orphaned kittens:
- 0–21 days – 8–10 feedings (also at night)
- Days 22–28 – 6–8 feedings (1 time at night)
- Days 29–35 – 4–6 feedings (1 time at night)
- Days 36–42 – 3 feedings (daytime only)
- Days 43–49 – up to 3 feedings (daytime only)
From day 36, gradually transfer the kitten to additional solid food.
About the rules for storing food for kittens
Kittens can be fed only warm formula, the temperature should be about 39° C. Unfinished formula can be kept in the refrigerator for a day in a clean container.
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The dry mixture should be stored in a cool, dark place away from sources of moisture, and diluted only with boiled water at room temperature, and heated for feeding.
The kitten’s immune background is unstable; its gastrointestinal tract should not be exposed to bacterial attacks. And like a child or kitten, you can cook food only with clean hands.
Features of preparing milk mixture
The preparation sequence for all milk replacers for cats is almost the same. Detailed instructions are already printed on the packaging and, as a rule, they are quite detailed and understandable. We will consider just some of the features of using such mixtures :
- First of all, you should not buy a lot of substitute. As a rule, it is not suitable for long-term storage, and using an expired product is dangerous, since pathogenic bacteria form in dry milk during long-term storage;
- your hands and the utensils in which you will prepare the mixture must be sterile. This recommendation especially applies to newborn kittens, because in the first days after birth, their immunity has not yet been fully formed, and the body is very vulnerable to viruses and bacteria;
- The mixture needs to be prepared exactly as much as the kittens will eat at one time. The prepared substitute cannot be stored in the refrigerator;
- You need to clearly understand how much mixture the kitten should eat. Usually the instructions contain tables that can be used to determine which portion is suitable for the animal. However, sometimes it is necessary to individually adjust the dosage of the formula, since both underfeeding and overfeeding are harmful to the baby. You need to monitor your kitten's feces. If the baby is overfed, the droppings will be slightly runny and yellowish. If the kitten’s stool is normal, and after feeding he does not look lethargic and restless, then he is full, and the portion size is chosen correctly.
About food supplies for a kitten
You should not buy mixtures “in reserve”. The kitten will grow up quickly, no need to buy a large bag of formula.
If you look in stores at how much cat milk replacer costs, it will become clear that it is better to purchase Royal Canin products; the food is packaged in sterile “one-time” bags, they can be purchased for future use, and have a long shelf life.
Owners of a small kitten should purchase a bottle and pacifier in advance, as well as suitable food that replaces the cat's milk.
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Using condensed milk
High-quality sugar-free products are excellent as a base for colostrum; bone meal should be added to the heated mass.
- It is necessary to adhere to the proportions of 1 to 1; the finished composition is well absorbed by animals and nourishes them with useful vitamins.
- You can use it at a very early age of your four-legged friend; for feeding, you need to prepare a pipette or a small medical syringe.
- The use of regular baby food cannot be ruled out; people experienced in this matter advise buying the “Malyutka” brand, diluting the substitute according to the instructions.
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