When Do Kittens Stop Feeding Off Mum

Dont try to stop her feeding them cos mama knows best.

When do kittens stop feeding off mum. A mother cat would normally stop feeding their kittens around 6 8 weeks after giving birth to them the mother cat would stop feeding them and start to push them off because they grow teeth and. I rescued the kittens mother whom i found as a pregnant starving malnourished stray. During this time the kittens will still occasionally nurse on their mother but they will also start to eat liquid kitten food. It s an important part of the kitten s development and needs to be done at the right time and in the right way.

They start to transition from their mother s milk onto solid foods a process known as weaning at around 3 weeks to 4 weeks of age. I have a 9 month old kitten who suckles my 4 years old cat on her neck shoulder tummy or wherever because it provides her comfort. Puppies grow up quickly. The liquid kitten food should gradually get thicker until it is a watered down canned kitten food or a moistened kitten kibble.

They certainly should mot be nursing at 4 months and should be separated from their mother unless you plan to keep them in which case they should be getting vet visits by 6 months to be fixed to prevent more unwanted pregnancies and inbreeding. Normally the queen or mother cat will handle kitten weaning on her own. She caught me out mother cat would lie there feeding her daughter and her daughters kittens would be feeding from both of them made a gorgeous photo. If the mother cat still cannot or will not feed her kittens then ongoing bottle feeding will be necessary.

I do not interfere. My cat sometimes gets annoyed and walks away but usually doesn t care. The weaning process usually continues for about another month until the kittens are fully weaned between eight and 10 weeks of age. Usually the mother weens the kittens completely by 8 or 9 weeks old.

Dip your fingertip or the syringe or bottle the kitten is used to nursing from into the liquid let the kitten lick it then guide him by moving your finger down into the bowl. Weaning a kitten is the process of transitioning the kitten from mother s milk to solid food. You may begin to introduce kitten food around three weeks of age and once the kitten is eating on its own gradually start reducing the amount of milk you offer. If a kitten is taken off of her mother s milk too soon she may continue suckling on random items well into adulthood like blankets wool sweaters or your most cherished winter coats no thank you.

Instead they ll be chowing down on puppy food. Serve kitten milk replacer in a shallow bowl. Continued how do i wean a kitten off of mother s milk or bottle feeding. Do not use cow s milk as this will cause stomach upset and diarrhea in some kittens.

Before long those little guys won t be nursing from their mother at all. By terry kaye. Kittens should be bottle fed kitten milk for at least the first four weeks of their lives.