Abandoned Newborn Kittens Care

A very big part of trap neuter return tnr is adopting out the kittens after socializing them to humans.

Abandoned newborn kittens care. For assistance with an abandoned kitten please contact your local veterinarian or animal rescue organization. Buy powdered cat milk replacer. This is the cat equivalent of infant formula with the same composition milk from the kittens mother. Abandoned kittens will be dirty and the nest will be soiled and they will cry continuously because they re hungry.

Ideally kittens should not be taken from the mother until they are five to six weeks of age. Buy powdered cat milk replacer like cimicat from the vet clinic major pet stores or the internet. If the kitten looks very clean this is a sign that the kitten may not be abandoned. Place some flour around the kitten while it is sleeping.

Observe the kitten from a distance for 1 or 2 hours to make sure the mother has not come back. First of all many people come upon litters of kittens outdoors and assume they ve been abandoned when in fact mom is nearby probably hunting. Kitten season is around the corner and if you re anything like me you might soon find yourself crossing paths with a little mewing orphan or two or six. Welcome to the abandoned kitten care guide.

Like a human baby a newborn kitten will need to be fed frequently approximately every two to three hours. You want to be 100 sure that the kitten is actually abandoned. Some tnr volunteers stick to trapping only and deliver young kittens to rescues. Some tnr folks like me do it all themselves even though this greatly reduces numbers of cats fixed.

Be very careful when handling a newborn kitten. If the kittens seem well fed are in a safe place and fall asleep after crying for a short while mom is probably around. Newborn kittens are fragile and even a small child could cause serious harm to a kitten. Make sure you change the bedding frequently so it doesn t get too soiled.

So a kitten weighing 3 ounces will need about 24 ounces of milk replacement every 24 hours. If you have children who will be handling your kittens teach them how to be gentle and never allow them to hold the kittens unless they are being supervised. As a rule of thumb for every ounce of kitten body weight he or she needs 8 ccs of formula. You can use a box or small crate with plenty of dry clean bedding.

Do not feed cow s milk since the sugar or lactose will likely upset the kittens stomachs.