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better every two hours, more often if weak and in crisis. Every 3 hours if you need your nightly sleep...
I agree with Kat Knapper. You do not want to take your chances. Please keep us posted. BTW, newborn, neonatal kittens need to eat every 3 hrs, I believe. An they need milk replacement and sometimes won't drink from the bottle. A vet/rescue can get the baby to eat and hydrate properly. Sometimes a giant task for a first timer.
Hear, Hear!
In case this helps you or anyone else that reads looking for help.
My Toad was difficult when I took over feeding here at about 3 1/2 weeks.
1. Do not feel guilty if you have to force feed.
2 Sometimes if she wouldn't eat I would go ahead and stimulate her to defecate and pee and then go back to feeding.
3 I sat on a stool by my kitchen counter and used a rug sample to feed them on. I rolled up a towel and then the baby was able to press her paws on it while I got food into here.
4.I was not above scruffing her and getting the food in a drop at a time if that is what I had to do. They can't miss a feeding.
5 Mimic grooming. Using a rough washcloth
6. Be persistent in offering food. Toad went for kitten chow before she ever touched the formula/ KMR second step of wet food.
7. Remember to make eye contact and don't feel silly making trills and coos or letting the baby sleep on you touch , heartbeats , your breathing are part of your baby kittens needs.
Remember this is a brief period of time though the few weeks will seem like forever and a 24/7 job. It is also immensely rewarding Others have given you amounts and frequency of feeding. Keep a daily record of what the kitten should consume and how much was taken in. Survival instinct is strong in kits but sometimes you have to kick start it. Again never feel guilty if you have to resort to force feeding. Being feral there is a good chance your kitten has worms.