5 kittens who are 4 weeks old

[Alley1989]

I have 5 kittens I been trying to bottle feed for about 2 days now and I can't seem to get them to accept it .. all 5 refuse to open their mouths or even try to sick on the nipple.. and the mom is running out of milk to feed all of them... What can I do .I have tried everything with them..

 

[Sarthur2]

How old are the kittens? Kittens with a mom rarely accept a bottle. You’ll need a syringe or dropper. A pharmacy will give you a small, 1 or 2 mL needleless syringe for free.

Here is a video that shows you how to feed the kittens with a syringe. You do not need a nipple on the end of the syringe.

Syringe Feeding — Kitten Lady

Let us know how it goes!

 

[Alley1989]

They are 4 weeks old .. the mom is getting where she pushes them away

 

[Sarthur2]

That’s because they have their baby teeth and it may hurt a little when they nurse.

You can try feeding them with the syringe, but you can also begin introducing wet food. Mix a little formula into pate (no chunks or shreds) so that it’s soupy, and put it on a flat plate or saucer. Show it to them or let them lick it off your finger. You can also soften kitten chow with formula. Most kittens begin weaning by 5 or 6 weeks, but some learn earlier.

 

[Alley1989]

That’s because they have their baby teeth and it may hurt a little when they nurse.

You can try feeding them with the syringe, but you can also begin introducing wet food. Mix a little formula into pate (no chunks or shreds) so that it’s soupy, and put it on a flat plate or saucer. Show it to them or let them lick it off your finger. You can also soften kitten chow with formula. Most kittens begin weaning by 5 or 6 weeks, but some learn earlier.

Thank you so much.. when they wake up I'm gonna try bc mom left the room doing her own thing.. I hope this works..

 

[Sarthur2]

If you cannot syringe formula and they will not eat the wet food yet, then they still must nurse mom regardless.

This means you must close mom in a room with the kittens several times a day long enough each time for all the kittens to nurse sufficiently.

I would suggest doing this for at least another week to ten days as they are young to fully wean yet. You can continue offering them food or a dish of formula. At some point (around 5-6 weeks old) they will begin eating.

Please keep us posted!

 

[Alley1989]

If you cannot syringe formula and they will not eat the wet food yet, then they still must nurse mom regardless.

This means you must close mom in a room with the kittens several times a day long enough each time for all the kittens to nurse sufficiently.

I would suggest doing this for at least another week to ten days as they are young to fully wean yet. You can continue offering them food or a dish of formula. At some point (around 5-6 weeks old) they will begin eating.

Please keep us posted!

The mom and kittens stay in a room together on and off all day except at night we lock her in room with them... But she won't let them she just walks off... I finally got them to eat thru a syringe a lil while ago..

 

[Willowy]

Offer a shallow dish of KMR, and some canned kitten food mixed with KMR in a different dish. They should get the idea fairly quickly if they aren't nursing anymore. They're old enough to lap on their own and shouldn't need a bottle or syringe.

Do they seem hungry and upset? If not, they may be nursing enough to satisfy them