5 week old will not eat solid food.

[Catskuv16]

I have a litter of 4 kittens. They are 5 weeks old. Three of them are eating solid kitten food, but the runt of the litter is nit interested in the least. He sees his litter mates eating and mom eating but still walks away. Is there anything I should be doing or just leave him alone. Provided some pics.

 

[Kieka]

Just let him be, some are just slower to wean. He will or Mom will force him usually by 12 weeks old.

 

[FeebysOwner]

Have you tried to make a slurry of the kitten food with some KMR, just to see if that will jump start the process?

 

[Catskuv16]

Have you tried to make a slurry of the kitten food with some KMR, just to see if that will jump start the process?

Yes. That's how i started. Looked at what internet said to do and tried following what the sites said.

 

[Sarthur2]

This is typical of runts. He’ll catch up in the next week or two!

 

[Catskuv16]

Thanks for all your input. My 5 week old kitten has finally started to eat solid food. He is still smaller than the others but is doing fine. Thanks again.