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Is this normal?
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Maybe a try a different type of litter? or if there is room, 2 litter pans, one to play in and one to potty in?
sorry, somehow I missed sarthur2 reply before I posted.
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All recommendations are appreciated [emoji]128522[/emoji]
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They usually don't start eating and using the litter box until 5 weeks! Just be patient!
Hip Hip Hooray!! ; )
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I know I just need to give them time and they will eventually catch on to wet food, but they will not lap formula at 5 weeks old. Do you think they will need to learn how before eating wet food? My past foster kittens never had trouble weaning.... and none of them like lapping formula either.
You can try mixing plain chicken baby food in with it... it is very smelly... my foster kittens usually lap it up then!
Agree, baby food is a good idea. Also, some kittens just need until 6 weeks or so to catch on to weaning. Be patient!
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I talked to my foster coor. and we decided to just try wet food (without formula or water) and it worked! Well for two of them.... The black one which also happens to be the runt is not having it. I will just keep trying with her and hopefully she it start liking it cause they are biting through the bottle nipples. Is there anything I can do to try to get her to eat it?
Try smearing some food on her mouth so she'll have to taste it. Otherwise she'll learn from watching her siblings soon enough.
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That's because, as I've already said, they are not 100% ready. When they are ready, they will eat readily. Why the rush?
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i agree. I'm just saying what's happening. I would like the black one to start eating because she's just tearing about the nipples. so i would kind of like her to eat. Everyone else they can learn as slowly as possible.
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I hope she does soon too! 
You can try to put some on a spoon and see if she takes it that way. If she does, then slowly lower it to the plate. I have one that will take it from the spoon but as soon as I lower it, she walks away. So it doesn't always work. But it did for the other 2.
BTW, you're a Harry Potter fan, I can tell.
BTW, you're a Harry Potter fan, I can tell.
