What human foods are safe for my 5-7 week old kitten to eat?

If the kitten is 1-2 months old than she should be able to eat some regular cat food, especially if you get wet food and add some water to it. Human baby formula is not ideal but if you can't get kitten milk replacer and she is not eating solid food than you could give her some. It would be best to use a kitten formula or just regular cat food. Most kittens than are 2 months old are ready to be weaned from their mothers.

At six weeks of age, Roxy should be on her way to weaning, and you can get her used to her dry food by make a kitten mush. I would soak a high quality kitten formulated dry food in water water until soft. Then mix that with kitten formula such as KMR to make a mush the consistency of oatmeal. Over the next two weeks, gradually increase the amount of dry kitten food and decrease the amount of water and KMR you use until she is eating the dry kitten food only. Make sure she has plenty of water at all time, and it's quite easy to litter box train her. Simply put Roxy in the box after she eats, and make a scratching motion in the litter with your finger. She will pick up on it quickly.

At 5 weeks Baby should be old enough to start eating some solid food. You can try mixing some canned kitten food with some kitten formula like KMR and putting it in a shallow dish. If she still won’t eat I would recommend seeing a veterinarian to determine what might be wrong. They can also teach you how to tube feed if necessary.

Savannah won't go into heat for the first time until she is at least six months of age. If you don't plan on breeding her, I recommend having her spayed before then. Cats in heat are very annoying. No, I do not recommend feeding her raw chicken; in fact, I never recommend a raw diet. You can occasionally give her some boiled white meat chicken (no bones) as a treat. Be sure to be feeding her a kitten formulated food so she can get all the nutrients she needs to be healthy. She could keep meowing because she's hungry, and it may be the grain free food isn't satisfying her. I never recommend feeding grain free unless there is a proven allergy to grains, which is actually very rare. You can try feeding her a high quality kitten food such as Royal Canin, Hill's Science diet, Purina ProPlan, and Iams. I hope this helps!

Hello. I would wait another couple of weeks before introducing them to the rest of the adult cats in the home. You can continue the Tobrex, but if the kitten is still symptomatic, you may need to talk to your vet about either another medication, or reassessing the diagnosis of herpes. A female cat can & will go into heat & get pregnant while nursing an existing litter. Not an ideal situation because this can be really hard on her body. Best to rest her through a couple of heat cycles before rebreeding. Keep doing what you are doing with the kittens & the litter box. They are babies & still rely on mom to clean things up. They should start using the box soon. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

Yes, cooked chicken is fine but Bella needs to be eating a commercial cat food. Cats have specific nutritional needs and a homemade diet is always LACKING in proper nutrition. I recommend to feed Bella Royal Canin Kitten food or Purina ProPlan Kitten food. These are balanced diets that contains all the amino acids, vitamins, minerals, fat, fiber and DHA that she needs to develop normally. I hope this helps.

Kittens do the majority of their growth in the first five to six months of life but continue to grow until they are around one year old. During this time of rapid growth and maturation of their bones, it is very important to choose a complete and balanced diet with the appropriate levels of nutrients. Diets formulated for growth include those labeled for kittens or “all life stages.” Canned foods promote increased water consumption in cats, and feeding dry food exclusively or in combination with canned is also acceptable. Offering a kitten with a variety of textures early in life can be helpful in minimizing the chance of having a picky eater. Regardless of diet selection, always make diet changes gradually by mixing the old and new foods together over five to seven days and make sure to carefully measure the appropriate portions of your cat’s food. Abrupt changes have a greater likelihood of resulting in vomiting and/or diarrhea.