Feeding my 4week old kitten wet food, later she poops & it looks like the food

If she is only 4 weeks old, she is a little young to be eating wet food. I would mix the wet food and the milk into a gruel. This will get her system used to handling wet food, and her body will get the nutrition from both. Usually you don’t start a kitten on solid food until around 5 weeks. I understand that you are only approximating this kitten’s age, since no one knows how old she is. Since she is able to eat wet food and more than likely she has small teeth, it’s okay. Just do the wet food/KMR mix for now, and you can also give her the KMR. We actually like to recommend goat’s milk, as it’s easier on the digestive system. The KMR tends to constipate kittens. You can get it in the refrigerated milk section of the grocery, or in the baking aisle in cans. The canned is condensed, so add water 1 to 1. You can supplement her wet food/milk mix with just plain milk or formula to give her more hydration and she will like it. I’m going to post a couple of links for you on hand rearing kittens, there is a lot of info in them but will be useful for weaning and litterbox training.
http://www.safehavenforcats.com/newborn.htm
http://messybeast.com/handrear.htm

Hi Bobbi,

Thanks to you and your BF for helping this wee kit. Yes, she is a bit young for just wet food so feed her wet with milk as a gruel for a couple more weeks. As KZ mentioned Goats’ milk gives her added benefits but more importantly the Goats’ milk must be pasturized. Just about every packaged milk will be but read label. She’s biting the nipple because she isn’t getting enough fast enough. Make and “X” across the top of a new nipple so more milk can flow. Watch her so she doesn’t aspirate by getting milk in her lungs.

PG

OK Bobbi. Take the milk and some wet food, and stir it up. Do this until there is some substance to the mixture but not chunky.

The Goats’ milk has a bunch of probiotics and nutrients. I believe this kit needs those because she was abandoned. The Goats’ milk is low in lactose, which will ease her tummy. Cats are lactose intolerant so cow’s milk isn’t good for them. When feeding her, place her on her feet. Do not hold her on her back. If she’s on her feet she will have less of a chance of aspirating. A kitten that aspirates milk formula will usually have milk flow out the nostrils, coughing as well as have fluid entering the lungs. In severe instances, the kitten will have immediate difficulty in breathing.

To keep your wee kit warm put a heating pad, set on LOW, wrapped with a blankie or towel in her own nest. Kittens can’t digest food when they’re cold.

Don’t worry about the questions. We’re not vets. but have had experience is raising kits.

BTW, I can understand momma cat’s attitude. “Another one? NO!”

PG