5 week old and food?

iilovetuelxo

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she is five weeks, how much longer on kmr? she loves wet food adn tried hard food for kittens yesterday. when can i introduce her to water also??
 

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Actually she should have water available from the time you got her! My rex kittens were drinking water from mom's dish from 3 weeks old


Milk is a food - not a source of "water". If your kitten is eating solid foods (kitten) and drinking water, then you don't need the KMR. I think I only used it for a few weeks when they first started eating. But mom nursed them for 10-12 weeks anyway, so I rarely had to use KMR.
 
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okay so ill start giving her water now, lol and she has been eating wet food for kittens all day, and occasionally nibbles on dry kitten food, so when i run out of the little bit of kmr i have left should i buy more, or just let her eat wet and dry food? thanks alot =)
 

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If she has no mother to nurse, maybe pick up a little more to last about another month; otherwise she doesn't need it if still nursing from mom.
 

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i also have a 5-week old. i'm feeding a mixture of wet mixed with kmr, with kibble on the side. & water, of course!
 

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I've got two litters of kittens, one litter is 6 weeks old and the other litter will be 5 weeks old on Wednesday & Thursday. 9 out of 10 kittens are eating both canned and dry kibble and drinking water (plus nursing on mom). I gave them KMR first, for about a week, then moved on to the canned food and now they'll gladly eat the dry food as well.
 
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