well my two hand raised kittens will be 5 weeks old tomorrow and i've started trying to wean them. They will lap up some formula, or KMR second step, or even some moistened crunchies from a bowl. But they wont eat very much on their own. So I am still bottle feeding them as well.
What I do is, whenever it is their eating time, I make them their food in a bowl first, and encourage them to eat it from there. I let them have that for about 2 hours. I notice that they never eat much of it, so then I go ahead and bottle feed them until they are content. This has been going on for about a week now.
How am i doing? Any suggestions or input would be great. Should i just continue doing this and as they eat more from the bowl, ill give them less from the bottle. Until they are eating moistened food from the bowl all the time. Sound good? I never weaned kittens before.
Thanks! =)
they play pretty rough, is this normal for their age?
What I do is, whenever it is their eating time, I make them their food in a bowl first, and encourage them to eat it from there. I let them have that for about 2 hours. I notice that they never eat much of it, so then I go ahead and bottle feed them until they are content. This has been going on for about a week now.
How am i doing? Any suggestions or input would be great. Should i just continue doing this and as they eat more from the bowl, ill give them less from the bottle. Until they are eating moistened food from the bowl all the time. Sound good? I never weaned kittens before.
Thanks! =)
they play pretty rough, is this normal for their age?