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3 wk old kittens and solids

post #1 of 5
12/18/10 at 11:08pm
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I know these kittens are to young for solids but can I start mixing some babyfood chicken into their formula? They are impossible to satisfy and hungry as can be. Is there health reasons why they shouldn't start this early?
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post #2 of 5
12/19/10 at 12:53am
You can try I think. I believe Hissy had an advice of this type not so long ago, talking about the survival instinct.
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post #3 of 5
12/19/10 at 9:05am
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I have done it with 4+ wk old kittens when introducing solids but not kittens this young. I make sure it is pureed really good and widen the whole in the nipple, it works really well for those who are reluctant to wean.
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post #4 of 5
12/19/10 at 8:02pm
I usually start trying orphans on solids (canned food mushed with formula) at 3 weeks. If they eat it, I figure they're old enough. They don't always know what to do at first but they'll get the hang of it. I've never thought of adding it to their bottle, though.
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post #5 of 5
12/19/10 at 8:45pm
I don't know if you should start them on solid food at 3 weeks old. Midnight was eating dry food at 3 weeks old. We didn't know he was only 3 weeks old when we got him, we found that out later. But he came here knowing how to eat. He had trouble because he only had his 4 baby fangs. The other teeth hadn't come in yet. He did choke a couple of times, so we had added water to his dry food, and got him kitten can food. He ate both of those without a problem.
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