how to ween only one?

twckittenmom

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Funny as it is. My cats kittens are all different stages and sizes though born same day. The biggest eyes are open. Ears erect starting to walk and worse is now teething. She's getting upset and leaves all the kittens when he trys to feed. But the rest are far to small to ween. The tinyest is barely able to do anything but cry when she's away. Can I try introducing it to wet food??? Then mix in formula
 

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Yes, you can try to introduce solids once they have teeth, so the most developed one might be ready. Don't try to restrict his nursing or anything, but giving him the option of eating solids would be OK. The one time I had kittens with their mother, they started eating her food on their own and I didn't have to do anything, so maybe if you feed the mother cat where the biggest kitten can join in, he'll figure it out that way.
 

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I let the mother wean her kittens herself. I started offering Royal Canin Baby Cat (Wet Food) mixed with warm KMR, soupy consistency on my finger.  Once they got the taste I offered it to them on a plate.  They would make a mess, but their quarantine room had hardwood floors so I could clean it easily.  After they learned to lap that I also gave them KMR in a saucer to alleviate some of Mama cats nursing.  They still nursed until they were about 9 weeks old, but it was not as taxing on Mama.  Their mothers milk gives them immunities that the KMR cannot duplicate.
 
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