Could our kittens not be getting enough milk?

When we moved into our new apartment complex we fell in love with a stray cat and took her in. She's now a 100% indoor cat and loves it but we had no clue she came with three kittens. We now have a nest of two week old kittens in our closet but momma is so small and her kittens are already so big, we're worried they might not be getting enough milk. The three of them combined make up the size of the mom cat, but one of them is significantly smaller than the others.

Can we supplement them? Or should we just let momma keep doing her thing? I've never personally had a cat before, let alone a whole nest of kittens. My husband has but he works a lot and I do most of the caretaking for momma and her babies. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Weighing them every day is the very best way to make sure they are all thriving. They should gain minimum 6-10 grams per day. If they aren't gaining that much, you should supplement.

If they are almost as big as the mom they are getting enough.  Weighing them will confirm this.  The real question is, is mom getting enough?  she should have all the wet and dry kitten food she can/wants to eat so she has the ability to produce milk for her kittens.

We love pictures BTW.

The one that is considerably smaller sounds like it's not getting enough milk to grow on. I recommend that you supplement this kitten with powdered, PetAg KMR.

Do you know how to feed it?

Also, if they are so big, they are probably big enough to begin eating some real food.  You know what and where, or do you want suggestions and tips?

They eating somewhat on their own will lessen the burden on the mom too.

If you have access to goats milk, it may be a good alternative to the kmr mentioned.   And or, a nice supplement for momma.

StefanZ

The kittens are only 2 weeks old. They are too young to eat food yet. [emoji]128522[/emoji]