Hi all.
A very tiny kitten has been abandoned at my house - 2/3 days old. Vet has been old and has sent me home with Royal Canin Baby Cat Milk Formula.
The little one is trying to feed and largely succeeding. I try to get her to eat 2-4 ml each feed (every 2/3 hours). She seems quite active before and after feeds.
My question for you all is this:
the Royal Caning Baby Cat milk only gives instructions for mixing the max amount (20ml water + 10ml formula). It also states that you must use all mixed formula within an hour. Discard any unused milk.
Is this for real?! This cat is eating every 2-3 hours. Only small amounts though. The milk wastage is through the roof if I make up the suggested amount.
If I reduce the proportions down to 5ml water + 2.5ml formula, then basically I am spending my life (and I need to add here I have a 2 yr old toddler + 7 month pregnant, so mixing formula at night is NOT what I want to be doing rift now) mixing and measuring formula.
Don;t get me wrong - i'll what I have to for this kitten but what I wan to know is if I can at least mix up 20 ml and keep in fridge between feeds and then warm up at feeding time? Or any other suggested shortcut so that I'm not standing about in my kitchen at 3am measuring up gallons of formula that I then just have to throw down the sink?!?!
HELP ME!!!!
A very tiny kitten has been abandoned at my house - 2/3 days old. Vet has been old and has sent me home with Royal Canin Baby Cat Milk Formula.
The little one is trying to feed and largely succeeding. I try to get her to eat 2-4 ml each feed (every 2/3 hours). She seems quite active before and after feeds.
My question for you all is this:
the Royal Caning Baby Cat milk only gives instructions for mixing the max amount (20ml water + 10ml formula). It also states that you must use all mixed formula within an hour. Discard any unused milk.
Is this for real?! This cat is eating every 2-3 hours. Only small amounts though. The milk wastage is through the roof if I make up the suggested amount.
If I reduce the proportions down to 5ml water + 2.5ml formula, then basically I am spending my life (and I need to add here I have a 2 yr old toddler + 7 month pregnant, so mixing formula at night is NOT what I want to be doing rift now) mixing and measuring formula.
Don;t get me wrong - i'll what I have to for this kitten but what I wan to know is if I can at least mix up 20 ml and keep in fridge between feeds and then warm up at feeding time? Or any other suggested shortcut so that I'm not standing about in my kitchen at 3am measuring up gallons of formula that I then just have to throw down the sink?!?!
HELP ME!!!!