@catwoman707Tulsoai and Catwoman, obviously kitten formula is necessary, but kmr itself has cow's milk powder in it. If it caused most unweaned kittens diarrhea, I'm sure they would make it with goat's milk powder or whatnot.
can doubtless explain why better than I can but it is not the same AT ALL. Giving cows milk to kittens is a very very bad idea. Please see reputable sites like ASPCA http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/cat-care/newborn-kitten-care for reasons why this is not okay. I appreciate that it worked for your kitten but you were very very lucky and simply should not advise people who might not know any better to give it to their kittens. Kitten milk replacer, a homemade substitute like catwoman707 described, or goats milk (though this is not perfectly ideal either and I only ever suggest it in if all else fails scenarios, typically when the poster is outside the USA or other developed countries) are the only things that should be offered to young kittens where mom's milk is unavailable or not sufficent. I am not meaning to be harsh, but you simply don't have correct information.
She is older than I thought and at an age where she can begin to be socialized. In sum I agree with StephenQ's advice here. With that said, I just wanted to say a note on the food. You should get her transitioned to wet food as soon as possible. Feeding bits of chicken or fish on their own is not nutritionally adaquate over the long term. While as a stop-gap measure it is okay, she should not be kept on this diet long-term or really for more than a few days.
Hi guys! Thanks for all thereplies!
Last night after posting this I gave her chicken and fish and she LOVED IT. She ate it all very fast. So I'm guessing she just had no idea that the wet food is ...food. hehe.
With that said, some people do feed their cats raw. If you are interested in that, we have a whole forum on it, but you have to understand it's much more complex and time consuming than simply feeding the cat raw meat- you also have to feed organs, calcium sources, and many other things.
Glad to hear you are getting on well with her