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I have been hand rearing two kittens that were abandoned. Had them since birth. They're now 30 days old (I think). They'd been both been taking their milk really well with a syringe.
I stopped syringe feeding them on the 01.06. They've been happily drinking their milk from the bowl. They were trying to suckle the milk but now seem to be lapping at it a bit more. I am trying to get them onto solids...
I have been mixing in a pate type kitten food into their milk, however much I blend it there's always a few small chunks of meat at the bottom that they just ignore.
One of them has teeth coming through now, the other teeth are just starting to erupt. I've tried them on small chunks of kitten meat today. They will take a little but generally just spit it out and bite me. I really want to get them onto solid food and am starting to feel like a failure so would really like some advice!
They are now toileting themselves and are using the litter tray some of the time. I am struggling to keep them clean as they've been swimming in their milk and find they've been suckling on themselves.
Am I doing the right things? I'm getting upset and stressed and feel like I'm not doing the best for them
I stopped syringe feeding them on the 01.06. They've been happily drinking their milk from the bowl. They were trying to suckle the milk but now seem to be lapping at it a bit more. I am trying to get them onto solids...
I have been mixing in a pate type kitten food into their milk, however much I blend it there's always a few small chunks of meat at the bottom that they just ignore.
One of them has teeth coming through now, the other teeth are just starting to erupt. I've tried them on small chunks of kitten meat today. They will take a little but generally just spit it out and bite me. I really want to get them onto solid food and am starting to feel like a failure so would really like some advice!
They are now toileting themselves and are using the litter tray some of the time. I am struggling to keep them clean as they've been swimming in their milk and find they've been suckling on themselves.
Am I doing the right things? I'm getting upset and stressed and feel like I'm not doing the best for them