Long story short, my girlfriend found an orphaned kitten around 5 weeks old. She took to the bottle easily enough but now we are trying to wean her. I started by mixing wet food and formula in the bottle and we had no issues here. The problem is the next step. She has absolutely no interest in wet food or water in a bowl. Shes more interested in kibble, but she likes to nurse on it, rarely chewing it, but she knows where it is and has much more interest in that. Now, she knows that there's water in the bowl next to her, buts she doesnt know how to lap. She knows its food, but she wont engage with it. This goes for the slurry, formula, and water, period.
I don't want to endanger her health by not offering a bottle, but I feel like if I keep giving it to her when she's hungry, she will become reliant on it. How do I get her more interested in food and wate/slurry out of a bowl? she does have all of her teeth and shes been to the vet
Note: She has tried biting the bowl several times.
I don't want to endanger her health by not offering a bottle, but I feel like if I keep giving it to her when she's hungry, she will become reliant on it. How do I get her more interested in food and wate/slurry out of a bowl? she does have all of her teeth and shes been to the vet
Note: She has tried biting the bowl several times.