If you have a female cat at home, you may have encountered the situation of the female cat giving birth to babies, so some newborn kittens still need to be carefully taken care of. Let’s briefly talk about how to feed newborn kittens. Let the kitten drink milk.
1. Let the kitten suck by itself
The sight and hearing of a newborn kitten are not yet fully developed, so it is difficult to feel the presence of breast milk. Therefore, if the mother cat is next to the kitten, If so, the owner can put on disposable gloves and try to put the mother cat’s nipple in the kitten’s mouth and let it suck on its own.
2. Feed with a spoon
If the kitten is weak and cannot suck milk by itself, the owner can feed it milk with a spoon. When feeding, you need to slowly pour the milk from the spoon into the kitten's mouth. Be sure not to pour it too fast to prevent the milk from flowing into the kitten's lungs. At the same time, be careful not to lift the kitten's head too high. High, otherwise it will be fed into the lungs.
3. Feed with a bottle
If the kitten can suck milk, the owner can feed the kitten with a bottle specially designed for pets. At this time, you need to pay attention to the size of the hole on the pacifier, so that only one drop of milk drips out at a time. If it is too large, the kitten will choke when sucking milk, and it may be sucked into the lungs. If the hole in the bottle is too small, the kitten will have difficulty sucking milk.
4. Feed with a syringe
Some kittens may not be able to use pet bottles. In this case, it is recommended to use a syringe to feed the kitten. The specific method of use is to first use a syringe to extract an appropriate amount of pet goat's milk, and then inject it drop by drop through the corner of the kitten's mouth. After the kitten swallows, continue injecting. Do not inject continuously to prevent the milk from entering the lungs and causing foreign body pneumonia. Wait for serious situations.