To wean a cat, you first need to determine the time of weaning. Generally, cats can start weaning when they are one month or one and a half months old. Secondly, goat milk powder needs to be used to replace breast milk, which can be fed to the cat until it is two months old. Finally, after the cat is two months old, it can be slowly transitioned to soft kitten food. Once the cat has adapted to the cat food, you don’t need to soak the cat food anymore and just feed the cat dry cat food directly.
1. Determine the time of weaning
Kittens begin to grow deciduous teeth when they are about 15 days old. When they are one month old, their deciduous teeth are basically all grown and they can eat by themselves. Therefore, after one month of age, the kitten You can start weaning when you are older.
2. Use goat milk powder to replace breast milk
When weaning, cats can be fed goat milk powder or milk cake. Kitten milk cake needs to be soaked in warm water before feeding it to the cat. . Pay attention to feeding the cat in small amounts and multiple times to prevent the cat from not eating enough or suffering from indigestion, which may cause the cat to suffer from hypoglycemic shock.
3. Slowly transition to soft soaked kitten food
After two months, you can switch to weaning milk cake or kitten cat food to feed the cat , but because the digestive system of kittens is not fully developed and the intestines and stomach are relatively fragile, dry cat food cannot be fed directly. The cat food must be soaked in warm water until soft before feeding. It can be fed 3 to 4 times a day. The amount of feeding can be determined according to the Follow the recommended feeding amounts on the cat food bag. When the cat is three months old, it can be fed directly with kitten food to complete weaning.
Note: After the kittens are weaned, as the maternal antibodies decrease, the immunity will also decrease, so the kittens can start to be vaccinated when they are two months old. It is best not to take a bath before vaccination. , don’t go out and wait.
