Finding the best food for your kitten is very important since this is the age of its growth and unless properly fed, the consequences will stay with it for its whole life. Just like human babies, our feline babies also need an enriched food in their young and tender age. We have extensively covered Cat Food Recipes and hence here we will cover food for kittens.
Kitten Milk Substitutes
It is sometimes difficult for very young kittens to cope with hard food for survival. Thus, here are a few recipes that will help you keep your kitten healthy while giving it all the essential nutrients and substituting for milk that is mandatory at that age.
1. Emergency Kitten Milk
Ingredients:
12 oz. boiling water
1 envelope Knox unflavored gelatin
1-12 oz. can evaporated canned milk
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons plain yogurt
1 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 egg yolk
Method:
Mix the gelatin in boiling water until it completely dissolves. Then add the rest of the ingredients and mix in a mixer so that everything is properly blended. Pour it it a covered pan or a bowl and refrigerate it. Take small quantities as needed and warm it before giving it to your kitten. Although it will be good for 7 days, it is recommended that you use it for fewer days.
2. Infant Kitten Formula
Ingredients:
1 can evaporated milk (or 1 can goat’s milk)
1 cup Pedialyte (or generic equivalent, unflavored)
1 whole egg
1 packet unflavored gelatin
1/2 teaspoon liquid infant vitamins
Method:
Put all of the ingredients in a blender until they completely mix together. Put this in the refrigerator and use as needed. However, do not use it after 72 hours of refrigerating. Take small quantities and heat it in the microwave. The milk should be luke warm. Also always blend it before giving it to the kitten.
In case you don’t have a kitten feeding bottle, you may use a syringe without the needle. Always start with small doses and progress to bigger intakes. Start with one feeding every 2 hours in the first two weeks. Then, once every 3 hours in the third week and once in 4 hours in the forth week. You can add a small can of ground kitten food in the mixture in the forth week. Make sure that the food supplement is of high quality.
3. Kitten Milk
Ingredients:
13 ounces unflavored Pedialyte (or any unflavoured store-brand version)
12 ounces evaporated milk
8 ounces plain yogurt (1% milkfat NOT light)
2-1/2 ounces lamb baby food (make sure there is no onion powder!!)
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons white corn syrup
Method:
Mix all the ingredients in a blender until even. You can freeze it until needed. However, make sure you mix the whole mixture before pouring some out. Heat it in the mircowave oven and feed it to your kitten.
Always make sure that the milk or formula is luke warm! You can check it by testing it against the inside of your wrist.
Typically, a two week old kitten will drink upto 1/2 ounce of milk in 4 hours while a four week old kitten will drink from 1 to 1 1/2 ounces in 5 hours.
Kitten Food Recipes
When a kitten is about 4 months old, you can introduce solid food to your kitten gradually so that nothing hinders its growth. For this purpose, the following few delicious recipes will help you introduce solid food to your kittens.
1. Glop (Kitty Pudding)
Ingredients:
0.35oz (10 grams) unflavored gelatin
8.45oz (250ml) boiling water
8.45 oz (250ml) evaporated milk (or goat’s milk)
2 egg yolks (discard the whites)
2 tablespoons high calorie mayonnaise
2 tablespoons plain yogurt
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1 capsule acidophilus (or use acidophilus yogurt)
Cat vitamins
Method:
Put the Gelatin in boiling water and stir until it dissolves completely. Leave it to cool. Once it has cooled, add all the remaining ingredients and mix them well. Then, regfrigerate it mixture. Once refrigerated, it will become jelliy-like. You can take as much as you want out. Before serving it to your cat, warm it just a little in the microwave. Make sure you never return this heated mixture to the refrigerated portion. This mixture can be kept in fridge for a maximum of 7 days or can be frozen and used whenever wanted.
This is a very nutritious pudding, high in Calcium and cannot only be given to kittens but also to weaning kittens and sick or lactating cats. It is also helpful for show cats to gain weight.
2. Gruel Kitten Food Recipe
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon of oatmeal
one pint (half liter) milk
Method:
Add a little milk in the oatmeal and mix them to make a paste. Take a pan and pour in half a litre milk and heat it until it has almost boiled. Add the paste in the milk and keep on stirring while making sure that the milk doesn’t boil throughout the cdcooking. Let it cook for around 10 minutes and then turn off the heat. Cool it and serve it to your kitten. This will be a very good starter for kittens shifting to solid food. It can also be fed to cats that are trying to regain health after an illness.
3. Kitten Delight Recipe
Ingredients:
1/3 slice of white bread
1/8 cup Milk
1/8 cup Chicken or other clear broth
Method:
Mix the chicken broth and milk in a bowl. Break the break in small pieces and dip them in the mixture. Heat it in the microwave oven for a minute. Before serving it to your cat make sure it isn’t too hot.
You can also share your recipes with us and we will share them with our readers here at the site. If you try the above recipes, please give us your feedback as to what was the reaction of your kitten to it.
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