When will the kittens be weaned?

If your cat has had a childbirth experience, you will find that the kitten will start to eat more milk after 20 days, but it happens that the mother cat’s milk volume will gradually decrease at this time. When should we wean the kitten?

Newborn kittens are covered in fur and have closed eyes. They usually only open their eyes around nine days. During this time, it rely on smell and tentacles to identify the mother cat and his siblings. The maximum number of each birth can be 6 and the minimum is 1~2. Every time you give birth, there must be a frail kitten, and the owner should help make it breastfeed. Especially the breast milk for the first three days is indispensable.

Cats begin to grow teeth in the second week after birth, and can eat solid food in the third week, and then gradually eat the same food as the mother cat. Usually weaning can be done by the sixth week.

If the cat must be weaned early for some reason, milk should be supplemented at the age of three weeks, and some vitamin A, D or cod liver oil should be added to the milk in an appropriate amount. From the fourth week of age, some steamed buns, rice, minced meat or hard-boiled eggs can be added. Feed 5-6 times a day, but don’t eat too much each time.If you see leftover food, it means that you have fed too much, and you will need to reduce it next time. Don’t let the cat develop the habit of leftover food. After two months of age, it can be fed three or two times a day. When you reach ten months of age, you only need to feed it 1-2 times a day.