What medicine should be kept at home when raising a cat?
0 Jul 26,2025
Do not feed soy milk or milk as this will cause diarrhea, bloating and indigestion in cats. It is best to feed cats milk powder or porridge plus glucose water
When feeding, you can use an eye drop bottle or a spoon to feed, but it is more laborious and slower to use the spoon. You can also buy the smallest bottle. No matter which way you feed, the most important thing is not to let the milk flow into the kitten's lungs. Hold the kitten's belly with your hands, place it in a prone position, and raise its head slightly. If feeding with a spoon, pay attention to the slow and patient approach. Pour the milk from the spoon into the kitten's mouth slowly every time. Don't pour it too fast to prevent the milk from flowing into the kitten's lungs.
Don’t raise the kitten’s head too high, otherwise it will feed into the lungs. Newborn kittens are not fully developed and will not show signs of sadness or coughing when milk is fed into their lungs. Suitable for weak kittens that cannot suck on their own. Healthy kittens that can suck milk like to use bottles. This is also a more natural way of feeding. Kittens will eat by themselves until they are full. The size of the nipple hole is important. You need to cut a hole yourself. The size of the hole is enough to turn the bottle upside down so that only one drop of milk drips out at a time. If the hole is too large, milk will flow out of the hole one after another, causing the kitten to suck it into its lungs when breathing. If you need to squeeze the bottle to let the milk flow out, the hole is too small, which will make the kitten have a hard time eating and not eat enough.
After each feeding, it is best to wipe the kitten’s mouth with a warm wet tissue to wipe away the leaked milk. Don't feed too much at once, especially in the beginning. After feeding, use your hands or a dry towel to imitate the mother cat's licking motion and massage the kitten's body, or gently massage the kitten's sides until it burps. If you can’t buy cat milk powder at the moment, you can temporarily use the following formula alternatives:
180ml whole milk (goat milk is better)
2 egg yolks (no egg whites required)
1/2 teaspoon (tsp) vegetable oil
1 drop of children’s vitamins
Stir thoroughly and heat with hot water to 35-38°C.