How to feed a toothless cat?

Newborn cats are also called suckling cats. At this time, the cat's teeth didn't even grow out, so it is definitely not appropriate to feed it with dry food. The best way to feed a nursing cat is to drink breast milk, but if the nursing cat has left its biological mother, it can only be artificially fed.

Because the kitten has no teeth at this time, it is best to feed it with liquid food. Cat milk powder is recommended. For cats without teeth, there is special milk. A cat's stomach is different from a human's, so the milk that people drink is actually not suitable for cats. The purchase of special milk for cats can be carried out in professional veterinary hospitals, as well as online pet shops and pet shops. If the cat can't drink milk from the cat bowl by itself, it is necessary to prepare a larger syringe, suck the milk with a needle, pick up the cat, let the cat lie on its stomach, hold its chin in the palm of its left hand, and raise its head slightly, or let the cat lie on its back on its leg and hold its head in its left hand. Squeeze out a little milk and put it on the mouth of the cat. It is best if the milk cat can actively hold the nipple to suck milk; If the cat can't take the initiative to eat, feed the nipple from the side of the cat's mouth and give the milk slowly. Generally, there will be swallowing reflex, and it is almost enough to eat 2 ml of milk every time. After feeding, clean the cat's mouth and chin with a soft tissue. The temperature of soaking cat's milk must not be too high, because the cat's tongue is very afraid of scalding.

It is particularly important to note that the milk that cats drink during lactation must not be pure milk, because cats lack enzymes to digest lactose and cannot digest milk due to lactose intolerance. Drinking milk can lead to diarrhea and indigestion, which is fatal to young cats.

Another way to feed a kitten is to borrow a cat's nipple. Look who has a female cat who just gave birth to a kitten, with many nipples and milk. That is to say, I will be a child for others for the time being, and then I will bring it back when the kitten can be weaned. The antibodies contained in the cat's breast milk contain a variety of immune cells, which have a certain killing or inhibiting effect on the virus. If abandoned kittens don't eat colostrum, their resistance is generally poor, and they are likely to get sick and die because of the latent virus outbreak during artificial feeding. Even if artificial feeding grows smoothly, their physique will be worse than that of cats that eat colostrum, and they are prone to get sick. And if there are too many kittens, it will be very tiring to take care of them alone. It is a good choice to find a cat wet nurse for the kitten, but it is also a risky choice, because if the cat wet nurse gives up feeding the kitten halfway, the kitten may starve to death, so even if she finds a cat wet nurse, she needs artificial supervision every day. Looking for a wet nurse for a cat can seek the internet, and posting in some pet forums will have good people to help you.

In addition, when feeding, the owner can make appropriate arrangements according to the growth of the kitten and the acquisition of cat food, so that the kitten can grow up healthily. You can also try to expose it to different foods from an early age, so that it will not become a picky cat when it grows up. If you decide to feed regularly, you'd better eat 4-6 meals a day before 12 weeks old, 3 meals a day before 6 months old and 2 meals a day after 6 months old, because you have enough teeth to eat any feed.

As the cat grows up day by day, its body is gradually developed, its gastrointestinal function is normal, and its teeth in the mouth are full-length. At this time, you can slowly try to let the cat eat some dry cat food directly. And when the cat grows up slowly, you can choose professional adult cat food to feed.