After having spent several years fostering young kittens, there are some supplies I've come to rely on time and time again. From food to litter and bedding to toys, check out some of those important supplies you'll need when you welcome the little kittens into your home.
Today we're looking specifically at feeding supplies for bottle baby kittens.
I've added links to Amazon so you can see photos and prices of the different products. I am a participant in their affiliate advertising program so if you make a purchase through my link I will earn a small commission. The purchase helps support me in purchasing replacement products for each year's foster kitties. I buy most all of my supplies from Amazon, but do get your supplies wherever is cheapest and easiest for you!
Supplies for Feeding Bottle Baby Kittens
- Pet-Ag Nursing Kit 2oz Bottle is the only bottle I use for all the bottle babies. It comes with a little tiny bottle brush that makes cleaning the bottles so much easier.
- The Miracle Nipples are perfect for smallest of the smallest bottle babies like little four ounce Cami and Sami.
- KMR - Kitten Milk Replacer - is an absolute must. It's like baby formula, but for kittens. Cows milk = bad news for baby kitten tummies.
- KMR 2nd Step is another product we use for older kittens who still need a milk replacement.
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| Rosemary wants you to know gruel is very messy. |
- Sometimes you need to place it in the Pet-Ag bottle and cut a bigger hole in the nipple and feed them like they were still a bottle baby.
- Sometimes it requires eating off the foster parent's finger.
- Baby spoons can be helpful.
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| Parsley likes being spoon fed. |
- A very long spoon be really helpful for those kitties who are still scared of people.
- Small plates and shallow bowls are a good next step.
- Double bowls are great - but are better once when they have moved out of the gruel stage. Otherwise they wind up making quite a mess of the bowl - and themselves.
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| Parsley in her early eating-gruel-from-a-bowl days. |
If the kitties have successfully made their way with the gruel, they can be transitioned to straight canned cat food. If they tolerate the straight canned food, you can transition them yet again to the hard kitten food. Be sure to give their tummies plenty of time before switching over foods.
We're not done with supplies yet! Join me in the upcoming weeks for: