How Do You Care For Orphaned Kittens Less Than Three Weeks Of Age?
Always keep in mind these primary considerations: • Young kittens cannot regulate body temperature and must be kept warm.[1] • Newborn and very young kittens drink formula or their mother’s milk. Period. • Their bladders and bowels need to be stimulated a few times each day so they can urinate and defecate because they cannot initially do this on their own.[2] • Their immune systems are weak without a mother’s milk which gives essential antibodies, so always wash your hands and keep the kittens’ environment as clean as possible. • Understand that you will need to work around the clock if they are infant kittens. Ask for help from friends to get it done if you can not handle the schedule. By around four weeks they should not require as much attention, but babies need around the clock care. If you have a four week old kitten, it is getting ready to meet the world with eyes open and requires less care than this article is intended. • Keep the litter together in a clean dry space. They do
