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I found abandoned kittens. What should I do and what can I feed them?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Hi, i found three kittens without their mom. What should i do? Can i give them the uht milk?

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on April 9th, 2017

UHT milk is not nutritious enough for kittens. You will need to get kitten formula from a veterinary doctor or pet shop. If you have found the kittens just now, you may want to take them back to where you found them and wait and observe whether their mommy is coming back. If the mother does not come back within a few hours then you can take them home and try to raise them. It is so much easier for a cat mom to raise her young than for a human. Here is how you raise kittens: Go to a pet store or a department store with a pet section and get a feeding bottle and some kitten milk. You will need to mix it according to instructions (if it is the powder) or warm up the liquid milk. Let the kitten suckle but do not turn it on its back, it needs to be on its belly. Take a warm moist paper towel or cloth and stimulate its anus and genitals so it urinates and poops. Clean it afterwards. Keep it warm in a box. Feed it every 2- 6 hours, depending on its age (Age determination: for every 4 oz of weight it is approximately one week old. So, if it weighs 16 oz, it is 4-5 weeks old.). You can start offering canned kitten food at the age of 6 weeks but keep feeding the kitten milk until it eats enough kitten food. Give it lots of love.

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    Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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    No, uht milk isn't appropriate for kittens. They need a specific kitten milk replacer such as KMR. I would check pet stores and groceries stores for it. I would also have them seen by a vet as soon as possible. The vet can let you know if they are healthy, about how old they are, and how often you need to feed them. I can also give you a link to a website that details how to raise orphan kittens: http://www.2ndchance.info/orphankitten.htm

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