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My 10-day-old kitten is tiny and crying. How do I feed her more?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 11 days old | 0.5 lbs

I have a kitten that is about 10 days old she only weighs 3.8oz how do I help her gain weight also she moves around a lot and crys is it okay for me to feed her more milk like 4 ml every 3 hours.

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Answered By Megan, DVM, CVA

Veterinarian

Published on August 11th, 2017

Yes! If she is willingly to drink the kitten formula I would try to feed her more if she seems thin. If she won't eat more at one sitting, try to feed her every 2 hours smaller amounts. I hope this helps!

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    Answered By Dr. Macartney, BVet Med, MRCVS

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    If you feel that your kitten needs to gain weight faster, and has a low body condition score, I would advise feeding her more often. You might find that if you offer milk every 2/3 hours, she will drink less in each sitting, but more milk over all in the day. Here is a guide to how to tell if your kitten is too thin; https://www.wsava.org/sites/default/files/Body condition score chart cats.pdf

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