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I have 4-week-old kittens. When should they start eating solid food?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 7 months old

Hello, I have a cat she has 4 kittens. Kittens are 4 weeks old. I wanted to know when kittens start eat food .Thankful.sorry for my bad english

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Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

Published on December 6th, 2017

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Don't worry your English is very good. Usually the weaning process when they transitioned to eating food other than the mother's milk happens at about 4-6 weeks of age. Good luck!

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