Is my skinny kitten sleeping too much? What should I feed her?

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is it normal if my kitten sleep all day long? she gets skinny because the weaning period just started and her mother did not take care of her. should i start giving her more solid food? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 28 days old

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Kittens can sleep up to 18-20 hours a day, so it is normal that they appear to sleep all the time. If she is skinny, that could be caused by intestinal worms, which are very common in kittens. I would give her a deworming treatment such as Panacur, which you can get OTC. You will need to give a deworming treatment every two weeks until she is three months old, then once a month until she is six months old, and then every three months after that. I would leave a kitten formulated food out for her at all times. To help her wean and get used to kitten food, I would soak a high quality kitten formulated dry food in warm water until soft. Then mix that with kitten formula such as KMR to make a mush the consistency of oatmeal. Over the next two weeks, gradually increase the amount of dry kitten food and decrease the amount of water and KMR you use until she is eating the dry kitten food only.

Is my skinny kitten sleeping too much? What should I feed her?

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