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When can kittens start eating solid food and what food is best?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 9 months old

My cat, Coca just gave birth to 3 beautiful kittens 2 weeks ago and want to know when to give them food besides nursing from coca and what kind of food

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 19th, 2018

Feed Coca kitten food. When the kittens are 4 weeks to 6 weeks old feed Coca near her kittens. They will learn to eat kitten food from Mama. Do not give away the kittens until they are 12 weeks old as growing up with their siblings and socialized by their mother will make them healthy well taught kitteens without behavioral issues.

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