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My cat died. How do I feed and care for her 4-week-old kittens?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | 4 months and 24 days old

Hello! My cat loka died today, She left 2 (4-week) old kittens, What should I feed them and How? Thank You

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Answered By Claudia Fioravanti

Veterinarian

Published on November 13th, 2018

Hi, sorry to hear that Loka passed away. You need to start bottle-feeding the kitten using a formula milk for kittens and bottles. They need to be fed every few hours, the formal milk box will tell you exactly how much and how often according to their age. You need to make sure they are fed in sternal position (NOT on their back or held as babies as they could get milk in their chest and die). You also need to massage they tummies after being fed to stimulate them going to the toilet. Please look at this web site : alleycatsalliance.org, into the education section for further information.

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    Answered By Oneal Bogan, DVM

    Veterinarian

    Published on September 8th, 2018

    Hi there, Your kittens will need to be fed every 2 hours, kitten milk replacer is great and should be fed until they are about 5 weeks of age, at which time you can start introducing wet kitten food. By 6 weeks they should be transitioned to kitten wet and dry only. They will also need to be kept warm, so make sure they are somewhere with a warm ambient temperature and have plenty of blankets. Other than that, it's just feeding them a lot. They will need vaccines at 8 weeks of age. I hope that helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!

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