My new kitten won't eat or poop. Is it too young for solid food?

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Good day am Abigail and I live on Jamaica. I just got a kitten from a lady on Wednesday and it's two say now since the kitten at my home. I don't know what could possible cause him not to eat any solid food nor drink milk but only chicken alone he want to eat but my grandmother said I must not give him any food. He kept crying and refusing all the food. I was wondering if it's because the mother don't wean him yet that's why he won't eat any food. And he never pass a faeces yet only urine. Pet's info: Cat | Munchkin Longhair | Male | 14 days old | 1.3 lbs

Jessica Desrosiers · Accepted Answer

If the kitten is only 15 days old it should be on a completely liquid diet of formula (KMR or another kitten replacer) as it is way too young to be eating any solid food. Once the kitten is about a month old you can start to introduce solid foods such as wet kitten food mixed with a slurry of the formula and then start weaning to more solid foods from there. The kitten likely also doesn't know how to properly use the bathroom yet, so using a warm washcloth on its bottom can help stimulate it to go much like a mother cat would do. Once it is a bit older you can start bringing it to a litter box as well. Check out this article on orphaned kitten care that may help you more: https://www.petcoach.co/article/how-to-raise-orphan-kittens/

My new kitten won't eat or poop. Is it too young for solid food?

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