Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Munchkin Longhair | Male | 14 days old | 1.3 lbs
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.
2 Answers
Published on December 14th, 2018
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/
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Published on May 8th, 2019
At four weeks of age, they should start pooping on their own and being weaned onto kitten food. To help them wean and to get used to dry 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 they are eating the dry kitten food only. As for not pooping on their own, give it another week to see if they become more independent. If they don't, have them seen by a vet. Best of luck.
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