My 19-day-old kittens are hungry; should I feed them if mom leaves?

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My 19 day old kittens seem hungry all the time and the mom seems to leave them a lot of the time is this normal or should I take control. Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | 19 days old

Linda G, MS, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello. It is difficult to say if Lady is just being an inattentive mom, or not. You can certainly try supplementing the kittens with KMR ( kitten milk replacer ). I use very soft makeup sponges cut into small wedges. Soak the clean sponge in the milk & most kittens, if hungry, will klatch on. Most kittens can also start on a soft, mushy diet at about 3 weeks of age. Mixing the pate type canned cat food with a little KMR will be easy for them to lap up, although they will spend more time crawling through it initially. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

My 19-day-old kittens are hungry; should I feed them if mom leaves?

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