My 8-week-old kitten is too weak to eat. What and how much to feed?

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I have a malnourished 8 week old kitten. He is to week to eat food so I am having to basically force feed him formula every 2 hours. How much should I feed him? Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 1 month and 18 days old | 1lb

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Hi there. An 8-week-old kitten should be eating regular solid food at this point, not formula. If he isn't eating on his own, you can get canned kitten food and mix it with a little bit of water to form a slurry, and then use an oral dosing syringe to gently put it in his mouth.

My 8-week-old kitten is too weak to eat. What and how much to feed?

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