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I'm looking after someone else's kitten and he will ONLY drink kitten milk. I've tried to get him to drink water my licking it off ...

Posted by totalchunk 2 months ago

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I've owned many kittens, so maybe I'll be able to help you. First of all, if it's still a kitten, it may not be ready just yet to move on to milk. But if it drank milk already for it's real owner, then maybe you should try what ColDeST wiNTer suggested by gradually adding water to the milk. Before you make any decisions about what to do though, it may be a good idea to talk to his owner and see what they say because they may be able to help you. I hope this helps! And good luck with the kitten!

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You might do as we do with our cats.

1. Leave a large bowl full of dry cat food out at all times.

2. Leave a large bowl full of water out, that they can all reach easily. Also leave out a bowl of milk for the kitten.

3. In addition to dry food, canned food every day (1 can for each cat).

4. A pet port, so they can get out and come in at will. I trimmed ours with oak to match the door trim on the rest of the house.

5. Cats know what they need: unless a cat has been starved, he will not overeat. However, formerly starved cats can overeat to the point of morbid obesity. That leads to the same circulatory and other health problems that obese people suffer.

6. Regular veterinary care, including up-to-date vaccinations for raibies, distemper, feline AIDS, feline leukemia, and oddly enough, herpes zoster.

It is costly to keep pets, but for the precious little they ask of us, they give us heaps and wads and piles of affection. Pets are the answer to loneliness. Pets make a real home.

The more I see of people, the better I like my cats and dogs.

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