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Hi there,
I'm looking for some advice on weaning my 5-6 week old kitten. I've been bottle feeding her since she was only a few days old. She knows how to eat wet food but would prefer not to. I've seen her down half a can of fancy feast when she was really hungry but most of the time she ignores the food and waits for me to give in and bottle feed her. I've tried putting milk replacer in the wet food, which actually makes her refuse it completely. She also has dry kitten kibble but just knocks it over. She's capable of eating kibble. I saw her sneaking bites out of my adult cat's bowl the other day, probably just because she wanted whatever he had. She has a water bowl and drinks out of it during the day. I just feel bad because she screams like she's starving and will go 12 hours without eating (I replace the food multiple times per day so it's fresh) in order to get bottle fed. Should I just wait until she gives in and eats? Or is there something I should be doing differently? I can continue bottle feeding but I'm worried she'll just prefer the bottle forever if given the choice. I would really appreciate any feedback. This is my first bottle fed kitten and she stresses me the heck out
I'm looking for some advice on weaning my 5-6 week old kitten. I've been bottle feeding her since she was only a few days old. She knows how to eat wet food but would prefer not to. I've seen her down half a can of fancy feast when she was really hungry but most of the time she ignores the food and waits for me to give in and bottle feed her. I've tried putting milk replacer in the wet food, which actually makes her refuse it completely. She also has dry kitten kibble but just knocks it over. She's capable of eating kibble. I saw her sneaking bites out of my adult cat's bowl the other day, probably just because she wanted whatever he had. She has a water bowl and drinks out of it during the day. I just feel bad because she screams like she's starving and will go 12 hours without eating (I replace the food multiple times per day so it's fresh) in order to get bottle fed. Should I just wait until she gives in and eats? Or is there something I should be doing differently? I can continue bottle feeding but I'm worried she'll just prefer the bottle forever if given the choice. I would really appreciate any feedback. This is my first bottle fed kitten and she stresses me the heck out