How To Care For Kittens Who Lost Their Mother. Instead keep the kittens feet down and its head straight as though shes nursing from her mother. Kittens are unable to regulate their own body temperatures until 3 weeks of age so the temperature in the nesting box should be between 85 and 95 degrees F.
Over the last 15 years I have raised nine orphaned kittens. Quality cat food will normally provide enough protein. However if her kittens are especially noisy or mobile it can be a sign that the mother is not getting enough protein.
Extremely low birth weight.
1 Provide blankets a heat lamp or a heating pad to ensure the kittens stay warm. Neonatal kittens are still nursing and need to. Kittens cant urinate or defecate on their own until around 2 or 3 weeks of age. CARING FOR MOTHERLESSABANDONED KITTENS.