How To Take Care Of Kittens Newborn. Use a large enough box to comfortably hold the mother cat and her kittens. One of the most important bits of knowledge youll need in learning how to take care of a kitten is feeding him or her.
Thats a lot of little hungry bodies to take care of. As they mature they will nurse less often. Stack clean towels to line it.
Newborn kittens need round-the-clock care so be prepared for sleepless nights.
Its absolutely important that you make sure to provide nutritious meals so that shes healthy and strong enough to care for her kittens. These kittens should be bottle-fed using kitten milk replacer or KMR which comes in either liquid or powder form. After that you can usually stretch it out to every four hours. In case youre helping a homeless mother and her litter offer the mother cat food and water from a safe.