2 week old Kittens, questions!
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2019 10:39 am
Hello everyone,
My housemates and I ended up adopting a cat that was unwanted by a neighbour. We found out she was already pregnant but the landlord agreed to let us look after then rehome the kittens. After that we will be keeping mother. I've never owned a cat before.
Four kittens were born early morning 21/09 so they are now two weeks old. Eyes are open, they seem healthy, have started toddling around mother's nest box.
The vet recommended Hills Science plan so we had her on that for a couple of weeks but then I changed it over. I feed the mother Purizon kitten dry food and animonda kitten wet food, she feeds the kittens. Looking into what was good to feed was the first thing I did (took me hours to choose brands, so many choices!). But I haven't done much research since then I must admit, we've all been so busy in our household. Rather than trawl the internet I thought I'd just bring my next questions straight to some experts.
Currently she is a doting mother that barely leaves them, living inside a roomy cardboard box with newspaper and towels. But she does go outside to use the bathroom...
I'm guessing I should really get a litter box now and keep them all locked inside?
What is the best kind of litter to use for kittens? How often do you clean it?
I don't believe the mother was vaccinated. How soon should I be getting them all vaccinations?
We seem to have four male kittens, how soon do you neuter them?
Is it 8 weeks or 10 that they should be rehomed at?
Is there anything else I should really know about kittens?
Thank you everyone! Would really appreciate any tips or advice.
My housemates and I ended up adopting a cat that was unwanted by a neighbour. We found out she was already pregnant but the landlord agreed to let us look after then rehome the kittens. After that we will be keeping mother. I've never owned a cat before.
Four kittens were born early morning 21/09 so they are now two weeks old. Eyes are open, they seem healthy, have started toddling around mother's nest box.
The vet recommended Hills Science plan so we had her on that for a couple of weeks but then I changed it over. I feed the mother Purizon kitten dry food and animonda kitten wet food, she feeds the kittens. Looking into what was good to feed was the first thing I did (took me hours to choose brands, so many choices!). But I haven't done much research since then I must admit, we've all been so busy in our household. Rather than trawl the internet I thought I'd just bring my next questions straight to some experts.
Currently she is a doting mother that barely leaves them, living inside a roomy cardboard box with newspaper and towels. But she does go outside to use the bathroom...
I'm guessing I should really get a litter box now and keep them all locked inside?
What is the best kind of litter to use for kittens? How often do you clean it?
I don't believe the mother was vaccinated. How soon should I be getting them all vaccinations?
We seem to have four male kittens, how soon do you neuter them?
Is it 8 weeks or 10 that they should be rehomed at?
Is there anything else I should really know about kittens?
Thank you everyone! Would really appreciate any tips or advice.