11/11/2021
I am always asked what I feed my bottle babies to help them grow and thrive. After 10 plus years I've found a few tricks to help. Here's what I use and the prices. The 5 kittens I'm currently bottle feeding are almost 3 weeks old and 1 pouch of milk replacement lasts almost a week.
Fox Valley milk ($23.99) replacer. Available on amazon. Comes in a 1 pound pouch. Refrigerate after opening. Mix 2 parts unflavored ($5.50) to 1 part powder. Here you see 2 cups pedialyte and 1 cup powder. Then I add 1 teaspoon Bene Bac probiotic powder ($19.99) This helps their gut flora to be healthy and happy. NO DIARRHEA! Finally, when 💩 p**p needs to happen, I add 2 Tablespoons pure puree pumpkin ($1.29). Add it all to the blender and mix well. I store in the pitcher in the fridge so I can mix before filling bottles. I use a standard pet nurser bottle ($2.99) with a Miracle Ni**le ($14.95 for 2). Babies nurse quickly and easily with these ni***es so I always keep both sizes on hand.
My current litter will be approximately 3 weeks old this Friday. They are fed every 3 to 4 hours around the clock by me or my daughter. They've already doubled the weight they came to me as and their hair is super FLOOFY ❤
As you can see, bottle feeding is very expensive for a rescue to take on. This litter of kittens was told NO by multiple other rescues. Bottle feeders are hard to find. Its a huge commitment and is 24/7 just like a newborn baby. This is why we ask for donations, I can put in the hours happily raising these sweet little floors. If donations can help us offset the cost of feeding them, its a win-win situation, especially for the babies ❤
Hand raised bottle kittens make amazing pets. These guys will be ready for adoption at Christmas. What a GREAT present 🎁 they would be. Interested in adopting??? Message me
Donations can be send via PayPal, CashApp, Venmo, Amazon wishlist, pennies mailed to me...we accept all gratefully 🍼❤