Diet for 6 wk old kitten

[NanetteDavis]

What do I feed a 6 week old kitten to prepare him for weening

[lankeela]

Not sure what you mean, as weaning is the act of reducing the feeding by the mother and getting him onto solid food rather than mother's milk. This is usually done at about 3 - 4 weeks old. At six weeks he can eat ordinary cat food, although you can get kitten food, in tins and in complete dry food. I have never given a kitten specific kitten food however, they have always eaten what the mother cat eats, and that is usually how they start to eat proper food, by sharing their mother's dinner.

[chelsea78]

weetabix mixed with kitten milk i heard this is quite a popular one

[showcatbenga]

I have to assume that this kitten is still feeding from Mum because it would be very cruel to remove him before this time. Although at six weeks a kitten is taking very little from his mum, by way of food, he'll still be getting vital grooming, socialisation & care from her up to around 8 weeks. You will have a much happier confident kitten to go to a new home & it is much better able to adapt to life without mum & littermates after 8 weeks than 6. When homing my kittens ( at 12-13weeks) I send a care pack containing; a small supply of food & litter that they are used to, a diet sheet, instructions on changing these, worming dates & my phone number for new owners to ring with any problems plus back up if rehoming is required for any reason. If homing to a home with resident cats I always recommend following GCCF guidelines to home after completeing innoculations at 12 to13 weeks.
If you want your kitten to reach it's full potental I recommed using a kitten food ( ad lib, soft & biscuits) plus treats of cooked white fish/chicken for the first 12 months. Lots of luck with your kitten.