Kitten living off milk

[christy053]

Hello
got a kitten last weekend and is 7 week old
he is a very active and healthy looking kitten
but nothing has passed his lips in a week apart from milk
so all he is doin is wee wee lol
he is just having normal semi skinned milk
we tried him on cat milk and he was sick
will he be ok on milk at the moment
christy

[tiggerblue10]

Best thing to do is get advice from your vet. I have heard that cows milk isn't very good for cats because its hard for them to digest.

[meltoadhall]

I'd take him off milk and give him water, if he's weaned then he doesnt need milk. No cat needs milk. The milk is also filling him up so start with small amounts of kitten food and see how it goes from there.

[d1g1t4l5w1f3]

Sorry to say but cats are actually allergic to cows milk, it is because they can not digest that lactose. That of course doesn't stop them drinking it, the reason he is weeing may be because he cant poop, the milk either gives them constipation or diarerra.
what where the people you got him off feeding him?
the best thing i can say is get special kitten food from your pet shop, dried should be there main diet with a small amount of wet food per day too, the food needs to be kitten food because not only is it smaller but it has the vitamin and ingredients your kitten will need while growing fast in the first year.
He should be fed little and often
the packet will tell you how much for his weight, personally because he has had the milk for awhile now, i would leave a few bits of dried food down in his bowl but put down a tea spoon of wet kitten food in another bowl and encourage him to eat it, once he get the taste he should be fine, do not give in and give him milk.
please stop the milk, or you will have a very ill kitty
Vets for pets do a free kitten check, you should have him checked as he will need wormed now(kittens always have worms from the mother) and his jabs etc in a few months.
always have clean fresh water down for him, and as a treat(once a month) cat milk or lactose free milk is OK, www.zooplus.co.uk do tubs of powdered cat milk to make up your self, you must get him eating though or he will die.
If you need any advice/talk about him then just post another message on you question and i'll give you my email.

[winny]

wow. No cows milk for cats. Its an old wives tale. All this junk you buy in the supermarket kitten milk is not necessary. Water is fine and if you are feeding meat then most of the water in that is enough and kitty will drink little more. If feeding biscuits fresh water is essential. I would still see the vet though. Ours gave us a kitten pack with all the dos and donts at the first jabs. I not sure if you supposed to have them before 8 weeks the poor mite has probably got shell shock.

[christy053]

Hello thanks for advice
we are putting kitten food down but he wont eat it he wont eat the biscuits or the tuna , all he eats is custard milk and scrambeld egg. we have spoke to the wet and they are telling us to just put food down but he just wont eat he does not seem to like any meats or foods with a strong smell .

[meltoadhall]

DONT give the kitten anything else only kitten food and water, he will eat it if you dont give him anything else.

[d1g1t4l5w1f3]

I think you are going to have to be cruel to be kind!
if he is eating the egg then it is obviously not an interternal of dental problem as he can chew, digest, poop! etc
he is just being fussy i am afraid (cats are known for it) as for the cow milk issues i know people think cats and milk go together but they don't, please listen, he only needs fresh water ALWAYs available, even if he is on wet food.
pick one "complete" dry kitten food (complete so he gets all the vitamins, etc that he needs) and leave it down for him, if he get NOTHING else he WILL eat.

Chestnut Cat Sanctuary and Rescue:
It is essential to get them eating complete dried foods [only] as soon as possible - a cat needs 30% protein, not available in any tinned/sachet food. For the first two weeks, mix tin and dried food together [if the cat was not already on dried food when it leaves the sanctuary], slowly removing a half teaspoonful of tinned food every few days and increasing the dried food, until 2 months later the cat is eating only dried food. Not only is it cheaper for you, but doesn�t go off in the summer, and is far healthier for the cat!
Kittens will need feeding 3 times a day with a higher protein (35%) kitten biscuit & kitten tinned food in the early days until they are eating only complete dried foods.

Milk is NOT suitable for a cat's stomach!, Only special cat milk from your pet store. A bowl of water is essential at all times, particularly with dried foods.

please have a look at the following site, it is the cats protection and there is to much info for me to even begin to put it in here!
http://www.cats.org.uk/catcare/leaflets.asp#pr actical