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Anonymous

Dec 23, 2024

Can I feed my 4 week old kitten goats milk?

I have a 4-week-old kitten that I am concerned about. A stray cat gave birth to a litter of four kittens, and my partner and I have adopted both the mother and her kittens. Unfortunately, the mother has been neglecting them, and we often have to encourage her to feed them by sitting next to her and gently stroking her for at least an hour, three times a day.

Three of the kittens have matured quickly and are starting to eat wet food and nibble on dry food, possibly to help with their teeth. However, one male kitten, the youngest and weakest of the litter, is struggling. He hasn’t been able to drink from his mother because she seems to get angry with him the most. He is very weak, and I want to get him on warm goat's milk as soon as possible, but I need to know if it’s safe for him to consume.

I’ve looked for cat milk in local pet stores, but none are available, and I’m concerned about the quality of the alternatives. I took him to the vet today because he had blood in his stool overnight. The vet said he was okay but was constipated, and I forgot to ask about the suitability of goat's milk during the visit.

Additionally, the kittens have started to develop teeth, which causes them to bite their mother’s nipples, making her uncomfortable and unable to feed them properly. I apologize for the lengthy explanation, but I wanted to provide context for my situation and my intention to give goat's milk. Thank you for your help.

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Anonymous

Dec 09, 2024

Goats milk is much better than cow’s milk for kittens, but not an ideal substitute for queen’s milk. If you don’t have access to kitten formula like KMR, you can certainly feed them goat’s milk but it will be better if you add some other ingredients like plain yoghurt, mayonaise (not some substitute like Miracle Whip – REAL mayonaise) gelatin, egg yolk and corn syrup, to make it more nutritious.

Here are some recipes you can use: http://www.hdw-inc.com/glop.htm

You’ll see that some of the recipes do actually call for goat’s milk. but if you try one of the other ones just substitute goat’s milk for evaporated milk

(The “evaporated” cow milk in cans is better for them than cow’s milk the way it’s usually sold in bottles for human consumption — the evaporated kind seems less likely to cause diarrhea . . But goat’s milk would be preferable to either kind of cow milk. )

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Can I feed my 4 week old kitten goats milk?

*NOTE I plan on getting all the kittens spayed and neutered as soon as they are 8 weeks old and the stray mom. A stray cat gave birth to a litter of 4 a 4 weeks ago. Me and my partner adopted the cat and kittens and have been taking care of them. Mom cat neglected the kittens and we have to…

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Anonymous

Nov 25, 2024

Goat milk is fine for an emergency, but doesn’t have the nutrients the baby needs. Especially since he is weak, you want him to get the very best. Your vet will have the Kitten Milk Replacer, also most WalMarts have it (you can phone and ask).

Another option is to contact a cat rescue or the Humane Society. They be able to tell you where to get KMR, and *might* even have a nursing mama cat who would be willing to adopt the little guy. (Though make sure he’s no longer pooping blood, since it could be a virus and you wouldn’t want to spread it to the other mama cat and her babies.)

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Anonymous

Jan 23, 2025

The recipe I gave you was also from a vet. Evaporated milk is cow’s milk. I don’t think she said put both in the recipe. The milk in the jugs that we drink has stuff added to it and I wouldn’t give it my pups or kitties. Being 4 weeks old, it would be good to soak the dry food with the formula you mix up until it’s mush. The vanilla yoghurt has the needed sugar for energy.

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Anonymous

Jan 29, 2025

I have kmr liquid milk. The kittens like it like they want to get another milk by using syringe to feed. In 3 days, i dont know why the 1st kitten died after messing black poop in the cage. The second kitten is okay but in a few days, his poop is going to be black. I dont know if the milk was wrong or i dont know if milk was okay to put in ref before feeding so that it wont be rotten.

Cats tend to be lactose intollerant which means that they cannot drink milk, however you can buy cat milk from the supermarket, but i’m pretty sure goats milk in small doses will not do any harm.

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Anonymous

Dec 14, 2024

Yes, goat’s milk is a good substitute for kitten formula.

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Anonymous

Dec 19, 2024

Is your kitten a baby cat or a baby goat?

NO you can not feed your cat goat’s milk. Goats are entirely different species. Go to a vet and get substitute mother’s milk or to a store and buy some KMR.

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