KMR Kitten Milk Replacer Powder, 6oz

KMR Kitten Milk Replacer Powder

For kittens. Also suitable for growing kittens and adult cats needing supplemental nutrition.

Product Description

KMR is PetAg's milk replacer for kittens, formulated to match the protein, fat, and nutrient profile of queen's milk. It's the standard food source for orphaned or rejected kittens, and for litters that are nursing but not getting enough.

It also works as a supplemental source of highly digestible nutrients for growing kittens and for adult cats under stress, when getting calories in matters more than anything else.

The powder form keeps a long time unopened, which makes it worth having on the shelf before you need it. Orphan kittens rarely arrive with notice.

How to Use

Mix the powder with warm water according to the label and feed at the recommended amount for the kitten's age and weight. Feed warm, at roughly body temperature, never cold and never hot.

Feed with a proper nursing bottle and nipple. Never use a syringe to push liquid into a kitten's mouth, since it's an easy way to get formula into the lungs. Hold the kitten belly-down, the way it would nurse from its mother, rather than on its back like a human infant.

Very young kittens need feeding every two to three hours, around the clock, and they need to be stimulated to urinate and defecate after each feeding until about three weeks of age.

Mix fresh. Refrigerate any reconstituted formula you don't use immediately and discard it within 24 hours. Discard whatever is left in the bottle after a feeding.

Keep the powder sealed in a cool, dry place, and refrigerate after opening as directed on the label.

Additional Information

For cats and kittens. Always provide fresh water for cats old enough to drink it. Keep out of reach of children.

Talk to your veterinarian

An orphaned neonatal kitten is a fragile patient, and hand-rearing has a real failure rate even when everything is done right. It's worth a veterinary visit early rather than after something goes wrong.

Get help promptly for a kitten that is cold to the touch, limp, crying persistently, not gaining weight daily, has diarrhea, or refuses to eat. Chilling and low blood sugar are the two things that kill neonatal kittens fastest, and a cold kitten must be warmed slowly before it is fed at all, since a chilled kitten can't digest.

Diarrhea in a bottle-fed kitten is common and dangerous. Dehydration happens quickly at that size, and it usually means the formula concentration or feeding volume needs adjusting.