How To Bathe Newborn Kittens

If the kittens are 1 2 weeks old bottle feed them with milk replacer formula every 1 2 hours.

How to bathe newborn kittens. In this video i show you how to give kittens a butt. Rinse the kitten like you did at the beginning and then dry them with a soft towel. At 3 4 weeks old provide formula and water softened kitten kibble 4 6 times daily. To care for newborn kittens when the mother cat is still present feed the mother to keep her strength up but leave the kittens alone for the first week to ensure the mother doesn t reject them.

3 place the kitten in the bathtub without water. Handle the kitten s paws and splayed toes tummy back and inside the ears. Hold the kitten in one hand and with the other scoop some water and drizzle it over his body. Bathing the kitten should only take 5 10 minutes.

Use a gentle cat shampoo. Put 2 or 3 drops of shampoo for kittens on your fingers if not use glycerine soap and make a lather and rub it over the wet areas removing any traces of urine and faeces that may have stuck together. Think in terms of 10 second bath. When a kitten has an accidental poop it s important to clean them up in a way that is gentle and safe.

Then wrap the kitten with another soft and dry towel and put it in a warm place until dry. Many rescuers use dawn soap instead and it seems to do the trick. If the mother cat is not around you ll need to prepare and feed them yourself. Don t leave them wet as they can easily catch colds and even fungus which is very difficult to fight at this young age.

Use a baby bath water thermometer that can float around and let you know if the water is cooling. At 6 12 weeks old start giving them dry. Don t rub and don t spend too much time in the water. The wonderful world of bathing newborn kittens.

Next squirt a small amount of shampoo into your hands and gently rub it onto your kitten starting on its back. Your first instinct may be to use a sink to bathe your kitten however it s not safe because the kitten could potentially jump out of the sink and sustain an injury. Use them to wrap up the kitten and gently yet thoroughly dry her him after the bath. Ask your vet if you can add some cat shampoo to the water for some bubbly good smell.

To bathe your kitten start by filling either a sink or basin with an inch of warm water and slowly lowering your cat into it. Prepare dry towels and warm them up a bit in advance. Then use a cup to pour warm water over your kitten until it s completely wet avoiding its face. Finally take your kitten out of the bath and.

Once you ve washed it s entire body rinse your kitten off with clean warm water to wash off the shampoo. Use a thermometer for the bath water and make sure the temperature is 101 103 degrees.