As title, anyone know a sure fire way to wean an only kitten??

Roki is having none of it lol xx

However i now have him using litter tray on his own!! so that's at least an achievement x

Mother is not helping as per usual and today she has decided to go into call , i swear that girl has tried everything to make sure i don't breed her again LOL xx

anyway, any hints or tips would be very appreciated, i've tried milk on it's own, milk with tuna, milk with chicken and so far he isn't having any of it, not sure if it's the bowls he's not liking but tried larger and smaller and still nothing!! xx however if you put a syringe full of milk in front of him he'll nearly take it out your hands!! x

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I'd try anything without milk! Seriously, I never offer my kittens anything milky, they usually start on cooked chicken or fish, or sometimes awkward ones hold out for tinned tuna
Raw minced beef or lamb sometimes does the trick too. Once they're eating something (anything) then you can start adding the things you think they should be eating

Have you tried putting food into his mouth? I find that helps reluctant eaters to get the idea, and sometimes they seem to find it easier to eat off the (clean) floor initially, rather than a bowl. (no, i don't encourage this in the long term!!)

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well it's lactol and because i've been having to syringe feed as a top up cos of mum i think he's enjoyed it too much!!

tried the food in mouth, the look of disgust on his face said it all LOL x

i had some raw down for mum and he didn't like the smell, so i'll stick with cooked, may try the cooked fish tomorrow, seeing as missy misdemeanor is in call she won't be trying to nick anything i try to feed him lol x

got some mats for under the bowls, i'll pop one of those down and try and feed him off that x

thank you for the ideas hunny xxx

(oh by the way, your food went out today, did half today, the others tomorrow - finally got out this house as i had to do food shopping LOL) xx

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I had a litter this summer who were not having any of the whole weaning process!! I had lots of input and ideas from many peeps.. so here is a list you can possibly try
*Sardines in sauce* this worked the best with my lot..
*very fine raw chicken mince with boiling water poured over it so they can lap the juice*
*colley fish.. again pour boiled warm water over it.. the smell usually entices them to lap*
*Ox cheek minced with warm boiled water over it*
I find the warm boiled water maximises the smell and makes it warm for tum tums.. hopefully one of these will work. I find with hard to wean kittens the smellier the better to wean with lol.. after trail and erro though I found I just poured boiled warm water over everything I served and they were more apt to eat it

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Suzanne

http://www.tigerkatz.co.uk
Owner/breeder/Exhibitor of Bengals/Akitas/ my children exhibit our pugs

Thanks hunny, i shall definitely try that too xx

You're both stars!! xx

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your a sweety.. always here for you hun xx

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Suzanne

http://www.tigerkatz.co.uk
Owner/breeder/Exhibitor of Bengals/Akitas/ my children exhibit our pugs

Thanks hunny xx

Right, i tried the sardines with hot water, no chance apparently lol x

so i had a brainwave, and i was right, turns out mister has a sweet tooth!!

did a small amount of rice pudding and he went mental for it! x

so now trying to think of sweet foods that will be okay for him, see if i can't wean him slowly onto normal foods lol xx

any ideas?? xx

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crikey... he is like hard to wean puppies pmsl

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Suzanne

http://www.tigerkatz.co.uk
Owner/breeder/Exhibitor of Bengals/Akitas/ my children exhibit our pugs

tell me about it lol x

stubborn as heck like his mother lol x

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Baby rice with a few sardines,rice pudding with sardines,egg yolk,a touch of honey and a touch of evap milk,also with the baby rice a little kitten loaf just to get him going if he will and then progress from theirIf he's reluctant to put his head down to the dish,put a little on a flat teaspoon and work it from his mouth to the dish