Hey I had a kitten 4 weeks old given to me from my Auntie yesterday as her Mother sadly died from illness and I have been reading information on the internet about kittens at this age and have learned they shouldn't be seperated from their Mother until 8 weeks of age minimum otherwise a whole load of things can go wrong , it's been fed by a syringe since birth and has been doing well but i'm about to start introducing it to wet food, i've never had a kitten/cat before so i'm new to this whole thing but i would appreciate any advice and tips on how to raise her properly (her names Krystal).

EDIT: I have baught a starter kit from argos this morning which includes a bed, litter box, scooper, a cage and a scratch pole as well

At four weeks they should be fine to start on kitten food. I would get some wet food and some dry kibble to try. You may need to soak the dry at first with some water. The wet food you can just mash up and push a little to their mouths with your finger to get them to lick it off. If you're not having any luck with that. You can mix some wet with some formula milk and suck some into a syringe get them to lap it from the syringe and don't force it into them. Eventually they will get the taste of it and try what's in the plate/bowl.

Hi, it sounds as though you're doing all the right things.

Kittens normally start on solids at around 4-5 weeks so don't worry if she won't eat straight away as long as she's still drinking the milk.

Good luck

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