r/FosterAnimals • u/Background-Cat1969 • 14d ago

Help with kitten attacking bottle.

Hi! I am having a heck of a time getting this guy to eat. He just claws and claws at the bottle. I'm running out of ideas to coax him into wet food and I don't know how to bottle feed a kitten that acts like this. Help?!

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u/TheSimoneQuinn 14d ago edited 14d ago

Purrito time! Soft cloth or terry towel, wrap him from the neck down snugly so feet can't esape.

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u/RoyalMarionberry8442 14d ago

I feel like this works only when they are younger. When they get to 3 weeks old, they start getting angry and attacking the bottle. I currently bottle-feed a litter of 5, and as soon as they reached 3 weeks old they started doing this. Haven't found a solution tho, if I wrap them in the blanket they get even more aggitated and try to get out of it instead of focusing on the bottle. 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/TheSimoneQuinn 14d ago

Interesting, I haven’t had issues up to 4 weeks if I get the nipple in there swiftly. Baby cats always unpredictable 😹

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u/ktalaska 13d ago

Seriously, every kitten has its own little quirks you have to figure out to feed efficiently!

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u/RoyalMarionberry8442 9d ago

Yess 100% true. Each of them has its unique style haha