Here is a kitten formula that is better than any you can buy!
I found a new recipe for kitten formula for newborn and very young kittens that don't have a mother. It is from Best Friends magazine the May/June 2009 edition. It is about the Best Friends Sanctuary and it is a great formula for kittens:
Mix well and refrigerate until ready to use. A kitten should eat 7 -15 CC's per feeding.
Warm by placing a bottle of the mixture in a bowl of hot water.
Source: Best Friends Magazine
By Robyn Fed from Hampton, TN
Putting this in my bookmarks. I am always taking in strays. Never know when this could come in handy. Thank you! Thumbs up!
I have another recipe I have used that worked even better and I read this was superior to the one listed above.
In a mixing bowl, mix:
one half cup of evaporated milk,
If they are dehydrated, I will use homemade pedialyte, which is easily found on the net, and mix it in with this, just a little bit or offer in in a small bowl while they are eating. This really seems to help them grow, I had to hand bottle feed seven of them last month and they really enjoyed this so much. I would put them all in the bathtub on a towel for meals and it was so cute. They just loved lapping it up from the saucers and I would tell the parents who adopted them to supplement their meals with meat baby food and this from time to time. robyn
I am concerned about the use of raw egg yolks in either of these recipes. There is always the risk of salmonella. That would kill the kittens rather than help them thrive.
Get pasteurized eggs. I have not seen anyone get poisoning from store eggs. They need the fat vitamins and protein that the yolk provides
