should i wake up a 3 week old kitten to feed her?
i just took in a stray kitten two days ago, and yesterday at the vet she weighed 0.76 pounds. the vet said she’s about 3-4 weeks old, probably closer to the 3 week side.
for the past two days, i’ve been feeding her 14-18 ml of kitten formula every 4 hours, including at night. i’ve seen different things online on whether you should wake a sleeping kitten of this age to feed them, and i won’t be able to ask my vet until later today.
i last fed her at 10 AM this morning, and it’s currently 1 PM. she’s sleeping right now, so if she’s still sleeping by 2 should i wake her up? if she’s awake on her own by 2 i’ll feed her, but i’m not sure if i should wake her since i know sleep is really important for kittens.
i’m also not sure if i should be waking her up overnight. my vet said to start slowly introducing her to wet food, which i started doing yesterday, and she’s very uninterested in it. so i don’t feel comfortable leaving food or milk in a bowl for her overnight, because i don’t think she would eat from it.
any advice on this would be super helpful! i’ve never had a cat this young, so i’m very nervous about doing what’s right for her.