How to Bottle Feed a Kitten
Bottle feeding is done to enhance nutrition especially if the kitten is in a bad condition or if the mother is no longer present. You can ask several veterinaries to help you out with your plan on getting a bottle feed diet for your kittens. Usually, bottle feeds are presented with cats or kittens that have gone through nutritional trauma.
So here are the ideas on how to bottle feed a kitten. Let us start with the nipple’s opening. Nipple’s opening shouldn’t be too large or wide. Make sure that all your feeding supplies are ready. If you can sterilize your 
kitten’s feeding bottles, do so. You can also let it cool down before you use it. There are several dietary milk brands that you can use depending on what type of nutrition you need for your kitten. You should consult your vet on this.
Your vet of pet store may have a guide for kitten care that may include bottle feeding. Moving on, you can fill the bottle with your desired amount of this milk formula. You can make it a little warmer by placing it in a bowl with hot water as well. This method will avoid upsetting the kitten’s stomach. Some instructions on how to bottle feed a kitten, can be a little exaggerated, but all you have to do is to be more careful and set it right depending on your pet’s needs. In feeding, you may want to sit with a towel in your lap. Place the kitten on your lap, facing you. Try to rub or caress its back so that it won’t get upset while feeding. You don’t need to tilt or raise the kitten’s head, just place the bottle’s nipple inside its mouth. Just make sure 
that you are focused, not letting the kitten be overfed.
It is advisable to start with few smaller feedings. Another most important thing you have to know on how to bottle feed a kitten is the time of feeding. You should set schedules and keep in mind that newborn kittens require rest and milk feeding constantly. They are much similar to human babies; kittens may constantly need ‘burping’ after feeding. And what you need to do is place your hand under its abdomen, while you pat its back. As a natural thing for kitten’s mothers, licking the genitals and anal area of the kittens is proven to stimulate elimination. All you need to 
do then is to place a damp and warm washcloth for defecation.
After bottle feeding or nursing, most kittens are likely to sleep. You can place it back to its bed then and avoid being disturbed. A lot of other suggestions on how to bottle feed a kitten came up, and it can become much like a job. It is sometimes demanding but intensely rewarding to put an extra care and watch how it grows. You can also make use of some weighing scale and try as much as possible to weigh your kitten every day.
Newborn kitten care is fun and exciting, but you have to pay much attention to all the details so that it won’t cause you any problem.