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How can I tell the age of my orphaned kitten I'm hand-feeding?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female

How can i see how old my kitten is shes an orpan i feed her formula food every 4 hours and she seems to be groing very strong?

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Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on August 31st, 2018

If your kitty is being hand fed only by you then its real mother is missing and Baby would be considered an orphaned kitten.
If your baby is growing very well under your care, you feeding it every 4 hours and then stimulating its genitals so it will urinate and defecate, and then you clean its bum, then you are doing a good job replacing its mommy. You can tell your kittens age by weighing it. Kittens gain about 100g per week, so if it weighs 300g it would be 3 weeks old. If it weighs 500 g it would be 5 weeks old, etc.
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