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Question
i have a cat she had 9 babies they are 4 weeks they always cry so stared bottle feeding they go nuts over bottle mother goes in box to feed but still hungry is she running out of milk how much should ifeed them how often. gave soft fo0d made mess dont have hang of it yet help.

Answer
Stick with the bottles a little longer.  Between four ans six weeks they should switch to canned food. They may make a mess at first. Try using boxes - put one or two kittens in a box with the appropriate number of food dishes so they don't have to share. By organizing things like this you will have less mess than them all trying to feeed together. Let them eat as much as they want. As far as bottle feeding at 4 weeks, 3 times a day, as much as they want. Once you switch to all canned food, two feedings a day, again let them eat to their hearts content until they are alittle older. Patience my firend, they are just babies. I'm sure you'll do fine and it will all work out in the next two weeks.