u/Key_Watercress_3355

How do I know if a kitten is nursing properly?

I'm currently fostering a mom cat with three one month old kittens. Yesterday I brought an abandoned one week old kitten to introduce to the litter, mom has accepted it and is cleaning him.

The problem is that I can't figure out if he's eating or not. He snuggles up with the other kittens and mom but when I check if he's nursing it doesn't look like he is.

I've been syrinige feeding him formula every 2-3 hours, but I'm worried that it might be too much if he's also nursing.

I don't have any experience with such small kittens so I'm very nervous that I might do something wrong.

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u/Key_Watercress_3355 — 1 day ago