weaning is the process of transition from mothers milk to solid food ideally it should be handled completely by the mother but now that you are a pet parent it is your responsibility to wean properlywhen to starta lot of pet parents are confused about when to start weaning it should be done when the kittens are around 4 weeks old and be completed by the time they are 810 weeks old usually it takes 610 weeks to wean a kitten though the process varies from kitten to kittenone indication to start weaning the kitten is when they start to nibble or try to chew the feeding bottle it is recommended that you talk to your vethow to weandeal separation slowly dont separate the kitten from the mother before 4 weeks also in the initial weaning stages you could keep the queen cat mother around as she would know the best possible way when the kitten becomes more independent he would be able to spend more time alone without the motherfeeding tips start by giving the food or milk replacers in a very shallow dish this way it would be easy for the kitten to slurp it up dip your finger in the milk and let the kitten lick it first then slowly guide him to the bowlyou can give a combination of dry food and canned food make sure that you crush the dry food into really small pieces so that it is easy to chew and swallow serve the food close to room temperature or lukewarm it is a great idea to blend all the ingredients and make a smooth paste this way it would be easier to lick ityou should feed the kitten slowly but at frequent intervals every 23 hours at night if the kitten is sleeping dont wake him up if by chance he is hungry hell wake you up by nudging or whiningweaning scheduleweek 45 slightly moistened food preferably in slush formweek 56 the kitten will start nibbling on dry kibbleweek 67 give them solid foodby the end of 7 weeks the weaning process will be complete and the kitten will be happily eating solid foodtips for an easier weaning processright age start at the right age mentioned above and in the right manner for fruitful resultsmake it a gradual process make sure that the transition is gradual an abrupt shift from mothers milk to solid food can have a negative effectnutrition balance use food packaged especially formulated for weaning kittens this food is made keeping in mind the calorie intake and nutritional needs of kittenskeep the kitten warm it is important to keep weaning kittens warm you could experiment with heating pads or hot water bottles just be very careful never leave the kitten alone wrap the hot water bottle in a cloth to avoid direct contact with heatpatience is the key remember that your kitten is learning something new and you must give him time to adapt to this new habit dont