The best way would be to monitor their weight. If they're gaining weight in the right places, that would be a good sign that they're eating what they need to be. And there is a body condition score, so your veterinarian can look at your kitten and see if they're underweight or at an appropriate weight.

If they're younger, then kittens need to be fed more frequently, maybe four times throughout the day. If they're an older kitten—say they're already three, four months old—then three times a day would be appropriate.

Yes. While kittens are nursing, they're going to need less because they're getting their fluid and hydration through nursing or by being bottle-fed. But then, when they're on solid food, they'll need that for sure.

If you're bottle-feeding and want to introduce it, you should do so around roughly around five to six weeks, depending on the size of the kitten. You might not know the kitten’s exact age, but your veterinarian can do their best to estimate it.

No. Regular milk can cause diarrhea or an upset stomach. If you're bottle-feeding, we would recommend kitten formula.

It's going to take a lot of time. Depending on their age, kittens need to be fed very frequently—every two to three hours. Because their stomachs are small, so you can't feed them a lot of volume at one time. Therefore, they have to be fed very frequently.

Not if they're adequately weaned from the mom, and not if they're at the appropriate age to eat regular kitten food.

That’s generally around six to eight weeks old. When you start offering them some softer or gruel-type feeding, they're going to begin to eat that more and then nurse less.

When we vaccinate your kitten, we are doing a complete physical exam. We're making sure to the best of our ability that that kitten is healthy. And again, vaccines ... we're asking the body to respond to that. And so if you vaccinate a kitten that is not well or that is sick, then their immune system is fighting off that sickness. And so when you give a vaccine, it can't mount a proper immune response. We're checking the kitten’s temperature. We are doing a full physical exam to ensure that they're healthy enough to take that vaccine.

Great question. In an ideal world, your kitten wouldn't be exposed to other cats until they're fully vaccinated, which would be two weeks after their last set of shots here. That would be around four and a half to five months old. Now, can they go outside and be monitored? Sure. But they're going to be at higher risk until they're fully vaccinated.