Hello! Here’s the instructions on how to care for newborn kittens.
They’re pinned in this Telegram group in Russian, and I’ve translated them into English for you

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Kitten season is starting, which means lots of newborns ahead 🐣

I’d like to remind you of some key points and guidelines to follow so we don’t accidentally cause harm 💚:

1) No one can care for a kitten better than its mother.
So if she’s around (even post-surgery, even on antibiotics), she should always be the first choice.

2) If there is no mother and a human has to take over:
• If the kitten is newborn (with placenta and/or umbilical cord), the first priority is to dry them off, stimulate breathing, and keep them warm — not to feed.
Use gauze or a towel that mimics the texture of a cat’s tongue (gently but firmly rubbing the kitten around the neck, back, belly, and genital area).
Use a heating pad (or a warm water bottle).
The first couple of hours are for adaptation — the kitten’s lungs need time to “open up.”
• Feeding:
Always warm the kitten before feeding — otherwise the formula will just sit in the GI tract, which can be fatal.
Newborns (up to 1 week old) must be fed via tube.
During the second week, you can switch to a bottle only if the suckling reflex is present and there are no contraindications (like cleft palate).
Alternatively, continue tube feeding until teeth appear (around 3 weeks — when they can start biting the tube 🙈).
Nipples, bottles, and syringes used too early can cause aspiration and aspiration pneumonia (= often fatal), which can develop within hours in newborns.
The best option is human infant formula (0+ months), ideally goat milk-based 💫
For the first few days/week, mix it slightly more diluted than instructed to avoid constipation.
Always prepare fresh formula for each feeding.
After feeding, hold the kitten upright for about a minute.
Around 3 weeks, you can start introducing the first solid foods.
• Hygiene (toileting):
Digestion is stimulated by belly massage (circular motions).
Kittens can’t eliminate on their own, so you need to stimulate the genital area — ideally before feeding (but after is also okay).
Gauze works best.
Wetting it with warm water isn’t always ideal — it cools down quickly and becomes cold.
• Monitor behavior and weight gain:
If the kitten sleeps quietly after feeding — all good.
If it cries — something is wrong.
Weight gain during the first week should be around 10–15 g per day on average.