When Should Kittens Stop Feeding From Mum

Kittens sucking on their mother at 9 months old isn t normal in the wild.

When should kittens stop feeding from mum. But if you re weaning a kitten that has been orphaned you can start a little earlier between three and four weeks. They should be stopped even if it comforts them. In general kittens need their mother s milk until they are a minimum of 4 weeks old. They shouldn t be relying on their mother to this time.

They are five months old now and she is still producing milk and they are still feeding off her. When to wean kittens normally the kitten weaning process begins at about four weeks of age. How do i start the weaning process. Is this normal or should she have stopped by now.

They certainly should mot be nursing at 4 months and should be separated from their mother unless you plan to keep them in. A mother cat would normally stop feeding their kittens around 6 8 weeks after giving birth to them the mother cat would stop feeding them and start to push them off because they grow teeth and. And if she should have stopped by now is it dangerous to her health or anything. The process typically takes between four and six weeks with most kittens completely weaned by the time they re eight to ten weeks old.

The weaning process usually continues for about another month until the kittens are fully weaned between eight and 10 weeks of age. Usually the mother weens the kittens completely by 8 or 9 weeks old. The complete weaning process generally takes about a month meaning that the wee kittens are usually fully weaned when they are between 8 and 10 weeks in age. During this time the kittens will still occasionally nurse on their mother but they will also start to eat liquid kitten food.

With mom they ll start to try to eat her food and she ll push them away from her says benson. My cat had six kittens and we kept three of them. They eat solid food and stuff too but every once in a while i catch her feeding them.