Kittens still nursing

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Tessa's kittens are almost 9 weeks old and they are still nursing. Is that normal? When should they start weaning?
 

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If they aren't eating hard food now, they should definatly start- most weaning is between 4-6 weeks, but it usually happens naturally. Usually Mom starts feeling the teeth when they nurse, so she stops letting them nurse. Try introducing the food, and the should start eating it. A bit of milk is fine, but since they'll be adopted in a couple weeks, I'd definatly make sure they are fully weaned by then
 
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They eat solid food. They eat kibble, canned and raw. But they still nurse ALL the time! Should I seperate Momma from her babies or will she eventually wean?
 

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As long as you aren't planning to rehome them immediately, I would just let mom wean them naturally. She'll let them know when she's tired of the whole deal.

My kittens were still nursing quite a bit up until 10 weeks. Goldy didn't start to seriously wean them until they were about 8 weeks even though they were eating solid food. They're 8-1/2 months old now and every once in a while still want to nurse. Goldy lets them for 2 or 3 minutes, then gets up and walks away.
 

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As long as they can eat hard food, they are always going to have milk when they're alowed. I'd wait, and let mom say no
If they still nurse all the time when they're about to get adopted, then rethink it
 
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