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How do you know if a kitten still needs its mother?

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Most mothers will wean the babies when they are ready. It will need soft kitten food for a while after that. Occasionally some mother wean early though. But if it's been at least six weeks, the kitten is fine and doesn't need the mother. It may want her, but that's different. If it is weaned before six weeks, the kitten will need special kitten milk for a few weeks before giving it wet kitten food. If you go to a good pet store, they will be able to help you better.

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Most kittens need there mother for 3 months. If they are departed sooner than that, it can cause stong emotional damage to the queen(mother cat) and the kitten. But by 3 months they should be noticably dependable on themselves.

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You can feed it kitty milk from a bottle if you doubt his little teeth can handle food yet. If the kitten is taking food, let him. If he can, and will, no mother necessary.

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My cat has had three litters and all of her kittens were able to leave her at six weeks. Six weeks is the normal age for kittens to be given away.

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