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    when can kitten cats be separated from their mother?

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    As soon as they can eat solid food and aren't nursing but out of habit..........

    itsmee

    Oh, I’d love a kitten. My cat, Peeve, is getting so old. One of these days I will find him curled in a still ball in her little, comfy bed. Sob!
    jhharlan

    We got two to fill the "Worthless" hole. They are a handful. We named them Jack and Mac. They like cheese and almost took a hand off getting to it!
    itsmee

    Julie ... How old are Jack and Mac. Before Peeve, I had this huge cat. All she wanted to do was EAT EAT EAT. She was mean and she'd bite you if you weren't careful. Two vets said, "It's time for her to go." I couldn't do it. Couldn't.
    One time I was sorting papers on the floor. She was sitting beside me and it all seemed cozy until she lunged at me and put her two front arms around my arm. She thumped me several times. I screamed and my husband came running. He put me in bed and I was sort of passed out and in shock. (Hard to explain) He almost took me to the ER. I still couldn't let her go. I think if I had another cat that bit, I'd follow the vet's instructions. Cat bites are so dangerous.
    jhharlan

    They are under 3 mod. Running and playing. So sorry to hear you cat story, what a shame.
    I have hand reared kittens from a day old but this is not advisable unless you are trained they really need there Mum until at least to eight weeks even though they are on solid food mum starts to train then in manners and how to behave and hunting kittens who have been with there mum for up to 10weeks are far better behaved towards humans as mum as taught them everything by then while they are with mum you must pick them up quite often as this part of human interaction and play with them often and mum probley could do with the rest good luck with your feline family

    Colleen is correct, and it is actually unlawful to remove them from their mom sooner than 6 wks. in some states... 

    When they are eating moist food on their own. Typically a kitten can be weened by 8 weeks (you should not start weening them until they are 6 weeks old), taught to eat moist/solid food and box trained. It is recommended to wait until they are 9-10 weeks old to give them away. 

    as soon as they're eating soft, moist, canned food, and are using the litter box. One of my kittens was only a month when I got her, b/c she was doing all of the above. But, it's generally safer to wait almost 2 months. The mother cat wasn't working with her very well, so I became her mom. She's now  12 yrs and thinks she's a queen of the mansion.

    Nine to ten weeks is best, our female cat was taken from her mother at about seven weeks which is far too soon, she is ten years old now and still can't lap water or milk without making a mess, we are sure her mother never had chance to teach her properly. her mum was a tray so she was born in under some old tin in a back garden, she still likes to get under things and hide.



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