My 12-week-old kittens still nurse. Are they ready for adoption?

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Hello. I have a litter of kittens that are going to be 12 weeks old on 8/25. I was going to adopt them out this weekend. However, they still nurse on Mama a few times a day. And she does call them to her often also. Should I hold off on adopting the kittens out?

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Hi there. At almost 12 weeks old, it's fine to go ahead and adopt the kittens out - they're plenty old enough to leave their mom and littermates at this point. They will likely continue nursing on her periodically for quite a while if they stay, so you can't necessarily use this as a benchmark for then they're ready :)

My 12-week-old kittens still nurse. Are they ready for adoption?

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