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Report Abuse. A kitten should stay with its mother for an absolute minimum of eight weeks and preferably 12 weeks. Although they may be weaned prior to eight weeks, they will still have the occasional need to nurse.  The ASPCA indicates that mother cats usually start weaning the little fluff balls when they are about 1 month old. In general, kittens need their mother's milk until they are a minimum of 4 weeks old.  My friend's cat just had kittens, and my friend told me that she would let me have one. I'm not sure how long the kittens should stay with their mother, so would you please let me know what is the appropriate length of time a kitten should stay with its mother? Answer: Thank you for asking! A kitten should stay with its mother for an absolute minimum of eight weeks and preferably 12 weeks. Although they may be weaned prior to eight weeks, they will still have the occasional need to nurse. They also need this time to learn proper cat behavior from their mother cat, including use of the litter box, socializing with humans and other cats. Kittens six to eight weeks old have not learned any important socialisation or behaviour skills yet, which kittens learn from eight weeks onwards. During this time kittens will learn how to play and interact with their littermates, mother and any other animals and humans in the house. Until ten to twelve weeks old. Keeping kittens with their mothers and siblings until they are twelve weeks old is ideal. Sadly, too many kittens are taken away from their mo … thers too early, usually around six to eight weeks old (some kittens aren't even weaned properly at that age). A kitten should stay with its mother for an absolute minimum of eight weeks and preferably 12 weeks. Although they may be weaned prior to eight weeks, they will still have the occasional need to nurse.  Best Answer: I keep my foster kittens for AT LEAST 10 weeks, but I prefer 12 weeks or more. Kittens need to be with their litter mates for at least that long to be properly socialized. The best way for a kitten to learn how to be a cat is from his/her litter mates. I have taken care of many pregnant cats and adopted out the kittens as well as adopted one as early as 6 weeks. 8 WEEKS IS IDEAL, obviously the longer a baby is with it's mother at first the better, but after 10 weeks it's def. not necessary at all. Source(s): experience, life long cat lover. Report Abuse. The kittens need to stay with their mother until they're twelve weeks old. Up until eight weeks, they get important antibodies from their mother's milk, and they keep learning social behaviour (and such things as using litter box) until twelve weeks. I have taken care of many pregnant cats and adopted out the kittens as well as adopted one as early as 6 weeks. 8 WEEKS IS IDEAL, obviously the longer a baby is with it's mother at first the better, but after 10 weeks it's def. not necessary at all. Source(s): experience, life long cat lover. 1. Kittens will nurse up to 8 weeks old. 2. They really are not reliable with the litter pan under 12 weeks old. 3. They need more social time with mom/siblings to be mentally and physically ready to leave. 4. Many kitten problems are due to kittens being taken too soon. The absolute minimum is 8 weeks but ideally a kitten should stay with its mom until he's at least 12 weeks. Kittens need much more from their moms than just milk, contrary to popular belief, so the longer the kitten stays with mom the better. Reply. Kittens should stay with their mother until they are twelve weeks old. Ten weeks at the very earliest. Kittens six to eight weeks old have not learned … any important socialisation or behaviour skills yet, which kittens learn from eight weeks onwards. During this time kittens will learn how to play and interact with their littermates, mother and any other animals and humans in the house. Until ten to twelve weeks old. Keeping kittens with their mothers and siblings until they are twelve weeks old is ideal. Sadly, too many kittens are taken away from their mo … thers too early, usually around six to eight weeks old (some kittens aren't even weaned properly at that age).
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