It's interesting to see this thread. I was going to post a similar question.
Our neighbors have several cats, one of whom is mom to three kittens born at
the end of April, making them 5 months old. Last week I watched as the
kittens "cued" her and she lay down and allowed them to nurse for about 10
mins. I always thought kittens weaned at about 6 weeks - maybe we've been
forcing our "backward" culture on them by taking them away from their moms
at that time.

Gail S. Hertz, MD, IBCLC
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