I know it is customary to TAKE kittens from their moms at six weeks. They are cuter and easier to give away then ! But many of these kittens continue to exhibit "nursing" behaviors into adulthood, I think because of what they missed not having a "normal" nursing relationship with their mama. Sincerely, Pat in SNJ *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html