Had to share this with you all.  I've just been told off, royally, by 
the eager young vet at my new practice, for still allowing kittens to 
nurse from Mama cat, at 12 weeks old.  Apparently it's bad for them, and 
makes them clingy and they knead a lot as adults, and they should have 
been forcibly separated at 8 weeks.

When asked for scientific evidence to support the premature weaning of 
any mammal, her response was "It's just how it's done."

And we wonder why we have so many problems with humans!

*sigh*

Morgan Gallagher

(In the UK, for reference.)

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