Morgan,
That is almost exactly the same answer that I got from my obgyn when I asked
him why he told me to wean my 15 month old when I was pregnant with her
little brother.  I asked him, does it harm anyone, the fetus, my toddler,
me?  He said that it doesn't anyone but that its something we just don't
do. I said, well I do, and found a new doctor.
 We had a happy nursing relationship unitl she was a little more than 3.
What if I hadn't questioned that doctor?  What about all the woman who
don't?  It's very sad.
Poor kittens,  I thought that they were safe from this kind of harm, after
all mama cats can't bottle feed or give pacifiers.
Chayn in Israel
btw the new doctor was delighted that I was still nursing my toddler.




On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Morgan Gallagher <
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> 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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