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8 weeks is too young for a kitten to leave mum - they may be weaned, but they are still learning how to be a cat and how to relate with their environment. Kittens really shouldn't leave their mother until they are around 14 weeks old. (And vet-checked, vaccinated, flead and neutered.)
Those were always the guidelines but various places now put kittens out at 8 weeks. I personally think it's terrible as, as you say, they still need their mothers.
 
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Can't take a better pic cos I've been Ivaned again. Top pack has 2 layers and the bottom pack you can see about a quarter of ;)
 

raleighnut

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Those were always the guidelines but various places now put kittens out at 8 weeks. I personally think it's terrible as, as you say, they still need their mothers.
Kizzy was far too young when we got her, not our fault though. the girl who'd offered her to us when her cat was having kittens just turned up one day and handed her over, only just on solid food she was small enough to stand on the palm of my hand and her eyes were still blue. We had a very worried couple of weeks.
 
Those were always the guidelines but various places now put kittens out at 8 weeks. I personally think it's terrible as, as you say, they still need their mothers.

The place where Poppy originally came from before she was handed into CP, they were selling the kittens at 6 weeks. At 8 weeks, they're deemed too old to sell, hence Poppy got handed in as no one wanted her anymore. :cursing:

I've had the Popster since she was three and a half months old (and had her early neutered), but Poppy was lucky insomuch that my other cat at the time had been a mum herself prior to landing at CP, and so she took Poppy under her wing and taught her.
 
Kizzy was far too young when we got her, not our fault though. the girl who'd offered her to us when her cat was having kittens just turned up one day and handed her over, only just on solid food she was small enough to stand on the palm of my hand and her eyes were still blue. We had a very worried couple of weeks.

That's about 5 weeks old... :sad:
 

Fab Foodie

hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
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Kirton, Devon.
I'm being taken out for an Indian :hyper:
Easily pleased......
 
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I did some more tidying in the garden until it got too dark. I cleared some leaves and twigs around where my tulips are coming up and was just wondering what that shiny green thing was that I was holding when it moved. I jumped, I also might have screamed briefly before carefully placing the poor traumatised frog back down on the ground and carefully covering him back up with some of the leaves. I wonder whether the frogs will find another local source of water to lay their spawn now that next door have filled in their pond.
 

mybike

Grumblin at Garmin on the Granny Gear
Ankle is now slightly less swollen after applying ice packs yesterday, some anti-inflammatories seem to have helped too, still struggling to walk but I think it'll be ok in a few days.

Am being much more careful today, who knew putting a bit of seed out for the birds was so dangerous? :blush:

When it's fully healed you can go for a ride.
 
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