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I have a kiten who will be four months old on the tenth of august. A few weeks ago she started to try to nurse off of my adult female who is going on three. The adult female will sit there and let her do it. My husband and i stop it everytime we see it. But is there a reason for this. At first the adult was beating up the kitten, when i first got her then she stopped. Now is letting her nurse off of her. I got the kitten when she was six weeks old. So she was already weaned from her mother. How can i break this habit?

Actually, I'm not sure it's anything to worry about. I think it means that the older cat has accepted your kitten and they love each other! I have a 2 year old female cat, Pebbles, that cuddles with Pippin, my 4 year old male cat all day long! Pebbles kneads Pippin's belly and pretends to nurse from him and he allows it. They love each other so much, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

It's so cute when I walk in on one of their cuddles, and Pippin looks up at me, like, "Who me?" They always look guilty. )

As long as the kitten isn't hurting your older cat with its teeth or something, I don't see anything wrong with it. Let's see what other people have to say. Maybe there is a problem with it, I just can't think of one.

My 2 year old still "nurses". He takes whoever will let him do it. He gets a knot of fur and just goes to town! I asked the vet and he said it's normal for some cats to always do this, nothing to worry about unless there is problem between the cats and they fight. The other males let him do this for about 5-10 minutes before they get up and walk away.
So, don't worry about it, especially if she is accepting of the kitten and the kitten obviously loves her!