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Ideally you should've started introducing the kittens to wet food at around 5 weeks and between 6-8 weeks the mama cat should've had them weaned. They will be getting their adult teeth soon and could do some serious damage to mom's teats.

If she still hasn't weaned them in a couple weeks, separate the kittens, give them wet food and take mom in to get spayed. Her maternal instincts are obviously not fantastic, and the world doesn't need more kittens. She can get pregnant again at any time so please don't wait to get her spayed.

Yup! Cats kept with their mom will sometimes nurse the rest of their lives. As long as they are also eating solids like kibble and/canned food they will be fine. At some point soon the mom will really get sick of nursing and will stop them.

ITS FINE 12 weeks they dont need to be with their mum but they do need to have soft cat food as well

oh yes!!! i had a mother cat,she nurse them for a long time! sign of a good mother cat

Poor momma! I bet her nipples are sore. Babies are suppose to eat milk for up to 6 weeks. I would try to get them away from the breasts. Put the babies in a different room with cat food. They should eat it. Try not to let them get close to the breasts. I know it sounds mean but grab the babies and just kinda move them away. They should get the hint.

Don't worry she will stop them when she gets tired of it, it will only make them sweeter cats, but do provide some wet food to help .

You need to get them eating food as soon as possible - take some kitten food and put some water in it and feed them - once they start eating food, the mother will pretty quickly ween them all on her own.

Now if you have been feeding them and she still hasn't done it, this is a pretty odd case. You'll have to separate them - keep them apart for a four to six hours at a time, then together only for half an hour or so, then separate again - the mother will probably be a little sad for a littler while, but she'll adjust.