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Unless you weigh him, it may not be obvious that he's growing, it
happens slowly enough. The growth rate slows down too as the kitten
gets older; two months at age two months should be obvious, but two
months at age ten months will be pretty subtle. Also, some cats are
just plain small, and won't seem to grow fast.
If he's eating and active, I wouldn't worry, unless it's really
important to you that he be *A REALLY BIG CAT*, in which case,
uh, ...
len (who's still amazed by the difference in size between sisters Robin
and Blueberry).
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| I had a similar concern over my cat "Miss sarah vaughan". Sassy was my
first cat, and I had no idea what to expect in terms of growth and
eating. I read all the manuals and books, and it said that kittens
should be fed several times a day. She didn't seem hungry enough,
though, to eat more than twice a day. AND I was bringing her to the
vet, who dewormed, etc. She had a cough, and I kept mentioning it to
the vet, and after 2 months I decided to change vets. Her lungs were
so full that the new vet couldn't hear anything, but upon x-ray, she
saw that her lungs had calcified to the point that she had only one
small area from which to breath. After 17 days of antibiotic
injections and about a month on the pink stuff by mouth, she
recovered. As a result, of not getting enough oxygen, not eating, her
growth was stunted. She's about 6 lbs and a little peanut, but
certainly has a strong will.
My second kitten was totally opposite, a real chow hound, who ate about
8 times a day, like what I thought a kitty kat kid would be like.
He is now 12 months old, about 12 lbs, and growing out of the MEDIUM
kitty carrier. In summary, make sure the vet you have has checked the
kid out real well; if you still don't feel right, get a second opinion.
Carol
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| I've got just the opposite kitty...Navajo, is not even 6 months old and
he is about the size of Squeeky (the cat up stairs whos about 10yrs old)
although he doesn't have the weight and bulk of Squeeky, Navajo is the
same height and length....but he shows his age when he trots from room
to room with his stuff pink bunny rabbit :')
Chris
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| It has been three months since Anastacia delivered her six kittens.
She is not that large and the fathers, her brothers, were solid cats.
All six grew differently, and the girls were bigger than the boys. Now
it appears, only three left, that one of the boys is bigger than
anything.
I think it depends on how many males the female was impregnated by, and
the lineage of each. Cats can have litters from littermates and not
have problems, due to their genetic make up. So it would only make
sense that there would be different growth rates with each kitten.
In addition to the illnesses felines are able to catch.
I've raised over twenty cats, and four of them from abandonment. The
four never looked like they would live till the next day, but they
are alive and well.
Don't fret call the vet
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