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30-12-2011, 03:05 PM
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Re: how big should a kitten be?
Blake was about 7 weeks when we got him from a shelter and he has a very coonie sort of look to him. I believe he was very close to 3lbs at his first weigh in at the vet (2 days after we picked him up) and as of his last weigh in 2 months ago at about 5 1/2 months, he was over 9 lbs. His paws are like catcher's mitts! He's pretty much the biggest cat in the house already--he's just as tall as everyone else, but of course he hasn't filled out yet. He seems to have slowed down a little, or maybe it's just that he's big now, so each extra ounce doesn't show as much as it used to when he was only 4lbs. I have a feeling he's going to be a huge boy before he's done, but I suppose he could always fool me and just stop growing
 Anyway, he was long like your boy too.Douglas is adorable!!!!!! 
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My babies Aber, Ragnar, Kelso (the corgi trio), Daisy (our rescue mystery-mix puppy), Ellie, Henry, Gwennie, Jezebel (the kitty quartet), Blake, Chaucer, Molly and Milton (the kittens), and Bingo the African Grey parrot Over the Bridge: Pippin: 1/6/08-17/5/11 Freja: 11/8/10-30/10/10 Kirby: 11/8/10-1/11/10 "Praise liberty/The freedom to obey/It's a song that strangles me/Well, don't cross the line" Billie Joe Armstrong Last edited by dagny0823; 30-12-2011 at 03:07 PM.. Reason: Added a bit I'd forgotten to mention 
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30-12-2011, 05:44 PM
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Re: how big should a kitten be?
Welcome Isobel and Douglas!
I suppose that everybody had already given you loads of advice and orientation so I just popping by to tell about my moggy kitten, who at 4 months was quite small, and after one week at home had grown a lot and the vet said that she was going to be a big one.... and then she stopped the speed growth. And as she's first and only cat, we don't really know what to expect and sometimes she seems so big and heavy but when we take her to the cattery we got impressed of how tiny she is compared to the other moggies!! She always had small paws and short legs so I suppose she won't be growing much more now that she's one and a half.
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30-12-2011, 10:27 PM
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Re: how big should a kitten be?
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 they could have neutered her when they found out, so sad!He sounds like a good weight, please dont worry about food amounts cats have a in built in system and kittens are allowed to eat as much as they want & they will stop when full (unlike humans!  ) R.E. For anyone reading this Please you would NEVER a view a kitten that is under 4 weeks of age, due to immune systems, shoes should be taken off at the door, they should be kept seperate in a safe room with mum and anti bac used on your hands, you shouldnt visit other cats 48hours previous due to passing on illness. Kittens should Never leave mum until 12weeks of age plus, they still suckle at this age and learn VERY important lesssons between the age of 8-12weeks, if they miss out on this you are looking at potentual problems. good luck with him he is lovely
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30-12-2011, 10:49 PM
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Re: how big should a kitten be?
Don't worry about the weight. If he's half MC and a boy, that's completely normal. I have two MC girls that make my neighbour's Jack Russells look completely tiny. Boys will be even bigger. Prepared to be eaten out of house and home though. My girls are 16lb and 15lb and not yet fully grown. A boy can get to 20lb plus
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