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When do British Shorthairs stop growing?

35K views 40 replies 22 participants last post by  Tracy iamhenryshuman  
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Hi hoping someone can confirm a few things I've read on the web about BS cats.

I've just come back from the vets and we've been told that Ziggy Stardust is at his optimum weight and that they don't want to see him any bigger now!

I've read that a) males can get to around 5-10 kg and that they can continue to grow until they're around 3-4 years old.

Ziggy is just shy of 5kg now and nearly 9 months old - I think he's just a big boy, but they've said we should cut down on his food - he doesn't have much as it is - a pouch of whiskers kitten food a day topped with some dry food and 1 dreamy as a treat.

Any advice would be welcome

Thanks :)
 
Discussion starter · #3 ·
We cut down from what we were initially giving him as the vet told me he was overweight - but even the Whiskers bag says that he should be eating more than what we're giving him.

He's a grazer - he'll have wet food for breakfast / dinner and then we'll leave dry food out overnight for him and there will still be some left in the morning when we come to give him his breakfast.

I honestly think he's just a big boy...
 
Discussion starter · #23 ·
Thank you - thats good to know!

They keep saying that he's putting on weight, but he's still a kitten and obviously getting taller as well - I might consider looking for another vet if she keeps saying I need to cut back on his food.