my dad works at a recyling plant and he found a kitten in a skip we took it to be checked by our vet and it was under observation for a while and they said it was fine. However we've had it for like a year now and its hardly grown any ideas why?
2006-10-14 04:23:46 · 13 answers · asked by aequus_bellum 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
we're feeding the same as our other cats and there not exactly small
2006-10-14 04:53:20 · update #1
It could be a number of things. For starters, if the kitten was undernourished when it was very small, it may have never been able to recover and simply be stunted in growth. Has it been dewormed several times? Worms can be recurring in kittens and causes them not to grow or gain weight properly.
If nothing's medically wrong with it, it could just be a small cat. We have a cat who is 14 years old and has never weighed more than 6 pounds. We got her as an 8 week old kitten from a nursing mother, so she wasn't ill or undernourished, she's just tiny. I wouldn't worry too much if I was you, just maybe have the vet check her for worms one more time now that she's older.
2006-10-14 04:27:44 · answer #1 · answered by Dreamer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Likely malnourished as a Kitten before you got it. its growth might have been permenantly stunted. If so it just means that you have a little runt of a cat. Somebody ignorant enough to put a live kitten in a dumpster is likely ignorant enough not to feed it when it was small. Enjoy your stunted little cat and if anybody asks, just tell them it is an exotic toy breed cat. Like one of those silly little dogs that are so popular.
2006-10-14 04:32:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some cats are naturally small- could be the result of breeding. Maybe your kitty is just a runt- I had one like that and she didn't grow much for about two years. If she seems healthy otherwise I wouldn't worry.
2006-10-14 05:09:02 · answer #3 · answered by piratewench 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be the breed. If he seems healthy and happy I think that it would be ok. Or you may want to concider a change in diet. WE feed our cats both dry which we have for them 24/7. and moist food that we feed them 2 times a day.
2006-10-14 04:26:25 · answer #4 · answered by bullticky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends what kind of kitty you have . Didn't the vet tell you ? Mine here at home is a year old and way smaller than reg cats . So don't worry too much as long it is otherwise healthy !
2006-10-14 04:32:29 · answer #5 · answered by silverearth1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't worry my Kit is 18 years old and the size of a 6 month old kitten. some don't grow like people.
2006-10-14 04:25:51 · answer #6 · answered by desert_kats 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it is the runt of the litter and just a small cat.
2006-10-14 04:33:20 · answer #7 · answered by walkerhound03 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a vet has given an OK as to its health it shouldn't be a matter of concern.
2006-10-14 04:32:48 · answer #8 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some cats are just smaller than others. Her mother may have also been small.
2006-10-14 05:12:32 · answer #9 · answered by bramblerock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably was the runt i have two such cats they are just going to be small thats all
2006-10-14 04:40:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋