Ok so my cat is only 5 months old but he is huge.... not huge as in fat but as in big, my mom has cats that are about 9 years old and mine is already as big as one and bigger than the other. These are also my cat’s parents so how could he have a big gene and they don’t? He is no special breed that I know of just a long haired black cat with a little white on his chin.
2006-12-15 04:26:03 · 10 answers · asked by Comnec1 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
It could go back further in his family history.My mom has a black cat that's mom and dad are both normal sized house cats.But he is about 6 months old and about 20 pounds.But his size comes from his greatgrand father.His greatgrand father was my cat tigger whom was a bangel tabby and weighed over 30 pounds.So maybe his grandparents or greatgrandparents were a larger breed cat.
2006-12-15 10:51:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Six of my seven cats are "normal" to small in size, but my black and white cat is 3 years old and weighs about 19 pounds, he's not fat, just huge. His feet are about the size of silver dollars. He's not a mutant, he's just a big cat.
2006-12-15 12:38:32 · answer #2 · answered by ihave5katz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No he is not a mutant. Do you know who the parents of your cat are? It is possible the father was part wild cat or something like that which those cats are bigger. And also some cats are small in nature. So if your mom's cat was a smaller type cat and yours is a normal size cat then he would be bigger then your mom's cat.
2006-12-15 12:30:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definately not a mutant. If you seen my baby cat (beautiful white cat with light orange/tan accents on a few spots) you'd see, he's enormous. He turned 1 in July and weighs in at almost 22 lbs. He's not fat but stands very tall. Standing up with paws stretched upward he comes to midline on my belly (around bottom of my ribcage) and I'm 5'5". I call him my monster baby. lol
2006-12-15 13:03:34 · answer #4 · answered by MasLoozinIt76 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he is a special breed. I had a maine coon once. She had long hair and she was rather large. I think 20lbs. Do you go to the vet? He might be able to tell you whether your cat has a pedigree or not.
2006-12-15 12:30:19 · answer #5 · answered by Amy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question is one for a genetics expert. my knowlege tells me the genes vary within individuals even within families, their are various genes that may be expressed in different individuals this could expalin the size of your cat. Also size could be determined by more than one gene. these all make it dificult to determine whther your cat is a mutation of the parrents genes or just the variations of the parents genes.
2006-12-15 12:33:43 · answer #6 · answered by reispinscher 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
some grow faster than others. Mine was very big when he was 4 months old, now he's stopped growing at 8 months and is small for his age. Your kittens "grandmother" could have been huge...
2006-12-15 12:29:40 · answer #7 · answered by sassy2sloppy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
omfg i envy you. i always wanted an enormous fluffy black cat. big fluffy cats are the best especially when they get attached to you.
2006-12-15 12:34:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
with the long hair I might guess he has Maine Coon in him. they can reach about 25 pounds (they're not fat).
2006-12-15 14:34:17 · answer #9 · answered by Magick Kitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats odd
2006-12-15 12:34:32 · answer #10 · answered by ruphio_hook 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋