I foster kittens and I always need to know their weight to check if they're healthy and if they're ready for surgery.
A human scale is not accurate enough, and 3 weeks old kitten won't do a difference on the scale even if I weight myself with it and substract my weight. A food scale can't handle that much, most go up to 500g - 1lb only. Can you suggest a better scale I could use? Thanks!
2007-07-07 04:00:43 · 15 answers · asked by littlemissemilie 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
You need a postal scale. These will go from 1 oz. to 10 pounds. You can probably even get a bigger one if necessary. They are compact, they are about the size of a dictionary. They will cost around $35.
2007-07-07 04:04:55 · answer #1 · answered by corryglory 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The way most vets weigh the smaller animals such as cats and dogs is the get on the scales and see what they weigh that very minute then they take the pet in their arms and step back on the scales and see what the combination weight is and subtract their weight and then they have the weight of the pet. This is how you should weigh your cats.
2007-07-07 11:27:11 · answer #2 · answered by prayer l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you do is to get a scale and step on it yourself and then write down the weight and then take the kitten or cat and then get on the scale and then write that weight down and then subtract that from the first weight and then you have what the kitten weighs or the cat.
2007-07-07 12:41:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact either your vets office, the Humane Society or SPCA. They should be able to tell you where you can get a scale made especially for this purpose--very much like an infant weighing scale. If you have children, and a good pediatrician, he/she may also be able to lead you to one. It doesn't have to be a brand new one, as long as it is calibrated right and weighs accurately. I am assuming that you take in and foster kittens quite often, so this is not something that's just going to sit in the corner and collect dust--you're going to be using it quite frequently. So, yes any one (or more) of these places should be able to lead you to one---and if you get REAL lucky, perhaps one of these places will give or lend you one.
2007-07-07 11:13:13 · answer #4 · answered by sharon w 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A digital kitchen scale or a digital postal scale (pretty much the same thing). They work great and display in ounces also. Go to Ebay, I got mine there very cheap and use it to weigh newborn puppies.
2007-07-07 11:11:04 · answer #5 · answered by Cynthia N 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are electronic food scales that measure up to 2 kilos (4 pounds). They are very accurate and that's what I use.
2007-07-07 11:13:42 · answer #6 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here's how you do it - climb on the scale yourself and see how much you weigh. Then pick up the animal and see how muchyou weigh with animal. Subtract the one from the other and you have their weight - easy.
2007-07-07 12:08:23 · answer #7 · answered by Unicornrider 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The vet weighs them in the carrying cage, takes the cat out, and weighs the carrying cage. The math involved after that isn't that tough.
2007-07-07 11:09:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
See if you can rent a triple beam baby scale from the Drug Store, or buy a cheap one from a store like Target.
2007-07-07 11:05:09 · answer #9 · answered by swiss girl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you know anyone who reloads their own shotgun shells or deals drugs? A reloading scale would be perfect!
2007-07-07 12:17:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋