What is the normal weight for an adult cat?

Question

She is a female. i dont know what age or exact breed because she was a stray and i havent taken her to the vet

im guessing tabby cay

Answer 1

Typically 10 - 12 pounds, but it might be a little more or less depending on the cat's frame.

Answer 2

If her ribs feel like sticks then she's too thin and needs to put weight on, the ribs should be feelable but not poking up or so rasied that you can feel each bone. She should also have padding on her shoulder blades (no sharp bone feel there either) and on the top of her hips.

Some strays are underweight by a pound or two (or four). With good food, they'll equalize out to what they need to be. The 'average' weight varies per cat. Small ones obviously weigh less than the big boned ones.

Answer 3

It depends on the breed. I have two cats. My persian is just under 7 pounds and he's a good weight. I also have a big old white tom cat with a couple of orange spots, he's built just like a little tiger. He's HUGE.
We had a girl scout selling cookies door to door not too long ago and she saw him laying on the floor of the kitchen from the front door. When he became interested in her and got up and came closer to say hello, she gasped and said, "oh, at first i thought it was a dog!". He's 19 pounds and very long. I can't lie and say its all muscle. He's a little tubby, but the vet assures me he's a very healthy cat.
He'd be skin and bones at 7lbs, and at 19lbs, we'd have to roll the persian like a ball around the house. He'd look like a furry black watermelon.
So it depends.

Answer 4

Breed is very important. I have an 8 year old Persian that has never weighed more than 5 lbs. Which is normal for female chinchilla (and also shaded silver) Persians with a pedigree. I also have a mixed breed cat that is 12 lbs. I have seen some weigh as much as 22 lbs. So they very a lot.

Answer 5

You really have to look at the profile of the cat from above rather than relying on a specific weight range. If the cat is sleek, it is fine. If there is a definite bulge in the middle, and you cannot feel the cat's ribs, then the cat is overweight. Oh, and if the bulge is all fur, not a problem.

Answer 6

It depends on the breed since some are smaller like the Singapura, and some are larger, like the Ragdolls, and it's all down to that, in terms of weight, there's no absolute weight for any adult cat besides those guidelines.

Answer 7

It really varies. On average, if they're at a healthy weight, I think about 7-8 lbs. But I've seen plenty of 13-15 lb cats who were at their ideal weight, just had larger frames, and a couple cats whose ideal weight was closer to 5 lbs. Just depends on the kitty.

Answer 8

actual weight isn't as important as body condition score. Check out the following link:
http://www.purina.com/cats/health/BodyCondition.aspx
this is how a vet determines if your cat needs to loose weight.
Some cats can be perfectly fit at 15lbs where another might be grossly obese. the weight depends on the cat's frame size and muscle.

Answer 9

11 pounds

Answer 10

what breedmy maine coon weigh32 pounds and the vet said shes healyhy normally any other breed12-15 pounds