How big are 7 month old kittens supposed to be?
Heather S asked:
My 2 little kittens are only like 2 lbs a piece and I feed them every day. They just won’t grow and they still look like little baby kittens. Why aren’t they getting bigger? I can hold them one in each hand.
I have wormed them every month, they are just regular old house cats. They both are long hair. They don’t look skinny like they were malnourished just small and short.
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My 2 little kittens are only like 2 lbs a piece and I feed them every day. They just won’t grow and they still look like little baby kittens. Why aren’t they getting bigger? I can hold them one in each hand.
I have wormed them every month, they are just regular old house cats. They both are long hair. They don’t look skinny like they were malnourished just small and short.
March 2nd, 2009 at 3:43 pm
They should weigh about 5-8 pounds. Take them to the vet. They may have a health issue or parasites.
March 4th, 2009 at 12:51 am
It really depends on the breed. Do you know what kind of kittens you have? Also feel free to ask your vet about this, it could be a matter of worms or some thing like that.
March 4th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Something is genetically wrong if your kittens are only 2 lbs and 7 months old! Normal kittens are about a pound per month of age; so a 7 month old would weigh about 7 lbs (give or take a pound).
I would have your kittens checked out by a vet. If they are female you may not be able to spay them and they certainly would have complications if they got pregnant including possible death.
March 5th, 2009 at 5:29 am
usually kittens weigh a pound a month until a year old so the average 7 month old cat weighs 7 pounds. You should have taken them to the vet a long time ago (I’m assuming you haven’t or you probably would have mentioned that). I do own 2 cats that have dwarfism and even they weigh 5 pounds as adults.
March 5th, 2009 at 10:49 am
After a certain age, kittens grow like weeds. It is totally normal, and esp. on how big the mama and daddy were, she could grow more rapidly. And kittens need a lot of food in order to get the nourishment’s they need.