A Question About Kitten Weight

[war&wisdom]

Hi, all,

This is not an urgent question, just one born of curiosity. I know that the rule of thumb for "average" kitten growth is a pound a month for the first six months. My two just reached the six-month mark, and the boy is 8.6 pounds, while the girl is 7.4. Any ideas for their potential adult weight? It seems that they're a bit above average.

Thanks! Bonus photos, and yes, they will be getting a bigger tree:

 

[rubysmama]

Oh, they're adorable! And apparently think they're still small enough to share the same space.

Sorry, can't help you with your question, though. In fact, I wasn't even aware of the one pound a month average.

 

[war&wisdom]

Yes, they're constantly sitting on each other and apparently don't mind the squish! They just wanna be as close as felinely possible.

 

[Notacrazycatlady]

Well, my Angus was about 7.5 pounds at 6 months. He will be a year old in a couple of weeks (age estimate puts his birth date around Halloween ). He is now ten and a half pounds, although I think he's half a pound or so overweight due to cleaning Leo's bowl and snarfing down all the dry food I leave out .

Angus at nearly 1 year

Angus when I first got him at about 6 months.

 

[lutece]

I think those weights are totally within normal range. The "pound a month" guideline is more of a minimum for how much a normal healthy kitten should weigh; many cats grow faster than that. As for their final adult weights, you really can't predict that from their size at 6 months, since cats grow at different speeds. Some cats will already be close to their adult size by 6-7 months, others grow slowly and don't reach their adult size until 2-3 years (and then continue to fill out even after that).