Is there a way to tell if a kitty is growing too fast, as in getting fat rather than growing normally?
Drusilla was 5lbs in December when she was spayed. She's definetly bulked up since then and I'd guess she's closer to 10 now. A lot of my family members keep commenting on how "fat" she is, but she has no drooping belly, she gets a handful (so probably like 1/2 a cup) of kibble a day, but she does like to steal Tara's food as well, so maybe she's getting double that. But she's incredibly lazy anymore as well. She's started to see the older kitty ways of sleeping all day.
Here's a link to a photo of her I took about 20 minuts ago
She'll be exactly 10 months old on Saturday. I don't really see her as fat, but I know how easily it sneaks up and I don't want to suddenly be stuck with a 40lb blimp of a kitten. She did have worms up un til she was 8 months old, so I guess perhaps she just recently started getting all the proper nutrients and shot up but I'm terrible at guessing what is "right" weight and such. The vet is too busy and expensive to go bother him to simply ask a silly question like this, so I figured perhaps you experts would at least be able to give a guess and say she either appears normal or she is much too big or something.
Drusilla was 5lbs in December when she was spayed. She's definetly bulked up since then and I'd guess she's closer to 10 now. A lot of my family members keep commenting on how "fat" she is, but she has no drooping belly, she gets a handful (so probably like 1/2 a cup) of kibble a day, but she does like to steal Tara's food as well, so maybe she's getting double that. But she's incredibly lazy anymore as well. She's started to see the older kitty ways of sleeping all day.
Here's a link to a photo of her I took about 20 minuts ago
She'll be exactly 10 months old on Saturday. I don't really see her as fat, but I know how easily it sneaks up and I don't want to suddenly be stuck with a 40lb blimp of a kitten. She did have worms up un til she was 8 months old, so I guess perhaps she just recently started getting all the proper nutrients and shot up but I'm terrible at guessing what is "right" weight and such. The vet is too busy and expensive to go bother him to simply ask a silly question like this, so I figured perhaps you experts would at least be able to give a guess and say she either appears normal or she is much too big or something.