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Hi! I was unsure whether to post this here or under nutrition but I thought here might be the best bet.
My family and I adopted two kittens from a rescue and they are now close to 9 months old. The younger one, Helga, is very small but her weight seems to be normal (no portruding ribs or bones, she is bright and alert and active just a petite girl) but my cat, Gill, seems to be quite fat. He seemingly has a "double chin" at times and his belly hangs and when I weighed him the other day he was 10.6lbs. He has not been to the vet since his neuter when he was around 4-5lbs.
I am worried that this is overweight or obese for a kitten his age and, as an overweight person myself, I do not want my baby to suffer because of his weight. My parents think he is cute with his belly hanging but I dread health problems down the road.
Does anyone know if 10.6 lbs for an 8 month old neutered male kitten is unhealthy? He is a normal domestic shorthair.
My family and I adopted two kittens from a rescue and they are now close to 9 months old. The younger one, Helga, is very small but her weight seems to be normal (no portruding ribs or bones, she is bright and alert and active just a petite girl) but my cat, Gill, seems to be quite fat. He seemingly has a "double chin" at times and his belly hangs and when I weighed him the other day he was 10.6lbs. He has not been to the vet since his neuter when he was around 4-5lbs.
I am worried that this is overweight or obese for a kitten his age and, as an overweight person myself, I do not want my baby to suffer because of his weight. My parents think he is cute with his belly hanging but I dread health problems down the road.
Does anyone know if 10.6 lbs for an 8 month old neutered male kitten is unhealthy? He is a normal domestic shorthair.