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Okay, as a quick introduction to people who've never heard of me--about a year ago my brother brought home a kitten. (She's the first cat that's ever been in this house.) I tried logical arguements to get her spayed--which crashed and burned on the emotional response of "but she needs to have one litter." She had a litter of five. I got her spayed as the kittens were being weaned, and a little while after that my brother moved out taking the mother cat and two of the kittens--leaving me with three. Spot, Ra, and Princess (also known as Runt) are the three kittens.
Ra is bigger than the others. He's always been the biggest of the litter (on his second day of life he tried to cover all of his mother's teats so that he was the only one nursing--but one of his sisters fixed that problem). Spot and Princess are quick, active, and don't lie around any longer than it takes to re-energize before starting on their next kitten hijinx. Ra has become sedentary. He's overall slower than the other two, he's eating more than the other two, and he's starting to get round.
However--he's also still growing. (Up AND out.) So--is he getting fat? Do I need to adjust and restrict his diet?
Ra is bigger than the others. He's always been the biggest of the litter (on his second day of life he tried to cover all of his mother's teats so that he was the only one nursing--but one of his sisters fixed that problem). Spot and Princess are quick, active, and don't lie around any longer than it takes to re-energize before starting on their next kitten hijinx. Ra has become sedentary. He's overall slower than the other two, he's eating more than the other two, and he's starting to get round.
However--he's also still growing. (Up AND out.) So--is he getting fat? Do I need to adjust and restrict his diet?