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I have seen some comments regarding the final size of cats being greatly influenced by their early life health and nutrition. I know that a severely malnourished cat can develop slowly as does a cat with significant health issues, but how big of a difference does the early health and diet a kitten has determine it's final size? I realize that bad health causes problems but would a skinny, but not emaciated or starving, cat be notably smaller than his/her litter-mates?
I have four cats ranging from Godzilla size to a little midget, but all of them were always pretty healthy and were either shelter cats or stray/feral cats. I would think that genetics would account for nearly 100% of the size unless the cat was suffering a significant deficiency of food or nutrients. Am I way off base or are cats pretty well pre-determined size-wise?
Jim
I have four cats ranging from Godzilla size to a little midget, but all of them were always pretty healthy and were either shelter cats or stray/feral cats. I would think that genetics would account for nearly 100% of the size unless the cat was suffering a significant deficiency of food or nutrients. Am I way off base or are cats pretty well pre-determined size-wise?
Jim