Good Day,
So Maine Coons are known to be larger cats. But he is still a KITTEN - so that "large frame" isn't expected at this point in his life. Right my kitten is 18 weeks old. I've had cats before.
I've had him for about 1 week now. When I first had him - he was 5.2 pounds (he was long and skinny). Now he looks better... but he's 6.2 pounds!!! That's 1 pound in 1 week. He eats and eats and eats. He always seems hungry... is this normal? In the past week he's had 3-4 bowel movements - they were quite large.
I want to keep my kitten healthy - so I don't want to overfeed him. But I also don't want to deny him food either if he is hungry or food is warranted. He roughly eats 4-6 cans (3 oz)/day. Is there a growth chart out there for kittens or Maine Coon Kittens? Any advice on how to handle this? Is this normal?
He will be going to a Vet tomorrow - but again - being it's possibly a breed specific issue, I'm not sure how familiar the vet will be
Thanks!
Baz
So Maine Coons are known to be larger cats. But he is still a KITTEN - so that "large frame" isn't expected at this point in his life. Right my kitten is 18 weeks old. I've had cats before.
I've had him for about 1 week now. When I first had him - he was 5.2 pounds (he was long and skinny). Now he looks better... but he's 6.2 pounds!!! That's 1 pound in 1 week. He eats and eats and eats. He always seems hungry... is this normal? In the past week he's had 3-4 bowel movements - they were quite large.
I want to keep my kitten healthy - so I don't want to overfeed him. But I also don't want to deny him food either if he is hungry or food is warranted. He roughly eats 4-6 cans (3 oz)/day. Is there a growth chart out there for kittens or Maine Coon Kittens? Any advice on how to handle this? Is this normal?
He will be going to a Vet tomorrow - but again - being it's possibly a breed specific issue, I'm not sure how familiar the vet will be
Thanks!
Baz