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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Sassybot on July 24, 2014, 20:34:24 PM
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Has anyone got an average weight chart for kittens?
I've popped up a thread about the rescues I've got and just want to check their weight to see if I can worm them or if they need the vet.
They are at the vet Monday so no biggie really
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I think (though anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) it's about 4 oz per week, so if they're 6 weeks, that equates to around a pound and a half (not sure what that is in new money - is 4 oz around 100g?)
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Yeah 113gsrams so they should be about 678.
Mags is 580 and trixie is 460 :(
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Dont be too cast down - they can gain ground quickly. Moray was very underweight when we got him (had been left in an empty flat with his sister, with no food or water for 5 days). His coat was dull and there was no inkling of the cat he was to become. Within a month he'd begun to fill out nicely.
Worms will affect a kitten's weight, and given the flea problem, that will have had an impact no doubt. I'd wager a pound to a penny that you and your Mum will have these two turned round in no time. Keep weighing, keep photographing, and you will see them blossom, I promise!
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Not worried. They each weighed at the vets at half a kg (ish) and both eat well. Have to watch Mag tho cos he will eat till he's sick if given the chance