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Title: When do cats stop growing?
Post by: Gwen on August 26, 2008, 23:41:05 PM
I have noticed today thay Rameses(who is 15 months young)well today he seems a lot taller than he did yesterday,is it possible for him to have a growth spirt at 15 months?



Title: Re: When do cats stop growing?
Post by: Maddiesmum on August 27, 2008, 06:08:43 AM
Charlie is about 17 months and we keep noticing he is getting bigger and more stocky. 
Title: Re: When do cats stop growing?
Post by: Ela on August 27, 2008, 06:48:31 AM
Allegedly cats grow until they are about 2 yrs old, however, there is one breed Maine Coon I think that grows until it is about 4.
Title: Re: When do cats stop growing?
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on August 27, 2008, 07:57:38 AM
Many pedigree breeds are slow maturing and will continue to grow until they are 3 or 4 years old.  Mosi is still growing and he will be 3 in December.  For moggies, it can vary but most are done with skeletal growth by a year - 18 months, although they will continue to fill out after that and develop more muscle.
Title: Re: When do cats stop growing?
Post by: hannah (weeny) on August 27, 2008, 11:10:25 AM
i think jasper thinks he's a ped....  i'm not sure he'll ever stop growing!
Title: Re: When do cats stop growing?
Post by: Gwen on August 27, 2008, 11:20:07 AM
Here he is trying to show that he's longer than Cymro :innocent:

Title: Re: When do cats stop growing?
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on August 27, 2008, 12:32:30 PM
Many of the big pedigree breeds grow till 4 years old , so any moggy who has some ped genes down the line will prob grow for longer too......maybe thats why misa is so huge  :rofl:
Title: Re: When do cats stop growing?
Post by: Team Svartalfheims on August 27, 2008, 12:46:22 PM
Most cats have finished growing by 12-18 months old (a lot of ped breeds are the same although some take longer). Different story though if you have NFCs as they carry on growing until they are 5 years old and Maine Coons are about 4 years when they stop.




Edited for sentence not making sense due to writing the same word twice, doh!