Kitten Growth Chart

Please Spay and neuter your cats!!! Millions are being killed in shelters every year and others left to fend for themselves on the street. Stop the suffering. If you cannot before the procedure, there are plenty of low-cost spay and neuter certificates available if you reach out for help.

how old are they.I have one that my dad fond at ralies by her selfe.

i have exactly thirty cats whop are looking for homes

probably , depending on his breed , some cats are much larger than others ,can you feel his ribs , When you look straight down on him does his belly stick out?

Maybe it has Worms???

Anesthesia-related deaths only happen in .11% of cats. I’m sorry for your loss but the .11% does not make it okay to tell people not to spay/neuter your animals.

I’m sorry that you lost your cat Devorah but people MUST spay/neuter their animals. It is extremely rare for an animal to die while being spayed. This is usually as a result of an undiagnosed underlying disorder or weird reaction to anesthesia. Again, I am sorry for your loss. But the death of your cat does not negate the fact that thousands of animals are killed every year in shelters. Telling people not to spay their animals is irresponsible. Sorry.

Intact female cats are prone to having pyometras( Infected uterus)
If you have ever seen one , especially if the cat is pregnant , you would rethink your stand on Spaying

I am so sorry for your loss! I hope at some point in honor of your kitty whom passsed you give another kitty in need of a forever Home a wonderful home and a warm bed!😊😊

There are small breeds of cats, like the Munchkin, who have really short legs. Others just don’t get very big. Our cats are various sizes and all (but my foster) are adult. My oldest is actually the smallest. If he’s checked out to be healthy by your Veterinarian, he’s probably just a little cat. 🙂

I just had to have a kitten put to sleep who did not grow. I also obtained her at 7 weeks of age. She ate food and did everything normally until she was about 4 months old. Then she got sick. She had a fever and wouldn’t eat anything. After five days at the vet, and a big vet bill from full blood panel and urinalysis, medications and IV fluids, the results all pointed to Feline Infectious Peritonitis. I had intended to use her for breeding (she was a Snowshoe Siamese), and I had bought two other Siamese who came from the same home. I had to know for sure what had been ailing her when it became clear, six weeks after she first fell ill, that she was getting worse, not better. I took her to OSU Veterinary Medical Center for euthanasia and autopsy. I have not received the histopathology report yet but the preliminary report is consistent with Feline Infectious Peritonitis. She had lesions on her brain, heart, lungs, and she had peritonitis, and her kidneys were huge and full of foci lesions. If she had been suffering from this infection from the time I bought her that would explain why she did not grow properly. My vets think the poor growth rate was a sign of something amiss.

I have since bought a scale and will weigh kittens regularly to make sure they are growing properly. I suspect that her mother, who I bought at the same time, may be an asymptomatic carrier of the Corona Virus which causes FIP. She is currently pregnant but I will not use her for breeding again. She will be neutered and kept as an outdoor pet on our farm.

So, the moral of this story is to be suspicious of a serious problem in a kitten that does not grow well. Even so, had I had a scale, and had I known this before all the problems started, I couldn’t have done anything differently than I did, but I would have been more mentally prepared for the final outcome. I kept all of the cats isolated from each other for several months after buying them, and they were not allowed to go outside at all. The kitten got sick after I let her and her mother live together. The weaning process was quite complete and I thought all was well. I thought the kitten was a bit small but had nothing to compare her to. I thought, at first, that the drop in the kitten’s appetite was due to a food change and the stress of having her mother reintroduced into her life and the extremely hot weather we were having.

I have worked for veterinarians for a total of about 9 years, but that was years ago. I also have a BS in Animal Production Science, also from years ago. I am still learning things and I’m relearning things I seem to have forgotten… The point is that I have a strong background in Veterinary science (I am far, far from being a Veterinarian however.) I had all the new cats blood tested for FeLV, FIV. They are all vaccinated and dewormed regularly and on flea prevention. I did everything I could to do it right and FIP, the scourge of catteries, got me anyhow. I bought the cats from a private home, not a cattery, but the pair I bought had come to that home from a cattery. I had no idea to avoid cattery bred cats.

I want to say to those here who are quick to be judgmental and name callers that I do not think it is fair or wise to do that. It is far better to try to educate people than to call names. There is much to be learned in a public forum like this but much harm can also be done in the form of aggressive, accusational, name calling. I am a firm believer that most of the nasty things said in these forums would not be said in a face to face situation. Keep the nasty comments inside and get off your high horse and share your knowledge and back it up with solid resources and personal experience instead of being judgmental and name calling. Personal attacks are not called for, nor are they productive. All they do is show a need to feel superior to someone.

Sounds to me like he is underweight by the bone skinny description. I’m currently caring for a 4-5 week old and he’s just over 1lb. Make sure to feed him food made specifically for kittens and have him checked out by your Veterinarian for any underlying health problems (like worms) or if he needs a supplement to make sure he’s getting proper nutrients for healthy growth. Also, if he has fleas, a nice warm bath in Dawn dish soap will cut down on them. It’s safe for Kitty’s tender skin and kills the fleas. Be sure to rinse him well though and make sure he’s really very dry. Since we’re not sure his exact age, he may not be able to regulate his body temperature properly just yet, and a chill could make him deathly ill. Bless you for adopting 🙂

I understand why we always say to spay and nueter our animals but i have to see where the lady is coming from and really you ALL need to try to understand why she feels the way she feels about it without dismissing her opinion and trying to keep verifying your reasoning with facts and opinions of your own. She was pressured into spaying her cat. A pet that may have been like her child or maybe her only companion we do not know the situation, if it hadnt been for people constantly telling her to spay it it would still be with her. People who knew nothing about the whole age thing, who have been on websites like these where they simply say “spay,spay spay without giving any precautionary messures when it comes to age and disease and stuff like that. If she had known that anesthesia is more dealy at older ages she may have not done it, and what if her cat DID have something wrong with it already. What if cancer had already taken hold. I mean maybe there should be exams ran before hand on older unspayed animals to ensure theres nothing that could cause anesthesia to go horribly wrong instead of just jumping on everyone that comes in the door and immediently putting them to sleep. I dont care about the ONLY.11 percent or whatever it was either because with the thousands of cats and dogs involved that is alot more than it sounds. I do agree that spaying is a GOOD thing im not saying that at all. What i am saying is that the opinions of others shouldnt be looked upon so harshly. There are reasons for each persons outlook on things. And others shouldnt have pressured her into doing it without understanding the situation. If its inside and its already went years without getting pregnant spaying should no longer be what everyone is worried about, it should be the health of the cat at the present time and then if its healthy and SHE decides it would be best to spay her then so be it, if not, who cares. Yes theres animals being killed in shelters but all the while there are PLENTY of people always looking for pets the problem is they seem to think they have to have a pure breed dog or cat and go out and spend a small fortune buying them instead of adopting the ones already available. How about we stop allowing people to use their pets as baby making machines just so they can make a fortune. I bet there wouldnt be many pets being killed in shelters if that were to stop. If the only way to get a pet was to go to a shelter and get one that was made naturally out in the wild by circumstance instead of acting like its okay for people to go out and buy these animals that have been basically manufactured BY MAN. Its always “spay your animals because theres too many coming into shelters” they dont ever look at the owner of pure bred animals whom breed them to sell for high prices and say you need to fix this animal so that theres not as many animals being killed in animals shelters. They dont sit and shove the fact about cancer being a greater risk or anything. They see the owners of purebred male and females and they actually try to help the owners get those animals pregnant. Stop the over population of MAN made breeds that usually come with their own share of health problems due to the fact that these designer breeds originated from in breeding of litters to begin with and then maybe these litters born in the streets or in homes of the poor can find loving homes. Its ALL about who has the most money in this world or the expense of the possessions we own that makes the difference in how this world works and how your percieved and treated and it sickens me it really does. And by the way i had my cat spayed and she ended up with mammory tumors and it was a really bad case too that eventually took her life. SO question is does spaying really help prevent cancer or is it just something we read in an article and believed because we were told too believe it. Could it actually make them acquire other types of cancer more easily. How do we know without our OWN experiences with the issue what is true and not true in this world anymore when a doctor could write that he did a study of the earth being flat and theres alot of people who would and actually DO believe it. because it HAS to be true since a doctor or a university did a study on it and wrote it in a magazine right? I know one thing as a woman i had a hysterectomy and though it may have gotten rid of the cancer risk in THOSE organs i now have a lump in one of my breast as well. It screws with the naturally occuring hormones when you take something out or mess with the way we are supposed to be period. It has nothing to do with religion either its just fact. We are the way we are for a reason. If its wrong then it will one day on its own adapt and fix itself like the world and everything in it has done for millions of years. So yes i do believe in spaying animals to an extent but ONLY because i am forced to conform to what the world has created to be the norm. Before we took these animals into our homes they roamed the planet having babies left and right living in the wild its because of our own selfish ideaology why animals are killed in shelters. I mean they can live feral just fine but we have made it out like its cruelty to animals to ever let them go back to their wild ways and live on the streets or in the mountains. If not for the feral cats living in the cities by the way just think of how much worse the rat population would be. But anyways thats my view on it so sorry hun that you lost your furr baby, your opinion matters even though im probably going to be luahged at and judged for mine now I really dont care because being able to stick up for someone whom is clearly being judged will be worth it. And knowing that when all humans are dead and gone due to our own overpopulation and selfish ways these cats and dogs will go back to the wild and have millions of babies that will not be put in shleters and KILLED BY HUMANS is enough for me, and never mind posting your judgemental remarks because i wont be visiting this sight anymore anyways.

Excellent post , I have seen a few pyometras and it is horrible and so preventable

They’re at the age where mama begins to wean them and I’ve seen a few occasions where mama seems pretty mean about it. I wouldn’t say formula is necessary, unless you have some that won’t eat or are underweight. Making sure they have kitten food to eat will help them to get the nourishment they need to grow into healthy adults, lessening the possibility of health problems in their adult lives later. 🙂

I hope by now you’ll figure it out or got an answer but just in case Go to your local pharmacy or drugstore and ask them to give you some small syringes (without needle) 2 feed abandoned kittens

Putchase kitty milk either at the supermarket or pet store and feed it to them

if they are eating the food then they are ok. If you are worried about the vitamins they may not be getting from their mothers milk they have alternative formulas for kittens but they are 5 weeks old and that is old enough for them to eat on their own if they are already doing it that’s great

It’s recommended that you spay your girls before 5 months (and after 8-9 weeks depending on her weight) (to avoid her going into her first heat cycle and also being so playful she might rip her bandages off). Here’s a read that combines a lot of information if you’re interested. I would say, if you don’t get your girls fixed, it’s almost certain that they will suffer from a cancer. Female cats are also more likely to have aggressive tendencies (which include peeing/marking) when they are whole. Every heat cycle increases her chances of cancer. http://www.pet-informed-veterinary-advice-online.com/spaying-cats.html#pro-spay