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meowers

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How much do your cats weigh?

I weighed my two cats today and they weigh 10-11 pounds each! Kitty is almost two years old, and Holly is almost 1. They dont look fat to me, and get lots of excercise.

Breed probably accounts for some of it. Kitty is a Manx and they are stocky cats. But Holly, shes an Ocicat and I think should weigh less, though shes probably not done growing. Kitty didnt stop growing til a little over a year old.
 

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At the last vet visit in December Spooky was 14.5lbs at 19 months and Mulder was 11.5lbs at 8 months. The vet said they were both healthy but Spooky could stand to lose around 1lb. They are big boys but they get a lot of exercise and I recently switched their food to a higher quality and I have noticed some visible weight loss for Spooky, Mulder has continued to grow and is now bigger than Spooky but not fat. I havenâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t weighed them in awhile but I believe them to be around 14lbs now, with Mulder being larger.
 

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I believe most of my kitties are 10 lbs or less - the smallest being compact Goat-Head who weighs about 6 lbs - the largest two being Billy Bob at 15 lbs & Squishy at 14 lbs.
 

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Zoey is 8.5-9 and slender

Dahlia I would guess is about 12 and perfect

Sylvester is 12.5-13 and slender

Pj is 13.5 and perfect

Punky is 14 and perfect
 

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Tino 22 lbs
Ducky 20lbs
Kiko 17lbs
Laura 10-12 lbs
Easy 8 lbs
 

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Nova is 12-13lbs and slightly big around the middle. It's not a whole lot that she's overweight. Part of the problem is that she's eating a kitten food because it's the only thing we've found that doesn't give her soft poops. We tried the adult version of the same food (mixing it in first, of course), and the soft poops came back.


I think it depends a lot on the cat. Some kitties are taller, longer, denser than others and might look fine at 14 lbs. Other full grown cats might be perfect at 7lbs. It's like with people.
 

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Stimpy - 16 1/2 lbs a few weeks ago
Nabu - an ounce or 2 under 9 lbs in October
Lola - I haven't weighed her in a while, but she's heavier than Nabu and lighter than Stimpy. And she's still growing!
She's going to be a BIG kitty.
 

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Bijou - 22 lbs. I just have to say that he is extremely muscular and long so he doesn't actually look terribly overweight. From above he has shape to his "hips". His head does look small for the rest of him though.


Mika - 9 lbs.
 

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Originally Posted by Pami

Tino 22 lbs
Ducky 20lbs
Kiko 17lbs
Originally Posted by Yosemite

Bijou - 22 lbs.
My you have big boys!!

Scarlett - just shy of 7
Eightball and Bob - just shy of 10
Koko - 10.5
Stumpy - 13.5
Muddy - 14
Oscar and Pinky - 14.5
Spanky - 16
Lucky - 17

Spanky is the only one that is really overweight for his frame. That boy won't exercise.
 
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well, i guess my cats are normal


Although Holly's head always looks a little small for her body, but that may be a breed trait.

as long as they are happy and healthy thats all that matters!
 

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Cleo is 12.5 pounds. and could probably stand to lose a little. I'm hesitant to try too hard to get her to lose, because her CRF is so stable....I just don't want to rock the boat!

Maggie is 8.5 pounds, and perfect weight.

Lola is 7.5 pounds, and she's quite petite...but certainly not underweight.

Maggie and Lola both appear heavier than they really are, probably because of their long hair. Cleo just looks like a tank!
 

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Levi around 12.5 (a little chunky)
Jordan 12.6 (weighed today at the vet, also slightly chunky)
Isaac 13 (seems about right, he's a big boy.)
Maggie 8.75 (perfect weight)
 

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Kizzy is a ragdoll, so he will be heavier than a standard kitty.

When I had him into the vets in Jan. he weighed 7.2lbs at 6mos old. Now I would place him between 8-9lbs at 7mos old.
 

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Well, I have 23 cats. The majority are around 10-12 pounds. About 5 or 6 are 5 pounds or under. And three are over 15 pounds. None are overweight.
 

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Coco is 6.2 pounds now but was over 10 when she was younger.
She has Crf and alot of bladder problems.
Meeko is 8.70
Sasha 7.25
Oreo less then 7 pounds
Cleo is over 6 pounds and is only 6 months old.
Sphynx are very strong cats.
 
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