how old untill they become full grown adults ?

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right now my little guy is 10 months old and he still thinks he's a kitten, how old do they need to get untill theyre full grown. he's 10 1/2 # right now and im just curious how heavy he will get.
 

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Awwww what a cutie!!! He is still a kitten! I think it is individual for every cat, but normally around 18 months to two years. I might be wrong though.
 

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Originally Posted by Catkiki

Awwww what a cutie!!! He is still a kitten! I think it is individual for every cat, but normally around 18 months to two years. I might be wrong though.


some small Breed cats like Singapura , Sphynx and Rex stop about 6-9 months

Large breed like ragdoll and maine coon stop about 4-5 yrs old
 

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My one cat stopped growing at about 4 months and the other at about a year. Mine are 5 pounds and 11 pounds full grown.
 

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As said, 18 months average for you moggies. Now temperament wise, I think it's closer to 3 years, at least, until some cats stop thinking they're kittens and even then older cats can go into "kitten mode" now and then.
 

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He is gorgeous! I agree - around two years is where most of mine stopped growing and when I could say that their personalities were finally fixed. There are big variations, though - some cats never seem to outgrow kitten-like behaviour!
 

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My youngest is a year and still growing, mentally he is still a kitten and we hope he will grow up at some point in his life.

Rukus is a real cutie, but if you want to use that picture for your signature, can you shrink it down a bit? The rules for signatures are 150px max height and 640px wide
 

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My girls are 2 years, 3 months and 13 days old. They have pretty much stopped growing. Dusty is very petite but she is getting longer. She is finally putting on some weight! Rusty on the other hand is a BIG GIRL! She is almost twice the size as her sister.
 

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Chilsa behaved like an overgrown kitten right up to the day he went to Rainbow Bridge (I don't know his age, since he was grown when my sister found him). Squirrel and Panther aren't as kittenish in behavior any more since that happened; they were about to turn 3.

Dora (about 1.5 yrs) is still a big ball of fluffy energy; the others are learning to put up with it :p

Ginger (almost 2 yrs) acts like a grown cat most of the time. She isn't still growing fast enough for me to have noticed any changes. However, Dora sometimes draws her into playing chase-and-pounce.

It really just depends...on the cat, the breed, the circumstances...cats are so individual
 
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