worried that cat is too thin.

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Hello all,

My name is Jared and i am worried about my 3yr old male Domestic short hair.  His name is dagon and I am afraid that he may be underweight.  He weights roughly 9-10 pounds.  If you look at him, i think is stomach comes in a little bit.  What worries me is that if i run my hand down his sides, i can feel his ribs.  He seems like he eats,  and is in good spirits but I am just worried.  I work 60hrs a week  so I am afraid that I can't always watch him like I should.  His 1.5 year mate Mia,  seems to be doing well.  She is 7 pounds and seems nice and plump.  I will post picture in next post
 

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Boys are usually larger than females.  I have a cat that's 2 yrs, male, neutered, and is as healthy as a horse.  He also is a lean and trim, much less prone to being more sausage like than my girls.  He weighs about 11 pounds.  When I pet him, I can feel his ribs, but they're not poking out.  I also can feel a nice wall of muscle on top of his ribs.  Let me see if I can find the healthy cat weight chart for you.
 
 
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