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I adopted a shelter cat in March and was told he was 11 months old, though I'd assume this was an estimate as they told me he was born a stray.
He's a very big cat. He got sick the day after we brought him home and at his sickest, he weighed 11 lbs and he had a growth spurt since then.
Two weeks ago, I noticed that the few white hairs he has in patches on his chest and between his legs started getting long. A few days ago, I noticed he was starting to grow longer black hairs throughout his coat. Today, I noticed that he's growing longer hairs between his toes.
I'm a bit baffled because I thought that by 11 months, his adult coat would be grown in and it just started getting warm where I live so it seems odd that he'd be growing longer hair now.
Is it possible he could be younger than a year old at his his size? Could a cat this big still be growing his adult coat? I find it hard to believe that he's all of a sudden going to be a long hair.
The reason for my concern is that I have been feeding him adult cat food and I hope I'm doing the right thing!
He's a very big cat. He got sick the day after we brought him home and at his sickest, he weighed 11 lbs and he had a growth spurt since then.
Two weeks ago, I noticed that the few white hairs he has in patches on his chest and between his legs started getting long. A few days ago, I noticed he was starting to grow longer black hairs throughout his coat. Today, I noticed that he's growing longer hairs between his toes.
I'm a bit baffled because I thought that by 11 months, his adult coat would be grown in and it just started getting warm where I live so it seems odd that he'd be growing longer hair now.
Is it possible he could be younger than a year old at his his size? Could a cat this big still be growing his adult coat? I find it hard to believe that he's all of a sudden going to be a long hair.
The reason for my concern is that I have been feeding him adult cat food and I hope I'm doing the right thing!