Ragdoll weight and size...

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Hi everyone!

I have a almost 7 year old female Applehead Siamese/Ragdoll mix (she looks like a Siamese, but her size is like a female ragdoll) named "Simi" and a 2.5 year old male purebred Ragdoll named "Homer."

I recently took Homer to the vet (poor guy had a really bad cold that scared the crap out of me) and found out he is only 11lbs. I say "only" because 1) our Simi is 13lbs as a female, and 2) Homer's dad was HUGE! I'm not sure how much his dad weighed, but that guy was a very big boy (not fat at all, just a big guy). I know Ragdolls are a large breed, so I was kind of expecting Homer to be as big or almost as big as his dad. We did not pick Homer because of his dad's size or anything, but since he is only 11lbs at 2.5 years old I'm wondering if he is too thin or if he will grow any more?

Homer is an EXTREMELY picky eater. He won't eat any raw food (tried multiple times), will ONLY eat Wellness Selects Shredded canned food (it can't be cubed, minced, or pate - must be shredded), but loves dry food of all kinds (though we only give him Wilderness and Instinct). He only gets dry food on occasion and eats wet food twice a day. When we feed him, he will only eat a small can of the Wellness Selects shredded canned foods twice a day. I have tried feeding him a large can at each feeding to see if he will eat more and he ends up leaving half and then we have to take it away before Simi tries to eat it.

Homer is VERY active. We call him our crazy boy. We have a an enclosed Catio (cat patio) for him to play in to enjoy the outdoors a bit and we leave our sliding door open for him to go in and out. Every day he will dart around from the Catio through the house and back outside (sometimes a few times) and is always chasing Simi to try to get her to play with him (Simi wants none of that. We are considering getting a 3rd kitty for Homey to play with).

I just want to see what you guys think as far as his weight goes for his age and if you think he will grow anymore? I know Ragdolls grow until they are about 4 years old, but I just want to make sure I'm not doing something that may be stunting his growth.

Thank you for your time! Looking forward to hearing from you.

Photo: Homer on Left, Simi on Right.
 

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My understanding is ALSO that Ragdolls continue growing for almost 4 years. 

Did you pose all these questions to your Vet while you were there.  I would think he/she would be the best one to answer them, since they know your pet and his history and can feel his bones, etc.  Did they feel he is underweight? 
 
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Took Homer (my Ragdoll) to the vet again today for something unrelated to his weight, but I brought up his weight again.

At his last visit he was 11.8lbs (at age 2). Today, he weighed in at 11.4lbs (will be 3 in Oct). My vet touched his bones and I mentioned that, when he is wet, he looks too thin to me for his breed. She said she could feel his back bones a little bit, but it's not bad. He was put on a temporary diet because he is having diarrhea, which we can't pin point the cause of since nothing has changed for him. Hoping it's just a parasite and not IBS. He seems to be ok with the food he has been prescribed and I'm hoping he likes it enough that he eats better than he usually does.

I'm still concerned about his weight at 2.5 years old when he may be "full grown" in about 4 months.
 

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Some cats just don't really eat lots, or seem to be food driven.  One of mine lives to eat.  The other could care less if he ever ate
 

Hopefully whatever is causing the diarrhea will be found and swiftly dealt with
 
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Some cats just don't really eat lots, or seem to be food driven.  One of mine lives to eat.  The other could care less if he ever ate :rolleyes:  

Hopefully whatever is causing the diarrhea will be found and swiftly dealt with :cross:
Thank you. I hope so too!

Homer loves food, begs for it all the time. But then when it comes down to actually feeding him, he barely eats. Once in a blue moon he eats everything in his bowl and it's so rare that when we see he has we are surprised. I may need to start feeding him 3 times a day. Hopefully that will help.
 
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