Fast Growing Kitten and A Slow growing one??

akbeck98

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The day we brought our two kittens home from the shelter they looked almost the same size (eight weeks old). Our male weighted in at 1.9 and his sister was 1.6. The shelter said they were from the same litter. Over the past few weeks the male has grown considerably bigger than his sister. See pic in signature it was taken today. They both are free fed dry food and get a spoonful of wet food in the evening. They both seem to eat the same amount and use the litter box, too. They are going on 10 weeks old and will be going to the vet for the next set of shots this week. I weighted them and they are both gaining weight. So I'm not concerned with their health.

My question is....

Do girls and boys differ in growing sizes and rates? All the male cats I have see always tend to be bigger than females. Does this start as kittens too? Is our female just going to be a smaller cat? Anyone have any experience with this?

Any imput will be appriecated! Thanks!
 

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just like humans kitty s grow at different rates and they both may fall into the normal area on the bell curve
 

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My Ellie is much taller than her brother, who was taken by a friend of mine. Though he is fatter! Persil will always be a small cat because she had a bad start and was very sick at four months old. As long as they are eating and healthy I would not worry too much.
 

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I have two boys both from the same litter, and Max is considerably smaller than his broher at the moment. They both eat well and have tons of energy and both have a clean bill of health from the vet. Some kittens just grow at different rates
 
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Thanks!

Yeah I think the female will be taller she seems to have longer legs and her brother is more stocky!
 
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