So I have fostered a ton of kittens over the last few years but this is a first for me. These guys are huge- and I know near nothing about any breeds besides your average domestics.
These 3 (2 tabbys are boys, the mostly white/tabby one is a girl) are almost 14 weeks old. I pulled them from the shelter at a little under 2 weeks old. They were being surrendered with mom and mom escaped from the crate in the parking lot is what I was told. It was a Saturday so they were going to euth them. They were definitely 10-14 days old based on development. They were super easy babies. No issues besides ringworm. They weighed 2lbs at 6 weeks and 3lbs at 8 weeks. I usually stop doing daily weigh-ins at 8 weeks if the kitten is on track. Well, because they also all had ringworm, they are all having to wait till much later than normal for their spay/neuters.... should be happening this week or next, finally. I did bring them out this past weekend for an adoption even as pre-adoptable, pending surgery. The other members of the rescue I work with started pointing out how MASSIVE these kittens are... So I weighed them and both males are slightly over 6lbs. The female is a little over 5lbs. I guess since I see them every day I just did not realize how huge they were!!
So, any ideas on what they could possibly be mixed with to make them so giant?? I think they just look like your average tabby... but why are they so big?!!? I know the age is right on because I have had them since so young.
These 3 (2 tabbys are boys, the mostly white/tabby one is a girl) are almost 14 weeks old. I pulled them from the shelter at a little under 2 weeks old. They were being surrendered with mom and mom escaped from the crate in the parking lot is what I was told. It was a Saturday so they were going to euth them. They were definitely 10-14 days old based on development. They were super easy babies. No issues besides ringworm. They weighed 2lbs at 6 weeks and 3lbs at 8 weeks. I usually stop doing daily weigh-ins at 8 weeks if the kitten is on track. Well, because they also all had ringworm, they are all having to wait till much later than normal for their spay/neuters.... should be happening this week or next, finally. I did bring them out this past weekend for an adoption even as pre-adoptable, pending surgery. The other members of the rescue I work with started pointing out how MASSIVE these kittens are... So I weighed them and both males are slightly over 6lbs. The female is a little over 5lbs. I guess since I see them every day I just did not realize how huge they were!!
So, any ideas on what they could possibly be mixed with to make them so giant?? I think they just look like your average tabby... but why are they so big?!!? I know the age is right on because I have had them since so young.
