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I have concern about my 3 and a half year old Maine Coon who seems much skinnier compared to other cats of his breed. I can easily feel and see his hip bones and he is very long and lanky.
WARNING! LONG BACKSTORY!: About 3 years ago we adopted a purebred male Maine Coon cat called 'Tiny'. We got him from a breeder who confirmed that all her cats were healthy. He was very active and loved to stand up on his back legs. About a year after we got him we seemed very lazy, didn't move much, hurt when we picked him up and didn't want to eat much. We went to the vet who said that he had a kidney infection. We went to check-ups and gave him what the vet prescribed him. He got better but we noticed that he was walking almost pigeon-toed on his back legs, struggled to jump and didn't want to stand on his hind legs anymore (and still wont). He also looked very lanky and we could easily feel and see his hip bones. Then one day we noticed that he wouldn't get off his bed and when he did, dragged his legs behind them. We took him straight to a different vet who said he had broken both his hind legs so badly it was as if he was hit by something or kicked really hard; although there was no bruising on the skin or muscle. We paid $4000 for surgery to insert metal rods and fix our broken boy. After a couple months he got better but never seemed to gain that big 'Maine Coon size'. His legs looked a bit better but he doesn't like anyone to touch near his hips and wont stand on his hind legs.
Almost 4 years old now i know that Maine Coons should be fully grown by then. The problem is he seems no where near average size, although he does have a very long body. I can still see his hip bones which I think was from muscle wasting. I thought he would get bigger and was wondering if what happened to him has affected his size or is he just a slow starter and will eventually grow bigger?
WARNING! LONG BACKSTORY!: About 3 years ago we adopted a purebred male Maine Coon cat called 'Tiny'. We got him from a breeder who confirmed that all her cats were healthy. He was very active and loved to stand up on his back legs. About a year after we got him we seemed very lazy, didn't move much, hurt when we picked him up and didn't want to eat much. We went to the vet who said that he had a kidney infection. We went to check-ups and gave him what the vet prescribed him. He got better but we noticed that he was walking almost pigeon-toed on his back legs, struggled to jump and didn't want to stand on his hind legs anymore (and still wont). He also looked very lanky and we could easily feel and see his hip bones. Then one day we noticed that he wouldn't get off his bed and when he did, dragged his legs behind them. We took him straight to a different vet who said he had broken both his hind legs so badly it was as if he was hit by something or kicked really hard; although there was no bruising on the skin or muscle. We paid $4000 for surgery to insert metal rods and fix our broken boy. After a couple months he got better but never seemed to gain that big 'Maine Coon size'. His legs looked a bit better but he doesn't like anyone to touch near his hips and wont stand on his hind legs.
Almost 4 years old now i know that Maine Coons should be fully grown by then. The problem is he seems no where near average size, although he does have a very long body. I can still see his hip bones which I think was from muscle wasting. I thought he would get bigger and was wondering if what happened to him has affected his size or is he just a slow starter and will eventually grow bigger?