I'm getting a kitten today

[Pumpkinette]

I'm so excited. It's all been a bit last minute as we only found out yesterday and we are getting him today. A friend of ours has been let down twice with a home for her last Kitten so we said we would take it. We've not even seen him yet but I've been told he's just a standard black and white shorthair cat and is very good natured and already litter trained, has been wormed and frontlined. He's 13 weeks old in a couple of days.

I've just came off nightshift and instead of going to bed I'm heading out to buy supplies as we have nothing in. I'm thinking I will be needing a litter box, litter, bowls, food, catbed (although fully expect him not to sleep in it) some toys and some treats. Have I missed anything?

Sorry I'm not on to ask a question as such I just wanted to share my happy news.

PS - even in lbs it would stil be good going.

I think the vet will have their scales set to kg. It's easier to work out anaesthetics and drugs in kg.

It would normally be my automatic assumption, Fluffy but - 4.3 kg at 14 weeks? I'm not sure that even an NFC or Maine Coon would get near that.

Maybe he was holding a housebrick.

Wow he weighs the same as my Burmese and they are almost a year. He's a beautiful boy. FILs cat is a giant ginger might and he's the loveliest softest cat. He's as big as a dog.

Moggy not might.

I thought my cat was big,he weighs a stone at 1 year old, but that is gonna be a huge boy.

Oops I read the card wrong - he's not 4.3 kg he's 2.5kg - in my defence the handwriting is a bit scrappy and I had converted it to lbs before I typed so maybe that's why the 4 stuck in my head. (4lbs 6oz)

Oh and he's 13 weeks not 14 weeks.

Ha that's a bit more like it.

Phew! I was about to steer you to a financial adviser re affording the future bill for groceries.

PS - I added a week on from your first post - hence the 14.

Oskar is adorable, and DH is clearly a fine man given your darling kitty's taste.

Lucky you. He's very handsome.

Well a little update for you. We had Oskar back for his second round on injections today and he now weighs 3kg (just turned 17 weeks). So in 3 weeks he's gained 0.5 kg that's quite a lot isn't it?

He'll be a big boy from the sound of it - but at least no problems with his weight for neutering. (Is that to take place shortly?) You might have to keep a little eye on his intake in future times though.

My vet said they estimate most kittens to be 100g at birth and then 100g weight gain per week when they are little. So 0.5 kg in 3 weeks doesn't sound too excessive if he is a big boy. My little stray was estimated at 8 weeks old from his first weigh-in but he gained a lot of weight once we'd taken him in, the vet thought he would turn out to be big & strong and he is now quite a big cat at 2 yrs old, probably 4.5-4.75kg (although nothing like Ragdoll/Maine Coon size)

Vet said to get him neutered at 6 months so we will wait until then.

She also said he has both his adult teeth (k9's) and his baby teeth which is quite unusual.

He has grown quite a bit but his head still looks too small for his body. His body is very long.

I just thought 0.5 kg in 3 weeks was a lot because if he keeps going at this rate he will be 4kg by 6 months.