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Is my kitten smaller than average?

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bubblesforlife · 20/05/2019 13:26

Hey guys

I got a Bengal kitten when she was 10 weeks old, we brought her to the vet and realised she was very small for her age and underweight.

We didn't see her siblings as she was the last one there when we got her.

Roughly this has been her average weight

10 weeks .52 grams
11 weeks .65 grams
13 weeks .75 grams
16 weeks. 1.2 grams
18 weeks 1.35 grams (now)

She is super healthy now, full of energy and the vet is not at all concerned about her anymore.

I'm just curious based on this can anyone tell me if she is behind and if this may impact her growth going forward?

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Broken11Girl · 24/05/2019 08:11

She's gorgeous Smile and looks a very healthy weight in the more recent photo. If you're giving good quality food on demand you can't go wrong.

bubblesforlife · 24/05/2019 09:08

She is at a super bitey age, where she will literally just jump and cling on and bite you. I keep putting it down to teething. She knows its wrong, she's a very clever little kitten but still, giving her like time out time and saying no, or ouch is not really helping.

Any ideas on how we might get her to stop this bitey phase?

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ProbablyPertunia · 24/05/2019 13:03

I've just had a similar experience with my kitten being underweight (she was just a terrible eater) however I knew exactly how old she was as I know the breeder.
I've shown your photos to a vet friend who specialises in cats and he said he is 99% sure that the first photo is the kitten at 7-8weeks old max (didn't tell him the ages you'd put down). So I'd say maybe the breeder lied to you?
Some cats are obviously smaller but this is more apparent as they age rather than being way way smaller as kittens.
What are you feeding her?

PivotPivotPivottt · 24/05/2019 13:08

My kitten is 6 months old and was weighed today 2.6kg compared to 1.8kg back in February. I was worried she looked underweight but vet wasn't concerned.

Fluffycloudland77 · 24/05/2019 13:23

Hiss loudly at her when she does it. My 6.8kg male Bengal still does it occasionally.

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