We have three kittens, between 7 and eight months old, a silver tabby
and a calico, both normal sized, and a HUGE black and white long haired
in a tuxedo. He is the youngest but already ways over 15 lbs. The other
two are nearly a month older than but normal sized and under 10 lbs.

When you look at him sitting down from behind he looks like a
basketball with a head and tail. Now mind you, he's also a tall, long
sturdy cat. When he stretches out, he does'nt look so fat, just big.
He's also long enough to reach the counter from the floor.

At the vet's suggestion, we feed him about 3/4 bowl of dry kitten food
daily and provide the other two with an endless supply that he can't
get which is easy because he's too big to jump to the counter or
bureaus.

The vet says there's nothing unhealthy about it, he's just gonna be a
big cat. He gets lots of excercize, is as playfull and active as the
other two and otherwise seems perfectly healthy.

I've been a cat owner most of my life and have had plenty of large cats
but never saw a cat so large so young. He is currently MUCH bigger than
most adult cats.

What do you think, how big is too big for a seven month old kitten?

Carl in CT

PS - Two-eyes and the other ferals where I work seem to be weathering a
tough CT winter just fine.