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Renee H. - 23 Feb 2005 23:30 GMT
I have three cats. They were born of the same litter and all are
identical.  If they were human they would be identical triplets whom
look exactly like there mother ( color and markings ).  Their mother
died when they were just weeks old so my husband and I raised them..
There are two males, one female.  My question is that now they are 8
months old. The boys are both 11 pounds but the girl is only 6.6 pounds.
Should I be concerned?
They are all happy and healthy and she eats as much as the boys.  I
don't think they know they are cats really since they never had an adult
cat to teach them anything. They stay outside all day. Our yard is not
fenced in but they never leave the back yard. Just like a child that was
taught that. We always took them out there when they were young but we
never left the back yard with them and now they never leave it, thank
goodness for that is how their mother died.. They do normal cat things
like catch moles and mice and bugs etc.. outside tho. They come in at 7
at night , have their dinner, run around and play with us for a couple
hours and they all share a bed. They sleep all night and never use a
litterbox ( tho we have one in the room ). At 7 am we let them out of
the room, feed them, then they  crawl in our bed and snuggle  like a kid
would with his parents. We leave them out around 9 and start the day
over. So they are healthy but she is so little.
Sandra - 24 Feb 2005 09:26 GMT
It could be a gender thing. With British shorthairs for example, I have a
male kitten just a year old and he is bigger than his mother.

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Diana - 24 Feb 2005 15:45 GMT
Renee H. at DReneeH@webtv.net wrote on2/23/05 6:30 PM:

> I have three cats. They were born of the same litter and all are
> identical.  If they were human they would be identical triplets whom
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> months old. The boys are both 11 pounds but the girl is only 6.6 pounds.
> Should I be concerned?
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Sandra at sorry@notme.com wrote on2/24/05 4:26 AM:

> It could be a gender thing. With British shorthairs for example, I have a
> male kitten just a year old and he is bigger than his mother.

I agree with Sandra.  Female cats are typically smaller than males of the
same breed or parentage.  Your three sound so wonderful, Renee.  Hope they
never stray from your yard, and also that nothing comes into the yard to
harm them.    
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Renee H. - 24 Feb 2005 21:02 GMT
Thanks. I was starting to worry about her.  Also the boys have such
thick winter coats of fur and hers has never really changed since the
fall.  Not to thick.  
AutoTracer - 02 Mar 2005 23:58 GMT
If two are male and one is female, they cannot all be identical.  Not sure
if identical or fraternal twins are the norm in cat litters.  In any case,
female cats are by and large smaller than male cats and there may be
developmental differences as well. She may still catch up a bit.

> I have three cats. They were born of the same litter and all are
> identical.  If they were human they would be identical triplets whom
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> would with his parents. We leave them out around 9 and start the day
> over. So they are healthy but she is so little.
Hemibu - 05 Mar 2005 16:52 GMT
Your cats seem great, but be aware that as the males start getting older
they will tend to stray if females are in heat around them.  Getting them
fixed will help this problem. The female will start to attract male cats to
your yard if she is not fixed!

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