On 10 May, 02:55, Cheryl wrote:
On Wed 09 May 2007 03:20:49p, Lynne wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav
om:

Just as Cybercat predicted, I now have a 10 lb cat hanging off
my face (suckling). Levi went to the vet today and weighed in
at this healthy weight. I was shocked! He's slim and trim but
very solid (except for the belly pouch).

Still no explanation for his frequent bouts of rapid breathing
at rest, though. Very frustrating.

He will be one year old on August 1, which is his guesstimated
birthdate. I'm not quite ready for him to grow up, though...

He's growing up strong and healthy! That is so wonderful given the
scare you had with him early on. Watch out because some of these
boy cats can grow huge before your very eyes. Rhett is one
such cat. He's now over 15 pounds, but not a bit of fat on him.
He's got the tummy sway thing, but you can tell by the feel of
their neck and the thickness of the base of their tail. And of
course the roundness when you look down on their shape.

When I first got Scarlett and Rhett in the fall of 2004, the vet
told me they couldn't be from the same litter. At ~9wks Scarlett
was about 3 pounds, Rhett was about 5. But I saw pictures of them
at 5 wks and their other litter mates; all identically marked and
clearly from the same litter - 2 gray tabby females and 2 brown
spotty tabby males. Soon after they came here, Rhett grew so fast,
and Scarlett was still a little sickly, so she grew a little
slower. She caught up and is a healthy 9 pounds now. But very long
in length. After seeing the entire litter and how identical they
are, I thought maybe they were Bengals, or at least part. Our vet
thinks they are Ocicats.

Wow, I'm rambling and a bit wired this week. Been a very stressful
week and I can't wait for Friday to get here. *whew*

--
Cheryl

sometimes kittens form the same litter (same mother of course) can
have different fathers if the mother was mated in very quick succesion
by a couple of randy tomcats when she was in heat, so maybe that is
why there was a aslight difference in them.

and don't worry, your boy levi will NEVER grow up by the sounds of
things, our tegan (RB july 2006) was laos referred to as 'the kitten'
and right up until she died aged 17 she acted like a daft little
kitten too, always demanding fuss and cuddles and titbits of cheese
and ham, we would not have had her any other way (well actually i
woudl have another way; alive and not in pain but that is just not
possible :-( )

bookie