Thread: Kitten Size

I think most MC owners are obsessed with the size - we all love them as big as possible. I think you will have to ask a breeder for more insight to the eventual size of the kitten but I suspect the parents are the ones to look at. Simba had a huge dad but not very big mum but his breeder told me she produces large cats and had her daughter as proof who was huge at just 18 months. With dogs their feet are often an indication of how big they grow. The larger the puppies paws the bigger it will be. Not sure if that is the same with kittens though - although I often said Simba's back legs look much to big for him.

I think it is all a bit of a lottery but some breeders do breed larger lines than others but tempermant I think is the main thing,no good having a huge cat if it rules you & some of them can be a bit strong willed in that department.We had to work really hard with our rescue girl,she tried to rule the household & if she didn't get her own way she would walk past you then turn & bite. We have got the better of her now & she is super & affectionate but I wouldn't have wanted our big boys to have been like her.If the breeder of your babes breeds larger lines you should be ok,sometimes even the smaller ones can come through & surprise you though.My last three babes weighed 2.3kgs,1.9kgs & 2.2kgs at 13 weeks when they came to me,the first one is 9.50kgs at 5yrs,the other two who are brothers & just turned two are 7.10kgs & 9.45kgs, so you can see there is a big difference between the brothers but one is really tall & long & the smaller one is stockier in stature but perhaps that gives you a bit of an idea.

My Rocco was the largest among the 4 kittens in the litter at 16 weeks old. He had really big paws and thick legs. He grew up to be not tall or big weighing at only 8.77kg at 22 months old. Had I been given the opportunity to look at the sire and dam; I would not have chosen to buy from this local breeder. I eventually got to see the sire at a catshow a few months later and my Rocco bears no resemblance at all aside from being the same colour.

My Merlin was also the largest in a litter of 7 kittens. Buying him based on the recommendation of the breeder in Poland, who selected him for me, he turned out to be a HUGE cat. He is tall, big and long, weighing at 11.36kg at exactly 18 months old today. His sire is 14kg and the dam is 6kg.

I believe that you should have a good relationship and trust with the breeder you are getting your kittens from. If this is not an option, just by looking at the size of the sire and dam is only 50/50 chance that you get a big cat. Diet and exercise also plays an important part in the size of a cat aside from genetics.

This is a very difficult question. But in fact it is a lottery. Most importantly - look at his father and mother of the future kitten. Was approximately will be judged on its size. Most importantly, the baby should be healthy!
Good luck!

I couldn't tell you. I'm hoping Gryfn will be big and he has very large paws.

When we got him at 14 weeks he was just over 2kg, so we will wait and see.