Thread: First vet visit

It is true that this weight--2.2kg or just less than 5lbs--does sound somewhat low based on our two current males. However, it may be that Simba is just not going to be that big. You might want to ask the breeder about the weights of the parents. Not all male MCs are 20 lbs (or up) when full grown remember. Also, they tend to be quite lean at that age.

The weight of our current 7mos old male at 16weeks (which is what Simba appears to be) was 6.5lbs (nearly 3kg). So our guy was around 30% heavier than yours at 16wks. That is quite a bit, but our guy is now 13lbs (5.9kg) at 7mos, which seems to be fairly heavy (and is more than our other male at that age).

I posted a thread with a growth chart that I found online for MCs. If you look at it, you will see that it predicts just 2kg at 16 weeks: Size Isn't Everything

If you want to try to get more weight on him because you feel he isn't eating that well, I would suggest trying some different brands (and flavors) of food. Some cats just simply do not like certain foods, and they probably won't eat them just because it is the only thing offered. Get on review sites and for most brands you will see some people talk about their cats gobbling it down while other people are saying their cats wouldn't touch it. We have tried a large number of brands that none or almost none of our cats would eat much of (or they ate a little once but then refused it the next time). This includes many expensive "high end" brands. They also didn't necessarily love what the breeder was feeding them. Experiment!