How big is your cat? Post pictures too. Gridley is 12 pounds of hairy love

[greenbriar]

[grasswire]

1. what a sweet face

Does Gridley have different colored eyes, or is that just the flash?

My big fat orange tabby Keiko outweighs Gridley by about five pounds. He's twelve years old. I love him dearly.

[greenbriar]

2. thanks. We just adopeted him today The flash made his eyes weird

The paperwork says Gridley is 3. The vet thinks 2. He should get even bigger

[VenusRising]

3. Sebastian is 13 pounds.

Here's his beggin' for food pose.

[City of Mills]

33. HAHAHAH

Yeah that looks pretty familiar!

[VenusRising]

34. "Imma die right here if you don't feed me!!"

:rofl:

[CreekDog]

4. Rocky's 15 pounds (of pushover)

[LeftyMom]

5. I don't think Dora or Piglet tops out at more than 5 lbs. Trin's about 14.

Strangely, they kick her ass pretty routinely.

[Angel]

6. Quill, 8 yrs old and at last weigh in...27 pounds of pure evil

cattitude







Kava a sleek maybe 9 pounds and 3 yrs old

[PaddyBlueEyes]

10. LOL

The first pic looks like he was having way to good of a time...

[bluesbassman]

12. Great face on Quill!

My caption would be: Martini, very dry, with an olive.:)

[Shakespeare]

7. 25 pounds.

And most of it isn't fat (although he has impressive spread in the 2nd pic). He's HUGE. I love watching people react the first time they see him: "OH MY GOD!" :rofl:

[zanne]

63. I know...

He's just big boned!

[greenbriar]

8. Spooky is almost 5 lbs and it is all mean!!!

[XemaSab]

9. Koshie was 4.3 pounds of mean!

I think the midget cats hate people. :scared:

[bluesbassman]

11. Here's Leo, about eight pounds.

He's only a year old, so I'm hoping he'll put on a few more pounds. Love big cats.


edit: damn spellcheck...

[Lorien]

13. 20 lean pounds of kitty love:

From his big ol' paws:



To his big ol' head (sitting next to my 10 pound average sized Puck):








And his giant fluffy tail:

Oberon is a whole lotta pussy!



Oh, and his parents were big 'uns too:

[Sanity Claws]

21. OMG - how big was Oberon's sire?

The photo looks like it's been photoshopped -- I don't think I've ever seen a cat with such a big head.

[Lorien]

23. This big:

Same size as Obie (that's not me in the photo, btw)

Here's a few more Maine Coon photos. None have been photoshopped:







Good thing that they're about the most laid back and sweet natured kitties around. The perfect pet for families with young kids.

[mike_c]

48. Oberon pics!

I love your photos of Oberon. What a beautiful cat!

[Zuiderelle]

27. I want that cat!

What a BEAUTY! Wow.

[Lorien]

37. Thanks! Google "Maine Coon rescue"

MCs are one of the more popular breeds, so it's not hard to find them up for adoption. They're big babies; they love to snuggle and are very laid back and loyal. Excellent family pets or a good first cat for a dog lover (I used to be strictly a dog person myself).

[fizzgig]

30. maine coon?

i want one soooooooo badly. they are so gorgeous!

:loveya: both your kitties

[Lorien]

35. Yep! He was an impulse buy, I'm ashamed to say

I went to a cat show with the intent of adopting a Turkish Angora (a very rare breed that you don't normally find up for adoption-but a rescuer had two there). The cat I had my eyes on just didn't feel right to me; he was going to be a companion for my elderly tuxedo boy, who was grieving the loss of his half Turkish Angora best friend. While I was waiting for the woman from the rescue organization to return from lunch little kitten Oberon kept reaching out of his cage and pawing at me. There was no sign on the cage as to what he was, but I just had a gut feeling that he would be the right kitty to help my old Miro recover from his grief and start eating again. I was right, too! But man, I NEVER thought that he would get to be so HUGE! I knew nothing about Maine Coons and had figured that since he was sold as a discounted "pet quality" kitten he was a runt or some such. Guess not!



Kitty love:

[City of Mills]

31. Is Oberon a Honeybear?

The tail on that cat looks like a honeybear tail...does he hop when he jumps?

[Lorien]

36. He's a Maine Coon

but I'll have to Google Honeybears. They sound pretty interesting!

[yellowdogintexas]

67. OBERON, my favorite kitty on DU ....

:toast: :hi: :hi: :pals:

cheers from Lewis, Clark, CatZilla & Thomas

[jobycom]

14. Heeeerrreee's MINNIE!

She doesn't do that scale thing--she's not in the greatest of health anymore. About 17 pounds, maybe a little more.

[Orsino]

15. 10-16 lbs.

Madeleine, at stage right, is looooong and lanky, with a big ol' udder on her. My wife swears she's sixteen pounds, and when I pick her up, I can believe it.

[kimsterdemster]

16. My sweetie...

he's 12 years old and weighs about 20 pounds.





I also have kitteh's almost ready to give away

[davsand]

17. Chaucer is 16 pounds and his vet says he's not overweight.

She did say not to let him get much bigger, but that he is still an acceptable body weight for his size. He has a really large frame for a cat and if he's standing on his hind feet at the scratching post he's got to be every bit of three feet long.

He is a big old sweetie that loves to play and he insists on thundering to the front door when we come home.

I'm sorry, I am not on a home computer so I have no pics to post. Think huge and black with orange eyes.



The running joke at our house is, "He's not fat he's just big boned."





Laura

[SidneyCarton]

18. I don't have a picture of Admiral handy,

but the last time we weighed him he was 16lbs of mellow tabby.

[SoxFan]

19. Big Cat, Little Cat

Brianna, the Sport Utility Cat


Pippy, a snazzy subcompact


Bri is part Maine Coon, so she's about 13 feet long (ok, I'm exaggerating a little). She's mostly fluff, but has those humongous paws. Pip is a little cat with a big attitude. She struts around like she owns the place, but she's really a sweet cat when she lets her guard down.

[southpaw]

20. Nomi weighs about 13 pounds

as per her most recent visit to the vet.

[LynneSin]

22. Here's Abbott - 17lbs of concentrated love. But he's definately not fat

Abbott is definately big boned. Evita is only about 9lbs tops

[greenbriar]

24. WOW

you guys have some huge kittehs

[ScreamingMeemie]

25. Merlin is 28 pounds (it's not my fault) and Kittimus Prime is about 3 and a half.

Kittimus a bit smaller than he is now (this was 3ish weeks ago)


And Merlin

[stuntcat]

26. Tonka's overweight but he carries it well :D

He's beautiful anyway :loveya:
He's losing a little weight since he turned 11 or 12.. getting to be a bony old guy.


(edit to include weights :* He got up to 15 or 16 and now he's about 12 pounds I think)

[SoxFan]

32. I love his ears!

Smokey cats are beautiful. Nice to see he's a DemoCat, too!

[stuntcat]

40. he's totally a DemoCat!

Actually I'm pretty sure I took that picture on a day that I'd just gone to vote lol for some reason I had to get the cats into it :+

[Lorien]

38. Has he had his thyroid checked?

if he were 19 or 20 I'd expect him to be getting a little thin, but 11 or 12 is a bit young. My beloved Peewee died of heart disease that was pushed into overdrive by thyroid disease, which couldn't be controlled because of kidney problems! If the thyroid problems were caught earlier he may still be with me. :cry:

I later found out that most cats can live into their 20s on a good diet, but the commercial pet foods that most people feed to their pets often cause kidney failure and cancer, which means that most cats in the US rarely make it past 16. I had been feeding Peewee Friskies and Fancy Feast, but then switched him to Science diet thinking that it was better for him. Nope, it's as bad as the other stuff. My pet sitter sent me this article: http://www.api4animals.org/facts.php?p=359&more=1 and I think the change to USDA human grade foods saved the life of my remaining cat and have kept my new ones in excellent health.

I have a real soft spot for blue kitties like Tonka. Two of my favorite fosters were blues, and fortunately they both found wonderful forever homes!

[stuntcat]

39. thyroid, I'm gonna write that down

We took him for a checkup a few months ago and everything seemed okay but I'm gonna ask them to check that next time!

The vets told us to use Science diet so we have been but then I saw that site too :(

I've been feeding Tonka raw chicken almost every day, just a tiny bit, and he LOVES it! I'm hoping it will help him live a little longer He's the most affectionate cat I've ever had, I need him to be here a few more years.

[Lorien]

45. There's a frozen raw food diet called Prairie Nature's Variety

http://www.naturesvariety.com/raw_products_chicken if your kitty likes raw chicken he'll probably love it. I've met people with 24 year old cats that swear by raw diets-but they MUST include natural taurine from organ meat, and sometimes even a taurine supplement (Google taurine ad cats for more on feline taurine requirements). I really wish that my cats loved the frozen raw-my neighbor's cat does, but mine only go for the freeze dried raw diet, which means that I need to ensure that they drink enough (not always easy). I'll bet that Tonka would love it though since he already likes raw chicken treats, and I'm sure that you would see a big change in him after just a month or two. Just compare the ingredient list on the website to the Science Diet you have at home, and you'll see why.

Best of luck to you and Tonka!

:hi:

[fizzgig]

28. i haven't a clue how much my mia weighs

but she's a big girl




and then there is vega...she's one of the brood at my dad's. she doesn't look it in this photo, but she is about 17 pounds of solid muscle. she was the runt of the litter and is the biggest weenie, but she is the biggest cat in the house and feels like a sack of wet cement when you pick her up.

[City of Mills]

29. Here's my 18lb Buddy

He has a mean face but he's a softie.

[DS1]

41. Depends on the time of year

In summer he's about 13 pounds. In winter he is up to 18 pounds.

[unpossibles]

42. we have a giant cat collection

two big males who are about 18-20 pounds and 16 pounds, respectively. They're chubby, but they are also both really tall/long.



Tybalt is the striped tabby, and Gus is the gray and white tuxedo.

[bobmorr1]

43. Max

His favorite pasttime!

[Heidi]

44. The Wiley and Excellent Boy Cat Named Ginger: 5.75 kilos, or

about 12.5 pounds. Dr. Dürr says that if he gets to 6 kilos, we have to have discuss the "D-word" (aka D-I-E-T). :yoiks:

[Guava Jelly]

46. Obie.. 20 lbs and on a diet.

[malta blue]

47. Caesar is 13 solid pounds of FUR

[yellowdogintexas]

49. my boys

Clark, abt 13 or 14 pounds


his brother Lewis, about 15 pounds

Lewis and Clark together with ruler for scale

the other brother CatZilla with Lewis.

Thomas about 7

[zanne]

50. I love that face! nt

[woo me with science]

51. Boy there are a lot of obese cats on DU.

Is it the indoor cats, I wonder? They are cute, but wow...Some of them could stand to get out and chase a rabbit or two.

[Shakespeare]

52. Not all of them are obese. Many of them (including mine) are just BIG.

In fact, judging by most of the pics, the majority of them on this thread are just HUGH and not obese.

[woo me with science]

58. LOL. They are cute, and HUGH.

I'll certainly defer to the owners re: health. I just couldn't help noticing that they seem, as a group, quite a bit heavier than the cats I've known. Of course, the camera adds ten pounds, too, so it may be hard to tell online. O8)

I was just wondering if the heavier ones are inside all the time, since most of the (slim) cats I've known have had access to outside.

[yellowdogintexas]

66. my three younger boys packed on some weight after we started keeping them IN

100% of the time. They no longer climb trees, stalk the fenceline, walk the block terrorizing birds, geckos, other kitties and various rodents. One of mine used to get on the roof and patrol for squirrels. My daughter called them the Cat Mafia..three big kitties stomping around the 'hood looking for a rumble. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

So age, and different activity levels have conspired to put weight on them. However my elder cat did not put on weight when he came in permanently. I think that is an age thing. He eats well though and I give him a special private small can of kitty food in the evenings all alone behind a closed door to prevent pilfering.

One thing with this particular thread though...it started as 'how big is your cat?' which would naturally bring out those of us with HUGH!!!!11 kitties immediately.

Many of these kitties are strictly indoor residents, like mine.

Discussions of in vs out vs some of each quickly degenerate into flamewars too.

[woo me with science]

69. LOL, Cat Mafia!

I am sure we had one of those at our old neighborhood. Our tiniest little scrapper used to take on bruisers three times his size and win. We lived in a rural area then, so it was easier for them to be outside. Lewis and Clark are stunning. I am loving this thread of substantial kitties!

Yes, some of the flamewars around here are a real Twilight Zone experience. DU is an interesting group of people, for sure.
:rofl:

[yellowdogintexas]

64. agreed. Lewis has a gut but he is in no way as obese as some other cats

looking at his HEAD next to my normal Siamese and even Lewis's slightly smaller brothers, he is just a really BIG BOY

[Zuiderelle]

57. The big cats on this thread look big, not obese.

Not sure I understand your comment... er insult.

[woo me with science]

59. Let me guess.

You run a fat acceptance group for cats. :rofl:

Seriously, don't worry. I was not insulting the kitties. :)

[Zuiderelle]

60. I just don't understand the comment is all.

I don't really care what you think about the cats, or the people who own them.

[woo me with science]

61. A word of advice. When you don't understand something,

it is usually best not to leap to hostile interpretations. You can make yourself very unhappy and defensive that way, for no reason.

I love kitties, and I don't get emotional about their size, I promise. :) As for making any conclusions about their owners, I can assure you that whatever you interpreted came from your own remarkable mind, not mine.

With no malice or sarcasm whatsoever, I do hope you feel better tomorrow.

[Zuiderelle]

62. How on earth was it hostile to question why you called these cats obese?

[yellowdogintexas]

68. see my other note below, about in vs out = flamewar nt

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

53. I have a really copy-cat thread for this...

But I'd be tombstoned in a New York Minute.

[ccjlld]

54. Tucker

is 12lbs now, but is usually 1 or 2 lbs heavier in the winter.

[Maddy McCall]

55. 17 pounds of lethal schnauzer-molestin' fury.

But look how innocent his face is:

[ET Awful]

56. Quinn is about 14 pounds

oh wait, that was about 5 years ago he was about 14 ounces then :). . . here he is:

[yellowdogintexas]

65. gotta tell you, glad you are back , and it is nice to see cute baby Quinn

and handsome adult Quinn.

No flies on Althea either, BTW

I love Quinn

I think my fave DU kitties are Oberon, Quinn, TWAEBGNG and the new Queen of DU kitties: MO

other than my own of course.


however Kittimus Prime is a real up and comer.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

70. I've missed seeing you around....

And I've missed Quinn's sweet little face. :hi:
Duckie

[BluRay01]

71. Trying this photo-posting thing...

Sprout is about 11 pounds and Squeaker is closer to 10. They're 7 years old, and their brothers (who live with my partner's mom) are significantly larger than they are, though all of a pretty healthy size for their frames. They get a good bit of activity chasing each other around, and that will increase when we move into our new place (stairs will provide a bit of extra exercise for all of us).