I just adopted a cat yesterday, on her card on her cage they had listed her as 2 years, but when the Vet did the quick Vet check before i paid for her, he put her as 1 year instead. However I think she could be younger, she is pretty small at 7lbs. It looks like she hasnt grown into her paws yet and her tail is huge, not really matching the rest of her body.
Do you think my own Vet would be better at determining her age, then the pound Vet? She just seems more kitten like to me.
When I found my first cat, Jeremy, the vet guessed that he was at least a year, maybe two. Then, Jeremy more than doubled in size, and I don't just mean in width. Depending on what your cat has been eating, her teeth may have taken more wear and tear than average, leading the vet to think the cat is older than she is.
Your cat may also simply be strangely proportioned. It's possible that she didn't grow to the size she was supposed to be because she lacked proper nutrition as a younster. Luckily, her days of worrying about from where food will come are over.
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I am sure the pound can be wrong. About three years ago I found a manx kitty on the side of the road and I gave her to my mom. She took her to the vet and he said that she was only about 6 weeks old. Well, to this day she is still the same size as she was at three months. I think she is a midget kitty. But she is really pretty. So that just shows that some cats never do really grow.
I don't think the weight would necessarily be a sign that she is younger. My adult cat (2 y/o) weighs only 6 lbs. She is just long and lanky...lol. As far as the teeth........proto is right - could be a sign of malnutrition and then it could also be a sign of her age. There probably isn't really a way to tell. You'll know in another year........if she grown very much then your vet probably was right.
Yes, I believe the shelter vet could be wrong. The vet where I got my older mini poodle said she should be put down because she liver problems, just because she was not hyper. She is a calm poodle, some are some are not. He also said she was about 4, now 4 years later instead of my vet thinking she is about 8 he thinks maybe more like 10 or 11 with her arthritis problems. The vets there are usually in a big hurry to move on to the next dog. Believe your vet. They can tell from the teeth too.
Also the people that post pictures are usually the ones that say what teh breed is online, many times they are so obviously wrong, but at least they are helping with posting the pictures.
Depending on what your cat has been eating, her teeth may have taken more wear and tear than average, leading the vet to think the cat is older than she is.
"Thought is an invisible and subtle power that mocks all the efforts of tyranny." Alexis de Tocqueville
