If your Maine Coon deviates +/- 1-2 pounds as a kitten or up to 5 pounds as an adult, don’t worry as long as your cat is looking healthy. This Maine Coon growth chart will help to keep track of your kitten’s growth which usually occurs at a rate of approximately 0.25 pounds (100 g) per week for several months and should be proportional to their height. Recommended Reading: Cats In Your Apartment? Everything You Need To Know To Live Happily Together. Vets are not always familiar with the Maine Cat and it’s your responsibility to make sure your kitten has a healthy weight and gets all the nutrients as well as age-appropriate exercise. Having a relatively accurate growth chart is important to avoid your Maine Coon being underweight (or worse, overweight). Most Maine Coon growth charts you’ll find are not from breed expertsĪpart from the difference in end weight for Maine Coons, I’ve seen websites mention that 8-week-old kittens range from 1-2 pounds which is far too heavy.įunnily, according to this chart, they only gain around 0.25 pounds a week (about half of what they really gain) which creates the same end weight.The CFA has no guidance, except “proportional heigh/weight”.Stocky or tube-resembling types can end at 10-14 pounds while those with a strong bone structure can reach 15-18 pounds.Research the Maine Coon types and see which fits you best.So I rationalized it by thinking European breeders just bred another type of Maine Coon.Įven the CFA doesn’t have guidelines on the Maine Coon’s weight and instead just says it has to be “proportional to the height”.
Keep in mind, at this weight, most cats are just flat-out overweight.
These males went up to 18 pounds instead of the max of 15 pounds you’ll often read! Confirmation came as I inquired with breeders who bred really large, healthy males (judging by, among others, hip/elbow x-rays and physical ability for sports).
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