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Siwsan

(27,350 posts) Fri Dec 6, 2024, 09:02 AM Dec 6

Well, Merlin has officially hit the 2 lb. mark!

Which the vet said makes him about 1/3 of what he should weight, at his age, but he also thinks he might just be a small cat. Everything is pointing to his being very healthy but he is still too small for vaccinations or neutering. We'll go back in about a month.

He had blood drawn for a feline leukemia test and the vet said Merlin was a very cooperative little patient.

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Well, Merlin has officially hit the 2 lb. mark! (Original Post) Siwsan Dec 6 OP

Very good, Tiger was a small kitten. That's why I gave him that name. And he's been healthy for a long time. Walleye Dec 6 #1

Small but mighty. 3catwoman3 Dec 6 #2

Mighty Merlin. I like that. Polly Hennessey Dec 6 #3

He be small, but fierce. I hope you can relax a little bit about him now. niyad Dec 6 #4

That's great news! iscooterliberally Dec 6 #5

He's a big boy now. scarletlib Dec 6 #6

Walleye

(36,390 posts)

1. Very good, Tiger was a small kitten. That's why I gave him that name. And he's been healthy for a long time.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 09:05 AM

Dec 6

He is still only about half the size of Patches. They’ve both been neutered. I wanted to post a picture here but post images is not working for me for some reason. It’s giving me a 403 error when I try and upload a photo.

3catwoman3

(25,664 posts)

2. Small but mighty.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 09:18 AM

Dec 6

And mighty cute.

One of our now departed cats was a dainty little lynx point Siamese. The most she ever weighed was 6 pounds. It was almost like having a permanent kitten, which was quite delightful.

Polly Hennessey

(7,528 posts)

3. Mighty Merlin. I like that.

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 09:51 AM

Dec 6

My Pumpkin Pie was a little but tough guy. He always reminded me of James Cagney.

niyad

(120,662 posts)

4. He be small, but fierce. I hope you can relax a little bit about him now.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 10:01 AM

Dec 6

Give him lots of scritches and pets from his adoring aunts and uncles for being so cooperative at the vet's. And a big hug for you from all of us.

iscooterliberally

(3,032 posts)

5. That's great news!

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 10:43 AM

Dec 6

Hopefully he's just a small cat. My wife and I had a cat named Sassy. She was a tortie and only weighed in at 4 pounds for her entire adult life. She lived until a month shy of what would have been her 23rd birthday. I hope that you and little Merlin have many years of happiness together, along with the rest of the gang.

scarletlib

(3,499 posts)

6. He's a big boy now.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 10:47 AM

Dec 6

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