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I acquired my cat 1 month ago. She is now 8 months old and substantially larger than when I rescued her from the shelter. How can I stop her from growing larger?

Thanks.

Erm.. you can't. At least not without severely harming the health of the kitten.

Small living things grow into bigger living things - this is a nearly universal phenomenon.

Depending on the breed of the cat however it may be that it has nearly reached it's full growth - the majority of breeds have their growth slow significantly around the 12 month mark and grow significantly slower until around 18 months old where they are fully grown.

Some larger breeds such as Maine Coons, Norwegian Forest Cats and Birmans can take 2-4 years before they are fully grown.

You're not going to stop an animal from growing larger without seriously endangering their well-being. She is supposed to be whatever size she is growing to. The only reasons that they wouldn't would be serious malnourishment or hormonal problems. Intentionally causing either would be clear animal abuse and would severely shorten her life.

Let her be healthy and grow! She'll still be the same cat you know and love.

There is in fact a way to keep your cat how it is: Photographs.

They're a wonderful invention, and you can even keep cameras in your pocket now.

Photos are:

• Guaranteed not to grow




• Easy to copy. Cats run away; flash drives do too, but you can back them up




• Still cute




• Instagram postable




• Convenient to store and share. Animals do not fit on Micro SD cards.

Have you tried reasoning with it? Okay, seriously, the term "substantially larger" is kind of vague. So I'll consider two possibilities:

1. The kitten has become a cat. Not much you can do about this.




2. The cat is overweight. If this is the case, then you are probably feeding it too much. A lot of people just fill a bowl and let the cat eat it whenever, but for a fat cat, you'll have to restrict its diet. Follow the recommendations on the food you give it, and don't leave the food out all day.

Posting a photo of the cat would be helpful. If you are like most people, you probably have hundreds of photos by now....

As noted, you don't stop a kitten's growth without endangering its health/life.

If you want a cat of a certain size, next time you're adopting a cat go to a shelter and adopt an adult of that size.

You are putting your self-interest ahead of the well-betting of the poor animal. Please don't do anything to stunt its natural growth.

If you cannot accept the nature of an animal tip grow to a normal size,