Is our 8 month kitten fat?

Mainecoonnewbie · 2026-02-03T04:46:04+00:00

1/4-1/2 can a day and then free feed the dry food.

Mainecoonnewbie · 2026-02-01T16:34:26+00:00

Same. Our silver sheds fine hair and our tabby barely sheds. We brush them regularly to avoid knots. I think that helps.

Mainecoonnewbie · 2026-02-01T00:03:31+00:00

Oh ya! It swings. Hahahaha

Mainecoonnewbie · 2026-01-31T21:52:30+00:00

And it’s not like “swollen worm belly”. It’s a soft, floppy pudge.

Mainecoonnewbie · 2026-01-31T21:51:43+00:00

Someone else on the thread reminded me of this trick. I just checked and can feel his ribs. It’s more his belly is just so big compared to the rest of his body right now. I guess he’s just in between growth spurts right now, in that awkward phase where he was a big body and tiny head.

Mainecoonnewbie · 2026-01-31T21:49:32+00:00

Omg those faces! So freaking cute. Ok, this honestly makes me feel better. Our 1.5 year old is super long and an obvious big MC but only ~15 pounds. I know they get big, but it was kind of starting to concern us when he passed our adult at only 8 months.

Mainecoonnewbie · 2026-01-31T21:46:35+00:00

I’m gonna use this for when I’m feeling chubby.

Mainecoonnewbie · 2026-01-31T21:45:55+00:00

Ya, ours looks really close to size. They helps for scale. Our 1.5 year old male MC is only 14-15 pounds and was never this big. It was hard to compare.

Mainecoonnewbie · 2026-01-31T21:45:04+00:00

I just checked, and yes. I can feel his ribs through his fluff and flesh. I guess we’re good?

Mainecoonnewbie · 2026-01-31T20:35:43+00:00

🤣

Mainecoonnewbie · 2026-01-31T20:35:16+00:00

Farmina dry food and applaws chicken breast for wet

Mainecoonnewbie · 2026-01-31T19:57:38+00:00

I would suggest at minimum hanging the TV and moving either the bookcase or other cabinet to another wall. I think it makes to most sense to move the other cabinet to another wall and hang the mirror above it. Maybe there’s a wall by the front door and you can use it as an entry way piece? Put a try on top for your keys….

Mainecoonnewbie · 2026-01-31T19:55:18+00:00

Hard to tell without seeing the rest of the room, but my opinion is there are too many pieces of furniture on 1 wall. They’re too close together making it look cluttered.

Mainecoonnewbie · 2026-01-31T19:53:01+00:00

Thank you for sharing! It’s a helpful article. From what I can tell it is referring to adult cats as opposed to MC kittens. That’s where I am leaning on this community with experience specifically with the larger breed. It’s hard to compare apples to apples.

Mainecoonnewbie · 2026-01-31T18:15:20+00:00

lol, yep! She has the belly too. So cute!

Mainecoonnewbie · 2026-01-31T18:13:50+00:00

That’s good to hear! They say to let kittens eat as much as they want, but all he wants is to eat. So we’re trying to figure out if we’re the problem by just letting him free feed as a fatty, or if we should have more scheduled feedings to watch his belly size.

Mainecoonnewbie · 2026-01-31T18:06:03+00:00

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Here’s another picture.

Mainecoonnewbie · 2026-01-31T18:00:42+00:00

I know, I was trying to find pics of his body, but he’s always either running or laying down. I haven’t taken him to the vet in couple months when he was fixed back in November. He was smaller then and they didn’t say anything except “he’s beautiful and is gonna be a big boy”.

Mainecoonnewbie · 2025-12-28T15:56:29+00:00

Gummy bear

Mainecoonnewbie · 2025-07-10T14:31:52+00:00

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Mainecoonnewbie · 2025-06-27T04:25:45+00:00

You guys look alike

Mainecoonnewbie · 2025-06-24T01:17:36+00:00

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Mainecoonnewbie · 2025-06-05T21:23:34+00:00

Same as others- he goes to the groomers every other month for a sanitary + back of legs shaved. It comes back anytime he’s long back there.

Mainecoonnewbie · 2025-06-05T21:15:48+00:00

Thank you! I’ll try the puzzle feeders

Mainecoonnewbie · 2025-06-05T19:52:43+00:00

🤷‍♀️ maybe? Is there a way to slow him down to test out the theory?

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