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When do they stop growing?

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Maggie

Princess Snow- Belle

Purred: Sun Nov 8, '09 6:30pm PST


	Some breeds of cats such as Maine Coons and Rag Dolls tend to grow, albeit slowly until 3 years +. So if a cat had some Maine Coon in their background they might tend to grow/develop a bit longer. Maine Coon is a naturally occuring breed on the north east coast of the US , so it is quite feasible for many cats to have this genetic background in their mix. Maggie and Loki both grew some between 2-3 years of age. Abby , who is a mix DLH grew until about 18 months. I think in many cats you will see a bit of growing between 12-18 months

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Mr. Nigel- Pibb

When Mr.- Nigelsworth gets- angry...

Purred: Sun Nov 8, '09 11:29pm PST


	my experience has been length, 1 year, height 2 years. or possibly the other way around, can't remember.

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Gracie

I'm the baby,- gotta love me!

Purred: Mon Nov 9, '09 1:19am PST


	It depends on the cat, honestly. Boris kept growing until he was 15 months old, and didn't really fill out until he was 18 months old. He's long and is just now getting a bit chubby in the middle what with slowing down a little. He's my DSH with Oriental leanings. Gracie, whose mixed heritage is not as apparent (she's a little bit of everything, probably, and she definitely has the tufty ears of MC), pretty much stopped having growth spurts around 1, and then started filling out very quickly. She has remained at a stable frame for at least the last 3-4 months, and she's got a ways to turning 2.

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Coopurr

Mommy's little- lovie

Purred: Mon Nov 9, '09 6:58am PST


	Thanks for posting everyone! I think Coop is still growing. He just looks a little bit bigger to me... Yes, time will tell...

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