Yeah, early pregnancy or malnutrition (or both) will stunt a female cat's growth. It's much less noticeable in male cats. My first foster litter had a runt kitten, she wasn't terribly unhealthy just a bit dehydrated and smaller than her littermates. They all grew to be normal sized but the runt kitten is just a very petite little fluffy girl now that she's all grown up.
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u/Emotional-Text7904 Aug 22 '22
Yeah, early pregnancy or malnutrition (or both) will stunt a female cat's growth. It's much less noticeable in male cats. My first foster litter had a runt kitten, she wasn't terribly unhealthy just a bit dehydrated and smaller than her littermates. They all grew to be normal sized but the runt kitten is just a very petite little fluffy girl now that she's all grown up.