Re: Anybody heard of this?

Kitten chow is higher in fat and protein than cat chow and is needed by a
young animal for the first year.  I could see a cat fed kitten chow longer
than a year being chunky, but I doubt growth would be a factor.  More
likely, the huge cat was sired by a different tom that his smaller
siblings and simply takes after Dad.

An interesting growth factor is related to "early" neutering of male
kittens.  The cat actually develops longer leg bones than a tom neutered
later in life.  I guess to offset the little head he ends up with...

Thus spoken by someone with no training in veterinary care but lots of
experience in cat and kitten rescue.

Sharon Talbert
Friends of Campus Cats
www.campuscats.org