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Re: Anybody heard of this?



"Bob Brenchley." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:52:02 -0500, "LeeAnne"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >My sister and her hubby adopted a pregnant (unbeknownst to them) female
cat
> >a couple years ago.  She had five kittens, they kept 2 and gave away
three.
> >2 of those three went to one home and when the little-old-lady who
adopted
> >them passed away my sister and her hubby took those two cats back in (now
a
> >couple years old).  One of them, is just enormous (not fat, just a big
> >kitty) compared to his siblings and the vet told my sister and her hubby
> >that this was due to his being fed kitten food for longer than the
siblings.
> >
> >All the cats are different sizes, one is downright lanky.
> >
> >Just wondering if anybody else heard that feeding kitten food for too
long
> >can cause a cat to grow larger.
> >
> >Tx and Happy Turkey!
> >LeeAnne
> >
> Sorry LeeAnne, but the vet is talking rubbish.
>
> The most likely reason is that he just has a different father to the
> others. Queens can be fertilized by more than one cat and it is not
> unusual to find three or even four fathers to one litter.
>
> -- 
> Bob.

I agree Bob. If LeeAnne takes some time to research this she will find this
to be true.

Judy





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