advice on small cat

[0ni]

i have 3 cats and it was about a year ago when i got 2 of my cats.Me and my sister was were sitting outside watching her kids play when my sister seen something hoping in the grass towards us i turned to see what it was
i noticed that the neighbors two big dogs were barking at something. that's when i seen a little white thing moving in the grass so i called it and to my surprise 2 kittens began hoping toward me. they were about 5 to 6 weeks old.i tried to find where they came from but no one would claimed them.not wanting to send them to the spca we kept them. we tried to give them away for free but we were never able to give them away.after months of taken care of them we have began to notice that tylee has stopped growing. she is way smaller than her brother and my other cat ty who are the size of normal cats. even my sister 2 month old Himmy kitten is a little bigger than she is. can someone give me a little advice

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[0ni]

sorry for it being so big if you need to see the pic smaller just right click view image

[Traci]

You said "a year ago" you found the kittens, but then said after "months of taking care of", so how old are they?

Have they been seen by your VET? Your vet could have determined their approximate ages when they were younger, he still can, but regardless, you need to get them to your vet.

There are numerous reasons why a kitten may not grow to a "normal" stature, ranging from poor nutrition to congenital problems to a condition known as liver shunting (which is a condition that MUST be identified properly and corrected, or it can become fatal)

It is also possible the kittens are not littermates, but of different litters.

It is also possible that this kitten is of a petite stature and could be perfectly healthy, but you need to get them all seen by your vet and your vet can determine if she is unhealthy or has any serious health condition that requires treatment.

[0ni]

i said that after a couple of month was when i started to see that she was not getting any bigger. i know that she had to have been 5 or 6 weeks when i found them because i had taken them to the vet after i found them and that's one of the things he said i just have not taken them since and as far as nutrition i feed all my cats imas cat ,and kitten food but thx i will get them to the vet

[Traci]

Get them to your vet promptly, I assume they've never been tested for FELV/FIV, nor vaccinated? This is IMPORTANT, they need to be vaccinated and protected! They should also have been properly dewormed by your vet to prevent parasitic infection common in kittens. Your vet can then determine if your kitty didn't develop correctly due to some abnormality or nutritional deficiency etc or check her liver function etc. Don't wait on this.

[mamabear]

i agree with traci. Vet asap. Make sure you get the tests and vacinations done. Please please please make sure you spay them if you have not already as long as vet says it's ok for that one. But for the rest for sure. THat will help keep unwanted kittens around. Please keep them indoors as well.

Let us know what vet says.