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What is a healthy or normal heart rate for a kitten at rest?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 2 months and 22 days old | 2.2 lbs

Good day, I just want to know what the average heart rate of a kitten should be? Thank you

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on March 19th, 2018

At rest it could be easily around 180-200 beats per minute. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

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