According to my logic, I think that cats in Feral Heart should be the smallest size
Why?
Because: The cubs on Feral Heart are usually the smallest size, and domestic cats are usually the size of a cub, so that is why my cat character is the smallest size...
I am pretty sure all of this was covered, but again I have to say this.
If you are mapless, and are open to others role playing with you, then yes. Being a smaller size matters. Because you are directly interacting with other species.
However when using a map, that there are NO OTHER SPECIES interacting with you, that's when size matters.
I used to run many cat based role plays, I kept my adult members over default. Why? Because we're going by size base from kit to adult. The kit should not be shoulder to shoulder with its parent when just being born. Logically that would kill the mother. Usually the maps that hold cats are huge base so make this more realistic to their sizes. Making the role play sizes realistic. "being the sizes of lions" no offense but if you've noticed lions are usually capped height, or near, and then they size next to "dragons" that should be gigantic. If we're going by realism here, adult LIONESS are as BIG AS lions themselves. It's all about perspective and what you are role playing, and who with. To each role play is their own, their own requirements. The feral heart sizes are only so much, so little room to actually make sizing 100% accurate.