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I have a cat who wont eat her food. Does anyone know how I can get her to eat?
She is a female British Shorthair/siamese/bengal 4 yr old cat. She is a free roaming cat, she sleeps indoors and has a catflap. loves to eat local wildlife but that dosent fill her up. We have tried all kinds of cat food. She has a mix of cat food in the morning, biscuits at lunch and cat food for tea. Taken her to the vet and he says he cant find a problem. Does anyone know how I can get her to eat more?
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Smudge
on Apr 22nd 2008
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Smudge is eating 3x a day plus wildlife? Sounds like she's eating to me. Did I miss something?
An adult cat should eat around 1/4 c. dry food plus 2 heaping tablespoons of wet food per feeding, 2x/day. It sounds like Smudge is eating enough.
It is entirely possible that Smudge is "eating out" at a neighbor's house when she roams outdoors. I have known cats who have a "treat route" where they go house to house to bum a meal with a sad kitty expression and some pitiful meowing, but they are really very well-fed!
If Smudge is looking thinner, or refuses to eat at all, she needs to go to the vet for a checkup. Cats who stop eating are at risk for hepatic lipidosis (their liver shuts down). But check with your neighbors to see if any of them are feeding Smudge. I think you'll be surprised.
Schmoo
answered on 4/22/08.
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I totally agree with Schmoo. If she doesn't seem ill to you, then don't try to force-feed her. She'll just get fat and that is a whole other set of problems as she gets older. My cats turn their noses up at a certain type of wet food. As a matter of fact, I have a whole case of it in the pantry right now that they won't eat. But all three of my cats are healthy and well fed. Please do be careful about her ingesting "local wildlife" as the "local wildlife" can also be ingesting poisons that people may put out which could harm her as well. And..she is spayed, right? 8-)
Izadore (Izzie)
answered on 4/22/08.
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What I would do would be put a bell on her collar to make it harder for her to catch wildlife, and see if she then eats her food. You might also try different brands of food.
The local wildlife might not be nutritious -- if all your cat is eating is finches, she is probably missing out on some nutrient she needs. Also, cat hunting can contribute to endangered species problems. So, I'd get a bell, but that is just my opinion.
Teagan
answered on 4/23/08.
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