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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / December 2005Cat acts fine, but is hardly eating
My 1 year old neutered male is acting as playful and active as usual, but for the past 24 hours has had little interest in food. He has eaten small amounts, but much less than his usual chow hound behavior. If it weren't for the significant decrease in appetite I wouldn't even begin to think that anything could be wrong. He's alert, playful, active, and so far pooping the same amount. It's the first time he's ever been disinterested in food though. Is this natural? Like just a mood? Thanks! Michelle > My 1 year old neutered male is acting as playful and active as usual, > but for the past 24 hours has had little interest in food. He has [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thanks! Michelle Sometimes one of my cats will go off his/her food for a day or so. I think it's typical. I would just keep a close eye on your boy. I wonder too sometimes if cats start tiring of eating the same thing for every meal. > My 1 year old neutered male is acting as playful and active as usual, > but for the past 24 hours has had little interest in food. He has [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Is this natural? Like just a mood? It could be just a small cold that is imparing his sense of smell so he has less appetite. Try to get him interested in some particularly smelly food, warming it a bit in the microwave will release more odor. maybe even dab a bit of his favorite canned food on his lips, sort of priming the pump to get him interested again. If his appetite doesn't pick up soon though, it's time for a vet visit to rule out more serious issues. And if he stops eating altogether, definately get him to a vet ASAP. Is he an indoor only cat, or has he had access to outside goodies? Our indoor cats sometimes go off food, eating far less, sometimes it can be boredom with whatever they eat. Try some kind of treat, and if that is wolfed down he may be just trying to train you! Do give him a once over though. Check the mouth for sores or bad teeth. Does his breath smell bad? Any discharge from nose or eyes? Is he drinking ok? If it carries on for more than a couple of days then it may be vet time. I always go to the vet with our cats if I am at all concerned,but know only too well that our cats can be fussy eaters!  SignatureSandra Thanks for all of your insightful replies. Yes, Charley is an inside only cat. So maybe he is "training" us for a little food variety, although up until this point, he hasn't been particularly picky. Of course, he is moving from kittyhood into adulthood, so I would expect his behavior might change somewhat. As for drinking, I've always found it rather hard to monitor his drinking. Cats don't drink much compared to other critters. So, I don't know about it unless he comes to me with wet paws. He plays in his water dish, so I'm assuming there's some drinking going on there somewhere. And 5cats may be onto something with a mild cold. After I posted this email, I tried Charley on a bit of tuna--my tuna--which may be more strong flavored than some of the other things I've offered him, and he didn't turn it down. Either that, or it's back to the him training us hypothesis. In any case, you can rest assured I'll be keeping a close on him. Thanks again! Michelle You know what's funny about Tuna? I'm VERY strict about not giving the cat or the dog human food.. on the theory that I wanna eat in peace.. Well.. the dog taught herself to beg... but that's another story.. When I open a can of tuna, you'd think that Gaya has a radar or something.. she can be at the other end of the house on the second floor.. and she still comes running BEFORE I open the can... She can't even smell it it's before I open the darned thing.. There's a thing about Tuna.. it vibrates a different way or something.. Oh and I keep it with all the other cans.. and she doesn't run for anything else.. so it's not a specific door sound or anything. SignatureWill~ "... so that's how liberty ends, in a round of applause." Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth. > Thanks for all of your insightful replies. Yes, Charley is an inside > only cat. So maybe he is "training" us for a little food variety, [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Thanks again! > Michelle > You know what's funny about Tuna? I'm VERY strict about not giving the cat > or the dog human food.. on the theory that I wanna eat in peace.. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > and I keep it with all the other cans.. and she doesn't run for anything > else.. so it's not a specific door sound or anything. She is reading your mind! MLB No kidding SignatureWill~ "... so that's how liberty ends, in a round of applause." Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth. > > You know what's funny about Tuna? I'm VERY strict about not giving the cat > > or the dog human food.. on the theory that I wanna eat in peace.. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > She is reading your mind! MLB > There's a thing about Tuna.. it vibrates a different way or something.. Oh > and I keep it with all the other cans.. and she doesn't run for anything > else.. so it's not a specific door sound or anything. how neat, like you say, the tuna can must have it's own unique sound to see if she is reading your mind, you'd have to buy the tuna in a pouch see if she knows when your tearing the top off... Good idea :o) SignatureWill~ "... so that's how liberty ends, in a round of applause." Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth. > > There's a thing about Tuna.. it vibrates a different way or something.. Oh > > and I keep it with all the other cans.. and she doesn't run for anything [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > pouch > see if she knows when your tearing the top off... > You know what's funny about Tuna? I'm VERY strict about not giving the cat > or the dog human food.. on the theory that I wanna eat in peace.. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > and I keep it with all the other cans.. and she doesn't run for anything > else.. so it's not a specific door sound or anything. Are you sure she is reacting to the smell of Tuna? Maybe she is reacting to the sound of the can opener? I've seen that happen before when I was a kid: if you used the can opener any time near to the cat's dinner time, he'd assume you were opening a can for him, even if you were just opening a can of human food. Rhino > Are you sure she is reacting to the smell of Tuna? Maybe she is reacting to > the sound of the can opener? I've seen that happen before when I was a kid: > if you used the can opener any time near to the cat's dinner time, he'd > assume you were opening a can for him, even if you were just opening a can > of human food. Hodge the perpetually hungry doesn't react to can openers at all, which is very strange -- Pudge could hear one at a million paces. :) SignatureWeb site: http://www.slywy.com/ Message board: http://www.slywy.com/phpBB2/ Journal: http://slywy.blogspot.com/ > Hodge the perpetually hungry doesn't react to can openers at all, which > is very strange -- Pudge could hear one at a million paces. :) My hungry cat knows the sound of the saucers as I take one out of the cabinet, but just in case she misses anything, leaps up and heads for the kitchen any time I do. Mr. meanie sometimes makes sport of her by holding her in his arms while I open the top of the FF can--she hears the "shhhhhhhpppppt" of the tab top coming off and turns herself inside out to get down. :) Thing is she does it only for tuna.. I open other cans and she doesn't react.. my husband think the can makes a different sound on the counter.. maybe... SignatureWill~ "... so that's how liberty ends, in a round of applause." Queen Amidala, The revenge of the Syth. > > You know what's funny about Tuna? I'm VERY strict about not giving the cat > > or the dog human food.. on the theory that I wanna eat in peace.. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Rhino Maybe it's the sound of the contents. There is a particular sloshing sound that a can of tuna makes > Thing is she does it only for tuna.. I open other cans and she doesn't > react.. my husband think the can makes a different sound on the counter.. [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >> >> Rhino My has wet food from the pouches and she knows the sound of one being torn open! chas >> You know what's funny about Tuna? I'm VERY strict about not giving the >> cat [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Rhino My guys used to come running at the sound of the can opener coming out of the drawer. They got burned often enough when it was only a can of soup that now they wait for the first pop of the can of tuna opening before budging. Guess that's because my chow hound, Diego, isn't a big tuna fan. My Tigger was a can opener cat. She'd hear it and come running (well later it was stumping) into the kitchen just sure it was tuna treat time. The cat food cans don't need a can opener to open so there's no confusion about that. W |
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