My cats have become insatiable
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They are always whining at me for food these days. So far today they've got through 4 pouches of food between them, and they have a bowl of dry food always there. I have a feeling they have decided they don't like the dry food though, but still, being this hungry by 2pm is getting absurd.
I know the obvious reason is works, so I bought worming stuff and applied it yesterday (Dronspot Medium Cat Spot-on Worming Solution) - if they do have worms how long should that stuff take to work?
Any other reasons for what seems to be quite recent constant desire for food? I imagine it's not helping that they don't want to graze on the dry stuff in between pouches.....
I know the obvious reason is works, so I bought worming stuff and applied it yesterday (Dronspot Medium Cat Spot-on Worming Solution) - if they do have worms how long should that stuff take to work?
Any other reasons for what seems to be quite recent constant desire for food? I imagine it's not helping that they don't want to graze on the dry stuff in between pouches.....
Tom8 said:
Have they been wormed? Worms eat the food rather than the cat so the cat doesn't gain weight just eats a lot more!
Yeah, I used the worming spot treatment a couple of days ago......so maybe it's taking effect now? I can't be specific, but the amount they've been eating recently I wouldn't say I've noticed them putting on much weight.....
Sounds likely to be hyperthyroidism from our experience. Very easy to treat (drops in her food twice a day for our old lady). She's lost over a kilo in wieght while eating like a horse and had put most of it back on, but she's started losing weight again so the vet has upped the dose. Back on Friday to see if it's working (and for her Silensia injection for her arthitis, thanks goodness for pet insurance!!)
brake fader said:
My cat is always moaning for food every time it see's me, it doesn't bother the wife or kids in the same way though as it knows its a waste of time they just ignore her, i think they just try it on knowing that you will give them more food if they keep asking.
I just want to further support this option. I think if it's a change in behaviour and they're not putting on weight you're right to take them to the vets, however cats can and will still change their behaviour to get more food if they can and they learn a new way of doing it. From everything you've said it sounds like every time they ask, you're feeding them. So they'll keep asking. My two are very similar to brake fader's by the sound of it. It's my girlfriend and I at home, if she's out or away then mine will wake me in the morning at the usual time for food but will sometimes "lie in" until I'm up. If my girlfriend is home they'll be trying to get her up from about 5am. They'll be back in the evening usual time if it's just me for dinner and that's it. No treats, no extra food. With my girlfriend home however, she gives them treats when she leaves for work, in the evenings, and now she's started giving one of them lunch
so he appears at 1 pm when she's around. When she's not through they don't try it on with me as they know I won't feed them. They also eat less of the dry food because I won't fill it as much as her. They're very good at adapting to the amount of food on offer. My two are hairless so they do need to eat more than regular cats but if they had their way they'd be bottomless pits for food. Hopefully the bloods are all clear and you just need to ignore them a bit when they're demanding (easier said than done).
Cats and dogs have fantastic body clocks.
My dogs know exactly when it's feeding time, especially now my wife has Alexa set to go off every 6 hours from 6am to 6 pm (one dog has to have meds at 12 hourly intervals).
But the champion was Monty the moggie. He could read my digital bedside clock, I am certain.
I am certain because he woke me at 3.24 am every morning for a MONTH.
Not 3.23 or 3.25, always 3.24. To go out, not for food, but he liked his food on time and if he didn't see you put it down, freshly cooked white fish, then he would elaborately "bury it" with his front paw, never actually getting the paw within 6 inches of the dish.
My dogs know exactly when it's feeding time, especially now my wife has Alexa set to go off every 6 hours from 6am to 6 pm (one dog has to have meds at 12 hourly intervals).
But the champion was Monty the moggie. He could read my digital bedside clock, I am certain.
I am certain because he woke me at 3.24 am every morning for a MONTH.
Not 3.23 or 3.25, always 3.24. To go out, not for food, but he liked his food on time and if he didn't see you put it down, freshly cooked white fish, then he would elaborately "bury it" with his front paw, never actually getting the paw within 6 inches of the dish.
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