Cats Email Newsletter: What To Do When Your Cat Won’t Eat 😾❌🍽️ (March 29, 2024)

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Feeding your cat portioned meals two or three times a day helps ensure they get the calories and nutrition they need to remain healthy. It also helps you keep an eye on their food intake. If your cat suddenly loses their appetite, it’s important to talk to your vet and get your cat eating again as soon as possible.

In this Friday’s mailer, you’ll discover some tips and tricks to encourage a cat with a low appetite to eat (and what to do if they still won’t eat).

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Tips and Tricks to Entice a Cat to Eat

Cats are notorious for being picky eaters, but when a cat refuses multiple meals in a row, it’s important to take action to prevent malnutrition and other serious health consequences. A call to your vet is essential to identify the underlying cause but, in the meantime, there are things you can try at home to entice your cat to start eating.

Here are some tips and tricks to try with a cat who won’t eat:

Start offering smaller meals more frequently throughout the day.
Try sitting with your cat and offering them small amounts of food by hand.
Switch to a wet cat food product if your cat is currently refusing dry food.
Try offering a product that has a strong aroma, like fish-based cat food.
Warm up the food to make it more appealing and to increase the food’s aroma.
Offer the food in a wide, flat dish so it’s easier for your cat to access it.
Feed your cat in a quiet space away from other pets and children.

If none of the tricks above work in getting your cat to eat, talk to your veterinarian about other options. They may recommend a medication to stimulate appetite like mirtazapine which can be given orally or applied inside the ear as a transdermal gel.

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Sneak Peek At Sunday’s Mailer

On the opposite end of the spectrum from a cat who won’t eat, some cats have a penchant for eating strange things. My cat Munchkin, for example, loves to chew on plastic. In Sunday’s mailer, we’ll talk about why some cats chew on plastic and how to keep them safe.

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Kate is a pet food nutrition specialist and writer who has been part of the Cats.com family for over three years. She is the doting owner of three cats - Bagel, Munchkin, and Biscuit - and often shares stories about them in weekly mailers like this one!

Meet The Author

Kate is a pet food nutrition specialist and writer who has been part of the Cats.com family for over three years. She is the doting owner of three cats - Bagel, Munchkin, and Biscuit - and often shares stories about them in weekly mailers like this one!

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