Increased Food Intake

• Increased Food Intake vega1star Posted : 4/11/2006 9:39:15 AM Hi, My cat Karma is an indoor cat.  She goes out in the summer, but has not been out for over 6 months.  Recently, I'd say within the last month, she has uped her food intake quite a bit from I'd say one bowlful/2 days to 1/day.  I feed her on demand because she is the only cat and very thin.  I'm wondering if she has a worm or something, but she doesn't go outside.  Is this something she could have caught from eating a mouse that was in the house?  I don't suggest that I know she has done this, but it is possible.  Anyone have any info on this type of thing?  Thanks!   LIKE 4 REPLIES 134 VIEWS LAST POST FORPAWS Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• forpaws Posted : 4/11/2006 11:49:58 AM Hi Vega, welcome to the forum.   If your kitty is old, then it is one of the normal things for them to drop weight. But if she is not an older cat, I would have her check out by the vet since there are disease that can be caught in the air that would make her skinny like that. She could also have worms, hook worms are the culprit that make critters skinny and not gain weight. I assume she is fixed and not pregnant. Cats can get worms from fleas also. Are you using a flea preventative on her? 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• vega1star Posted : 4/11/2006 9:38:27 PM Hi, My Karma is about 7, yes she is spayed and not pregnant unless miraculously.  I don't think she has lost weight, my concern is the increase in her food.  I'm pretty sure she does not have fleas, but no I don't have her on a preventative.  I didn't think I needed one since she is indoors during these winter months.  Though now that I htink of it, we do have mice so maybe she caught fleas from them?          0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• forpaws Posted : 4/12/2006 7:42:23 AM OK then we can rule out pregnancy.   You said she does go out in the warmer months. They can contract fleas from then and bring them in with them. I would have her vet checked. It sounds like she has a parasite that is causing her to increase her intake of food and not gain the weight. Hook worms are notorious for this. They will do a fecal and tell you what parasite she has and give you the dosage of medication she needs to get rid of it. If she does not have anything like a parasite, your vet would be able to run some tests to find out what is causing her to do this. Let us know what the verdict is from the vet. And yes she could get fleas from mice too and a parasite from eating them also. Good luck and sending you comfort vibes your way.   Frankie. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• jprinz99 Posted : 4/29/2006 10:28:24 AM you might want to ask the vet about possible hyperthyroid. Can start out as increased eating with no weight gain and/or weight loss. Other symptoms progress to scruffy, dull coat, increased urination, getting vocal, etc. Can be managed with daily medication. Not tos care oyu, but this is rather common as cats age,a nd can sneak up on you. We dismissed it as getting older, and it was hard to notice the weight loss until it got rather pronounced. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login