Is this normal, I adopted her at the OHS when she was 5 months old and she had an upper respiratory infection!! Otherwise she is in good health, she plays a lot and she is very active!! Will she eat on her own soon or will I always have to feed her like that,that's for her canned food, she eats the dry food on her own!!
2006-10-14 04:22:22 · 8 answers · asked by CTU 7 in Pets ➔ Cats
Now this is probably a "spoiled" kitty ! Am I right? If she eats her dry food ok........don't worry as long as she eats something. I have a year old cat that does kinda the same thing & she is totally "rotten!" Gotta love them felines! Good luck.
2006-10-14 04:34:58 · answer #1 · answered by Short Fuse 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think most kittens and even cats do this. It is normal. Remember that kittens sleep about 18hrs a day. I was concerned about the same thing when I got my kitten. She would only eat when she woke up or when I put more food into her bowl. I wouldn't be worried about it... unless she doesn't eat at all. The first year of a kittens life is all about growing, they will have spurts where they will eat A LOT, and then some times they will only eat a little bit.
P.s. you really shouldn't feed a kitten canned food unless it is specifically for kittens. I feed my cat 1 canned food every week or two as a treat.
2006-10-14 04:29:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have five cats. Two of them ignore canned food - they can't stand it. The others wolf it down as fast as they can. Also, one of my cats won't eat a certain brand of food that the others like. Cats are like humans - they have their own tastes and preferences. If yours prefers dry food, hold back on the wet stuff. And don't wake it up to eat - cats are awake a lot during the night and will eat then - depending on if they're hungry. Leave food out and she'll eat when she's ready.
2006-10-14 04:31:41 · answer #3 · answered by Rainfog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 09:28:47 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeh, my cats want to eat before they go out to prowl at night and when they come in starving in the morning. Apparently they don't find much game. Good thing about cats is that they understand portion control: they only eat what they need and leave the rest for later. Dogs, on the other hand, will try to eat their own weight if you keep feeding them.
2006-10-14 04:34:40 · answer #5 · answered by hfsi@flash.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let her be. She'll eat when she is hungry.
Waking her to feed her is creating a habit that may become hard to break. My wife always gives the cat water from the faucet. The stupid thing won't drink from a dish even though it's constantly refiltered and cleaned. It's just a habit the cat is in and she won't break it (the wife).
2006-10-14 04:32:46 · answer #6 · answered by tercir2006 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about that and just feed her with dry food, if you want to give her canned food start mixing it little by little with the dry one.Cats are very 'demanding persons' so if she's playing don't worry, she will let you now, loud and clear, if she needs more food.
2006-10-14 04:39:34 · answer #7 · answered by Lonely ♥ Worrier ♥ ess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave the cat alone, give her dry food if that's what she likes, and stop waking her up. If she was hungry she would eat, regardless of when she wakes up. I used to worry about my cat because he was not eating much, and after he was neutered he asks for food all the time and wakes us up to feed him (not vice versa)!
2006-10-14 04:30:18 · answer #8 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋