What to Feed a Cat With Poor Appetite

1 Overview

I. What to Feed a Cat With No Appetite

When a cat’s appetite decreases, you can feed canned fish, nutritional paste, or chicken liver to increase appetite. Chicken liver is rich in vitamins and stimulates eating, but cannot be fed long-term-chicken liver contains heavy metals, so once a week is recommended. If the cat’s appetite is disordered or shows lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea, etc., take it to a pet hospital promptly.

II. Causes of a Cat’s Loss of Appetite

1. Food too monotonous

Too monotonous food also affects the cat’s appetite; cats are naturally sharp-smelling animals and picky about food, and eating one food long-term bores them, and in fact a single food cannot meet the cat’s nutritional needs. Owners can prepare varied foods, such as adding boiled chicken breast, beef, and fish on top of dry food.

2. Indigestion

Some cats are born with poor digestive systems, lacking some digestive enzymes, so indigestion often occurs in daily diet and appetite drops. For this, owners can help the cat supplement digestive enzymes, such as feeding honey water, yogurt, or some probiotics to aid digestion.

3. The cat is sick

When a cat is sick and uncomfortable, its appetite suffers. When appetite drops, the owner should check whether the cat is uncomfortable anywhere and whether its mental state is poor. If the cat is found ill, take it to a pet hospital promptly and do not miss the best treatment window. After recovery, the kitten’s appetite returns.

In addition, a factor in a cat’s appetite is internal parasites; excessive parasite infection lowers the cat’s appetite. The owner can take the cat to a pet hospital to check whether parasites are the cause; if so, give deworming medicine promptly.