My nursing cat is always hungry and eating a lot, is this normal?

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I have a cat, Bridget (Dec 9th 15), she's an indoor cat and is unvaccinated, but she got outside about three months ago, resulting in a pregnancy. Now, she's nursing 2 kittens, born July 15th 2017. My concern is about her extreme increase in appetite, she will eat as much as I give her and hassle me for more. She seems to always be hungry, but previously showed no interest in food. She's always been very slight and thin, irrespective of what she ate. I also think her tongue looks slightly black. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 7 months old

Sara Farmer, DVM · Accepted Answer

It is normal for a nursing queen to require more calories and I typically recommend feeding kitten food that is higher in calories. It's also possible that she contracted intestinal parasites when she got outdoors, or even that she has another disease like diabetes. I would recommend taking her to a veterinarian. She could be examined, and you may want to discuss vaccinating her and the kittens as well - when cats escape once sometimes it happens again and it would be safest to have her vaccinated.

My nursing cat is always hungry and eating a lot, is this normal?

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