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My active cat isn't eating her food like she used to. What's wrong?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Female | unspayed | 5 months and 19 days old

My cat percy she is fine like she playful and very active but from few days she is not eating properly before she used to finish up her whole meal but from past 4 to 5 days she is not eating properly

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Answered By Jeffrey Milner

Veterinarian

Published on November 12th, 2017

Unfortunately, inappetance and lethargy are very nonspecific clinical signs in animals and can be an indication of nearly any single problem. I would continue to monitor Percy's condition closely for any worsening clinical signs or additional problems. Try to stimulate her appetite with something that she would normally not be able to resist. If you believe she might be experiencing some nausea, you can try medications such as prilosec or pepsid, though finding a dose small enough for a young cat may be challenging in a commercial formulation. If matters do not seem to be getting better in the next day or so, it would be worth having her examined to see if a more specific problem can be identified. Hope this makes sense.

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