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Why is my cat suddenly eating a huge amount of wet and dry food?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 5 lbs

Why did my cat ebd up eating like 3 cans of wet cat food last night and some dry food

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 20th, 2018

Sounds like your cat was very hungry. Maybe you are not feeding it adequately so it will scarf whatever it can. Best feed her a good quality brand name wet food, approx. 5 to 6 oz split into two feeds per day.

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