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My one-year-old cat hasn't eaten in two days. Is it an emergency?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered

My one-year-old cat hasn’t been eating for the last two days

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 22nd, 2018

This is very concerning. Your cat needs to be seen by a veterinarian today. Please take your kitty to a PetER. Unfortunately cats can actually get very ill when they do not eat, in addition to the disease that actually caused him not eating. So, this is an emergency.

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