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Why is my cat eating less food and not finishing her meals anymore?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | 3 months and 3 days old | 4.409 lbs

My cat zelda love tuna, usually when she eat it, she finished 1 pouch but nowadays she didn't finish it and when she eat less and less by day. Why is that?

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Answered By Sara Farmer, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on April 7th, 2019

If Zelda is still eating a normal amount of her usual food this may simply be a change in preference - just like people cats sometimes decide they don't like a food as much as they once did. It's also possible that she isn't eating as much as she gets a bit older and is not growing as rapidly. If she seems to be eating a lot less overall or losing weight this could be a sign of an underlying illness and you should have her examined by your vet.

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