Why is my 11-year-old cat always hungry, meowing, and pulling fur?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Burmese | Male | neutered | 11 years and 3 months old | 15 lbs
Rafa is always hungry. Continually meeowing and pulls his fur out if you don't feed him
2 Answers
Most Helpful Answer
Published on August 25th, 2019
As he is already 11 i would suspect a condition called hyperthyroidism, the main symptoms is constant hunger. you will need to take him to the vet to get it tested, a medical treatment is available for this condition.
2Pet Parents found this answer helpful
Related Answers from Veterinarians
-
Published on February 23rd, 2018
Older cats commonly develop hyperthyroidism. This causes them to be hungrier but they usually are losing weight. Often they are more vocal and sometimes have vomiting and/or diarrhea. I would highly encourage you to have him evaluated by a veterinarian soon. Blood work will likely be recommended to help diagnose the problem. Best of luck and I hope he improves soon. Thank you for using Pet Coach.
1Pet Parents found this answer helpful
My orange tabby is 13 years old he is neauterd he's starting to scream loud for no reason and won't eat his dry food anymore .He only wants wet food now and he lost a lot of weight he is an indoor cat and eats like he's starving I don't know what hap
My cat is around 14 years old in human years and the last time we went to the vet they said he was healthy for his age but lately he has been throwing up a lot and wont stop meowing, he also seems to eat when we eat he was found off the side of the r
My 10 year old cat suddenly has had a very intense mood change. Where before she was very reserved, She is now climbing on the kitchen table, much more social, and wants to eat any and all food. Yesterday she took a bite of a cookie I had in my hand
Why is my cat always seem hungry?
My cat seems to be losing wait and has been extremely hungry he also has been a little bit cranky and seems to be scratching and biting but has no sign of fleas as he is treated he does share an outside area with raccoons that frequent are yard also
My outdoor cat, that was a stray, is very old. He has gotten very skinny since feb. He thinks he needs to eat all the time. I feed him wet food in the morning and he has dry food available all the time. But he doesn't eat very much dry. I have tried
Is there a condition in cats that causes hunger every 10-30 minutes and only craving wet food? This is in addition to a history of constipation and a neurological disorder. DYLAN IS 13yo and recent bloodwork shows excellent values. I'm financially ta
My cat is very good aggressive. She is constantly crying for food even when she has just eaten. It is so bad that she opens up kitchen cabinets and eats food such as loafs of bread and so on. What should we do? And is there something she is missing f
My cat has been acting strange as of late. She will go to a room and meow/howl. She will do this at all hours without reason.She is also responsive to both sight and sound. She has also been sitting by the litter box from time to time. Weight loss ha
My pet is an outdoor cat but it being unusual and always wants to be inside now. he’s been loosing fur over the past week and keeps eating tremendous amount of food, idk what it could be??!!
Book an appointment with the pros – our expert vets are here to help.
