Why did my 7-year-old cat suddenly stop eating her dry food?

Question

My 7 year old cat recently has strange eating behavior. She eats dry normally twice daily. A week ago she decided one morning she didn’t want the dry food. So I gave her canned which she devoured. I decided to try mixing canned in her dry which worked for a week. She now has decided that she’s not interested with them being mixed together. So I now have them separate. She still doesn’t seem that interested in the dry but is eating some. I have a vet appt scheduled. But should I be worried? Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 7 years and 9 months old | 12.6 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

It could be Gabby has a dental problem making it painful for her to eat dry food and favor the canned food. Canned food is easier on the teeth. The vet can check her teeth and determine if there is a dental problem causing this behavior. I hope this helps!

Why did my 7-year-old cat suddenly stop eating her dry food?

Most Helpful Answer

Related Questions

11 year old cat recently started complaining about eating his dry food, and has began demanding and crying for more of his soft food, which has always been a once a day treat, not his main diet. He's already round, robust, and ridiculously spoiled so

My cat has always eaten nutrish dry food by rachel ray as long as I've had her which is about a year. Suddenly she has completely snubbed her nose at it. I tried getting a different brand entirely and she now snubs her nose at that too. She cries by

My cat stopped eating dry food. He is 13 yrs old. Just before he stopped, he threw the dry food up. Have been feeding him all wet food since. No problem eating. No other signs of illness. Lush coat and clear bright eyes. Used to feed him urinary S/O

My 8 year old cat started vomitting after eating 6 months ago. I only feed her dry food. She had been eating the Hills Science Diet since she was a kitten. I put food in the bowl in the morning and it would last her 2 days. So she just grazed with th

My cat goes to the bowl to eat but has difficulty chewing dry food. The food falls out of her mouth. Vet said it is not a tooth problem. She can lick and swallow paw gel.

I think my cat has some grass stuck in her throat. She ate some yesterday and regurgitated most of it up but I think there might be a peice left. She is not coughing or hacking but when she tries to eat anything it’s like she is opening her mouth and

My 10 year old cat all of a sudden stopped eating her dry food, for about a week and a half now, I give her canned food and she is eating that. I tried different brands of kibble but it did not work. She did loose weight. Dhe drinks enough water. She

We give our cats (2 of them) wet food every other day but still always keep two bowls of dry food out for them. Our oldest, biggest, and grumpiest cat does not eat her dry food any longer and holds out for wet food. We don't want them only eating wet

My cat does not seem to eat too much, she nips every meal that I give her and then leaves it, my other cat (who is younger than her) finishes her meal after finishing his own meal in another room. I also end up free feeding kibble all day to make sur

My cat completely stopped eating wet food. She went from eating a whole can, to half a can, to only eating the gravy, to not touching it at all. She eats plenty of dry food which I have available for her all throughout the day. I’ve tried offering di

Related Searches

Share