{"id":100526,"date":"2022-04-22T12:30:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-my-cat-eating-a-lot-but-not-gaining-weight\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T12:30:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:30:49","slug":"why-is-my-cat-eating-a-lot-but-not-gaining-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-my-cat-eating-a-lot-but-not-gaining-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is my cat eating a lot but not gaining weight?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-my-cat-eating-a-lot-but-not-gaining-weight\/#Why_is_my_cat_eating_a_lot_but_not_gaining_weight\" title=\"Why is my cat eating a lot but not gaining weight?\">Why is my cat eating a lot but not gaining weight?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-my-cat-eating-a-lot-but-not-gaining-weight\/#Why_is_my_cat_always_hungry_but_not_skinny\" title=\"Why is my cat always hungry but not skinny?\">Why is my cat always hungry but not skinny?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-my-cat-eating-a-lot-but-not-gaining-weight\/#Is_it_normal_for_my_cat_to_always_be_hungry\" title=\"Is it normal for my cat to always be hungry?\">Is it normal for my cat to always be hungry?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-my-cat-eating-a-lot-but-not-gaining-weight\/#Why_do_cats_act_like_shes_starving\" title=\"Why do cats act like she&#8217;s starving?\">Why do cats act like she&#8217;s starving?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-my-cat-eating-a-lot-but-not-gaining-weight\/#Why_is_my_cat_so_skinny_but_eats_a_lot\" title=\"Why is my cat so skinny but eats a lot?\">Why is my cat so skinny but eats a lot?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-my-cat-eating-a-lot-but-not-gaining-weight\/#What_causes_a_cat_to_eat_and_not_gain_weight\" title=\"What causes a cat to eat and not gain weight?\">What causes a cat to eat and not gain weight?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-my-cat-eating-a-lot-but-not-gaining-weight\/#Why_do_cats_act_like_hes_starving\" title=\"Why do cats act like he&#8217;s starving?\">Why do cats act like he&#8217;s starving?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_my_cat_eating_a_lot_but_not_gaining_weight\"><\/span>Why is my cat eating a lot but not gaining weight?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Eating and Losing Weight Cats that seem to always be hungry and never gain weight are often diagnosed with some sort of an ailment. These include: <b>Intestinal parasites: Commonly referred to as worms, intestinal parasites feed off of what a cat eats, stealing a large percentage of the nutrition from the food.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_my_cat_always_hungry_but_not_skinny\"><\/span>Why is my cat always hungry but not skinny?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If youre wondering why is my cat always hungry but skinny, one possible reason is <b>intestinal parasites. These little creatures are feeding off of your cats food intake and sometimes they may not leave enough nutrients to satisfy the cats needs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_normal_for_my_cat_to_always_be_hungry\"><\/span>Is it normal for my cat to always be hungry?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Poor Quality or Not Enough Food<\/b> Finally, the cats food itselfor the lack of itcould be why your cat is always hungry. If the food is of poor quality or they arent eating enough of it, that could make them incessantly beg for food, Dr. Mazepa says.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_cats_act_like_shes_starving\"><\/span>Why do cats act like she&#8217;s starving?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Parasites, hyperthyroidism, and diabetes are just a few of the reasons your cats behaviors around food may have changed. Before assuming a psychological reason, such as an eating disorder, run some tests with your vet to eliminate the possibility of a serious illness causing your cat to act so ravenous.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_my_cat_so_skinny_but_eats_a_lot\"><\/span>Why is my cat so skinny but eats a lot?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If a cat is hungry but skinny, this <b>may be due to parasitic worms, which consume any food thats been ingested. Diabetes, hyperthyroidism, and inflammatory bowel disease interfere with food absorption, so cats can eat voraciously yet lose weight. Also, ensure that another pet isnt eating its food.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_causes_a_cat_to_eat_and_not_gain_weight\"><\/span>What causes a cat to eat and not gain weight?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Common GI problems that produce weight loss in cats include <b>inflammatory bowel disease, food allergies, or certain infections. Intestinal parasites. Also known as worms, intestinal parasites may be the cause of your cats unintentional weight loss.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_cats_act_like_hes_starving\"><\/span>Why do cats act like he&#8217;s starving?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Eating and Losing Weight Cats that seem to always be hungry and never gain weight are often diagnosed with some sort of an ailment. These include: <b>Intestinal parasites: Commonly referred to as worms, intestinal parasites feed off of what a cat eats, stealing a large percentage of the nutrition from the food.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Why is my cat eating a lot but not gaining weight?Why is my cat always hungry but not skinny?Is it normal for my cat to always be hungry?Why do cats act like she&#8217;s starving?Why is my cat so skinny but eats a lot?What causes a cat to eat and not gain weight?Why&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100526"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100526\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}