My Senior Cat Stopped Eating. Many cats experience weight loss in the final weeks or months due to loss of appetite. However a sick cats body is already weakened so the adverse effects will be magnified further by starvation or dehydration.
Healthy cats can survive for 1 week or more without food and just 3 days without water consumption. Vomiting Diarrhea Lethargy Difficulty breathing. At that time she suddenly stopped eating and drinking altogether and she became markedly lethargic.
Cats naturally slow down as they get older and many prefer to sleep for longer.
By Lilly united kingdom My cat is 16 and a half and in the last few weeks he lost a lot of weight. Take steps to ensure your senior cats comfort during her final days. Your old cat may not be able to eat because his teeth are aging and it will end up with his kibbles being too. They told us that my cats kidney had stopped working and that he couldnt pass urine.
