My cat eats too much!

Hi cat lovers! I just joined... looking for help with my kitten Spike. He's a 4-5 mo old lilac siamese, and basically he eats too much. Wet food only, won't touch the dry food that is available all the time.
Even if he has just been fed, and often still has food in his bowl, he will cry and beg for food from anyone who is in the kitchen. He is absolutely frantic about it, very vocal, climbs legs etc...

I often have to lock him in another room so I can make dinner.

If I feed him as much as he wants, he gets diarrhea. He constantly farts. He has recently started peeing in places other than the litter box.

What's wrong with this guy?! Please help.

I forgot to mention that Spike also doesn't clean himself up after he eats like other cats do.... he always has food on his nose.

Originally Posted by jinx.jinx

Hi cat lovers! I just joined... looking for help with my kitten Spike. He's a 4-5 mo old lilac siamese, and basically he eats too much. Wet food only, won't touch the dry food that is available all the time.
Even if he has just been fed, and often still has food in his bowl, he will cry and beg for food from anyone who is in the kitchen. He is absolutely frantic about it, very vocal, climbs legs etc...

I often have to lock him in another room so I can make dinner.

If I feed him as much as he wants, he gets diarrhea. He constantly farts. He has recently started peeing in places other than the litter box.

What's wrong with this guy?! Please help.

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Hi there!

Many different issues here....
Eating: kittens do eat a lot, and should eat as much as they want... I know Siamese are very vocal cats by nature, so I am not sure what you can do about it... How many meals are you feeding him? Make sure at least 3...

About the constant fart and diarrhea, that means the food is either not agreeing with him, or there is something wrong with his digestive system. It could be many different things... What is he eating? It could be Food allergy, sensitivity to grains, IBD, Parasites... Many different things... Adding probiotics to his diet can help, like Bene-bac, for example.

For the peeing problem - he needs to see a vet to rule out a possible UTI (urinary tract infection) If this cat is a male, this needs to be done very fast... Make sure you clean the spots where he pees with a good enzyme cleaner.
Also, for 2 cats, you should have 3 litter boxes... The litter boxes should be open, in a quiet place.
Try using Kitten Attract litter, or Cat attract litter - that in itself, if it is not a health problem, can help you a lot.

With the digestive issues, and the peeing problem, I would strongly advise you to take this kitten to the vet ASAP.

Good luck!

I second the vet advice!

I third the vet advice.. the "starving" behavior and the digestive issues could very well be a sign of worms. Peeing outside the box - as others pointed out... can be a sign of illness.

Alright, hopefully I can get him in tomorrow. Was planning to have him neutered this week, I'll make sure to have him checked out first.

Just to clarify;
He gets fed at least 6 times a day. He'd be happier with more but then his belly hurts and he gets diarrhea. His "brother" has suspected food allergies so he is on green pea/duck dry food that Spike won't touch - however he will eat anything and everything else and will literally climb into my plate to eat broccoli and pasta seconds after he finishes his own food.
He was checked for worms twice, by a vet, before we took him from the breeder. Both times negative. He has never been outside. He has never not been nutty about food. He is growing and shiny.

Yesterday he peed on a towel that was on the floor. Today he climbed into the bathroom cabinet, where he peed before, but I caught him and chased him out. I then took him to his spotless litterbox and he peed there.

Thanks for your ideas and help, I really appreciate it.

I'm glad you are taking him to the vet. Urinary tract problems in males are very serious, and can turn fatal quickly.

Please let us know what happens.

what food are you feeding?

I am also very glad you are going to the vet

Whiskas purrfectly fish.

Diagnosis: chow hound syndrome.

Antibiotics for possible uti because vet thinks he's too young to be territorial but found nothing wrong with him.

Originally Posted by jinx.jinx

Diagnosis: chow hound syndrome.

Antibiotics for possible uti because vet thinks he's too young to be territorial but found nothing wrong with him.

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Did the vet deworm him?? You can try different foods to see if the same happens although it will be hard because any change in food can also cause diarrhea. What did the vet recommend you do?

to get better soon.

Originally Posted by jinx.jinx

Diagnosis: chow hound syndrome.

Antibiotics for possible uti because vet thinks he's too young to be territorial but found nothing wrong with him.

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I adopted a 14 year old cat that was seemingly starving all the time, and I switched both canned and dry food to grain-free, and it helped a lot with that constant hunger thing!

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Did the vet deworm him?? You can try different foods to see if the same happens although it will be hard because any change in food can also cause diarrhea. What did the vet recommend you do?

to get better soon.

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The vet recommended nothing, just said he was a chow hound.
Deworm?

I can't just try foods willy-nilly because my other cat has allergies, although his (dry duck/pea) food does come in a wet variety, maybe I'll try that.

Originally Posted by jinx.jinx

The vet recommended nothing, just said he was a chow hound.
Deworm?

I can't just try foods willy-nilly because my other cat has allergies, although his (dry duck/pea) food does come in a wet variety, maybe I'll try that.

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The reason I asked whether or not he dewormed him is because you said he had diarrhea.
Deworming means giving him a medication to get rid of potential intestinal parasites, although I have no doubt the vet checked for parasites, it's a very basic thing all vets do.