My male cat has had stomach problems since he was a kitten. As a baby, he had constant diarrhea. With the help of meds he grew out of that, but even as an adult he would throw up often until we got him started on a new brand of food a while ago that sat better with his tummy.
About a couple months ago, however, he began to act constantly hungry. He would go onto the counter to steal food from the sink and sometimes even attempt to paw it off our plates, something he's never done before. Whenever meal time comes around he is the first to start eating and will even lick the empty bowl long after everything has been eaten as if to try and get any last molecules of food out of it.
He's always been naturally slim, but he's recently become quite skinny, likely unhealthily so, despite his constant hunger and eating. The odd part is, I'm not certain it's the food as my other cat has maintained a pretty steady weight since the introduction of the new food. She hasn't experienced any change in appetite I can see. And, my male cat isn't old- only around three years- so I seriously doubt this has anything to do with him getting older.
I was wondering, could all this be a sign of diabetes in him?
About a couple months ago, however, he began to act constantly hungry. He would go onto the counter to steal food from the sink and sometimes even attempt to paw it off our plates, something he's never done before. Whenever meal time comes around he is the first to start eating and will even lick the empty bowl long after everything has been eaten as if to try and get any last molecules of food out of it.
He's always been naturally slim, but he's recently become quite skinny, likely unhealthily so, despite his constant hunger and eating. The odd part is, I'm not certain it's the food as my other cat has maintained a pretty steady weight since the introduction of the new food. She hasn't experienced any change in appetite I can see. And, my male cat isn't old- only around three years- so I seriously doubt this has anything to do with him getting older.
I was wondering, could all this be a sign of diabetes in him?
