I weigh out 60g of food every day at the beginning of the day. My cat, about 3 years old, usually eats 50-55g of that, with a few little pieces left over. Over the past week, she's been eating less and less of the food I've always given her since I got her four months ago. I just tried feeding her some of her treats (granted, something I forget to do quite a bit), and she ate them right up on her placemat.
This leads me thinking two things.
1) The food we have is not good for her. Either it's gone bad (keep it in a ziploc baggie, sealed) or I just need to switch out her kibble for something else, maybe same brand but a different flavor?
Less likely, but 2) she doesn't like the bowl I'm using.
Have you guys had any experience with something like this? Do you think this change in appetite is significant, or am I over-reacting? I always read that a change in appetite is huge for cats, so I'm trying to be proactive but not worry all too much.
**EDIT**
More recently I have been sleeping in, so I feed her at 7/8 am instead of 5am like I did when I got her for the past couple months. She'd always wake me up between 4:30-5am to get me to feed her, but lately stopped that as I've been waking up later / ignoring her meows.
This leads me thinking two things.
1) The food we have is not good for her. Either it's gone bad (keep it in a ziploc baggie, sealed) or I just need to switch out her kibble for something else, maybe same brand but a different flavor?
Less likely, but 2) she doesn't like the bowl I'm using.
Have you guys had any experience with something like this? Do you think this change in appetite is significant, or am I over-reacting? I always read that a change in appetite is huge for cats, so I'm trying to be proactive but not worry all too much.
**EDIT**
More recently I have been sleeping in, so I feed her at 7/8 am instead of 5am like I did when I got her for the past couple months. She'd always wake me up between 4:30-5am to get me to feed her, but lately stopped that as I've been waking up later / ignoring her meows.
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