Does this sound like the cat has a tapeworm?

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My four year old cat (female) is constantly hungry. She only eats dried food and is fed twice a day - morning and evening. The last couple of weeks she has been looking for food nearly all the time. As soon as someone goes into the kitchen, she gets up and follows them and looks pitifully at her empty bowl for food. She has also puked up on the carpet a couple of times in the last week, which is a joy to come down to in the morning. I have Drontal spot on wormer at home, but think this only treats roundworm and she is up to date in this. Any recommendations as to a suitable wormer? She hunts a bit and occasionally comes home with the odd live mouse, but thats it. She is also quite tubby!!

I really don't know. Until you said she was tubby I was wondering about hyperthyroidism, but she's probably just greedy and trying her luck. Still it can't hurt to try her with a broad spectrum wormer - Milbemax is best.

Is she all over tubby or does she have more of a pot belly?

But in any case, and especially as she's a hunting cat, using a broad spectrum wormer regularly is a good idea.

Is there any possibility another cat is getting in through a cat flap and stealing her food? Otherwise, try the broad spectrum wormer first then vets visit.

No possibilty of other cats stealing her food as we have a magnetic cat flap. She is pretty chunky all over, so not just a pot belly. I do wonder if she is just a greedy little so and so. I think she's got used to me putting down food for her every time she meows. Anyway, I'm going to give her a broad spectrum wormer and flea her too, just to be sure.

Good thinking. At least you'll know there's not a problem before you start being tough with her.

She might, alternatively, be looking for games or attention. In my experience, some at least of any 'food yowling' from a healthy cat is really just a request for your attention so playing some games with her or semi-hiding her food so that she has to forage for it could help a lot - including with her chunkiness.

I don't need to worry about chunkiness with Seniorboy (my challenge with him is getting him to eat given his age and condition) but other posters may have good ideas on making your own foraging toys. You can, of course, buy food balls for kibble if you haven't the time to make your own - or aren't very handy.