My usually very greedy cat is off his food at the moment. He eats Thrive chicken dry and usually gobbles it up so quickly that I started hiding half of it in treat balls so it would slow him down. For the past 5 days he’s just not been that interested and is eating only the equivalent of one meal a day. This started after I had relatives over for Christmas (they’ve all stayed before and he knows them) and then I went away for 3 nights over New Year when his usual cat sitter came in to feed him.
He seems perfectly well in himself, has his usual energy, is playing as normal and drinking well. He even wakes me up each morning to be fed but then stops after a few mouthfuls.
My thoughts were either he’s a bit unsettled after Christmas/New Year or that the cold weather means he’s not going out as much so isn’t as hungry (he usually comes and goes through the cat flap all night but he’s been sleeping on my bed most of the night since I got back).
I’m usually the first person to say “take to the vets for a check up” but he’s just so well, hasn’t lost any weight and is still drinking as normal.
There is always the chance that he is finding food elsewhere but he is generally timid of strangers and the last mouse he caught was deposited alive in my bed ( that was fun 😡)
Has anyone else had cats that have temporarily gone off their food for no reason?