Does my cat eat too much?

Question

My cat screams at the top of her lungs when she runs out of food. I fill her bowl up pretty frequently and she still yells and screams. Why is that? Can she be that hungry?

Answer 1

At this point she's probably figured out that when she screams, she gets more food.  If you're feeding her the proper amount for her weight and age (it should tell you what that is on the package) she doesn't need to eat any more.  She might still be hungry, sure, but that doesn't mean that she should be eating again.  If you want her to stop screaming, ignore it completely.  It might take months, but she should eventually figure out that she eats what and when you feed her, and nothing more.

Answer 2

Is she fat?

Cats are all different, just like humans and other animals.

A large built big boned cat will weigh more than a small boned petite cat.

I have big and tall built cats that are a muscular and healthy 19 pounds... and on the other end of the scale I have a teeny tiny boned cat who weighs in at a meer 7 pounds yet she is very healthy too. Based on their individual body structure I could never compare them.

It's best to assess your cats weight by it's body condition and not compared to other cats.

Here's a chart to help you do that...

www.purina.com/cats/health/BodyConditi...

Once you determine if your cat is overweight, you need to be aware that there is NO such thing as dry "diet" food for cats. Dry foods are filled with carbs that make your cat fat. You can't make a dry food without carbs, so there are no dry diet foods.

The proper amount to feed per cat/per day should be about 5.5 ounces of wet (high quality grain free canned or Raw Meat/Bones/Organ) food.

The calories in that amount of food are sufficient for most "normal" sized cats. Of course a highly energetic cat will need more food to keep it healthy, and a lazy cat will need less food to keep it from getting obese. But 5.5 ounces of wet food per day is a good place to start.

Here is a fantastic site that will help you help your cat lose weight!

www.catinfo.org/feline_obesity.htm

Answer 3

She maybe in alot of pain for eating too much.You feeding her way too much