Cat not eating
The cat not eating question is asked often. Lets discuss a few reasons that your cat may refuse a meal, and then you can decide if any of these apply to your feline friend. Just as you may push a meal away, for various reasons so may your cat. Loss of appetite can be a symptom of illness, but in order to make this diagnosis. You must study your cats eating habits first. Many cats are always ready for their meals and will eat the meal quickly. Other cats are slow or even reluctant eaters and it may take them a while to consume their given portion.
Cats eating habits
This is just like humans, some are fast eaters and some are very slow picky eaters. After studying your cats eating habits, you will be able to identify a deviation from this, which may indicate a problem. If your cat not eating is due to an illness, usually this loss of appetite will be accompanied by other symptoms such as listlessness. Other signs can include bad temper or hiding away in unusual places that they would not usually visit. Also a reluctance to participating in their favorite activities (example: jumping in a new empty box).
You may also want to seek the council of a animal nutritional health specialist. Or you can contact a certified, tested and approved cat professional at just answer in the box below for more information. More reasons for a cat not eatingA cat allowed outside may have found some pray or may even have been fed by another homeowner. A good way to determine your cats activities outside is to track your cat when let out.If the cat is being fed by another household they may head directly to this spot as soon as they are released. You can then question the homeowner if your cat has been paying them regular visits for food.
Your cat not eating, may be due to they are just upset. Stress is another large cause of the cats loss of appetite. Felines can be very sensitive animals and your cat may be under more stress than you are aware of. One reason that may cause your cat stress could be a territorial dispute or a fight with another cat. A territorial dispute can be very upsetting to your cat and ruin their appetite. You may even have stress factors in your own home. Introduction of another pet or changes in the domestic routine or even moving furniture may upset your cat enough that they will not eat. Try to observe any changes in your cats habitat and return them to the way they were. Then let a few hours pass and try re-feeding your cat and test the results.
Cat still not eating?
Another reason your cat may turn down a meal is that maybe their regular food has gone through a recipe change. This happened to our family many years ago with a cat that preferred nine lives tuna. I put the can down as usual, but for several days only a mouthful was taken. The cat food looked the same and was the same color, but I noticed a small oval on the can that said new and improved flavor.
My cat did not agree with this recipe change, and did not think that the new flavor was improved. At that point I was not cooking home-cooked meals for my cat. So I experimented with a few different brands, until I found one that she liked. Help this feline website grow with a  Custom Search We have a lot more articles about your cats health and symptoms of cat illness. This next link takes you from a cat not eating back to cat health questions We love cats to the point of feeling it was necessary to build a website to help and network with other cat owners. Learn more about us and this cat health site on the homepage for Cat Health Behavior
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If your cat has not eaten for more than 24 hours and exhibits any of the above symptoms visiting your vet is highly recommended. 
