How Long Cat Not Eat

My older cat is around 2 year old she got neutered at the same time but shes doing a lot better and has started eating and drinking.

How long cat not eat. This is a must see for anyone trying to get their cat to eat or drink. While it sounds scary hepatic lipidosis simply means that there is inappropriate fat infiltration into the liver. Your veterinarian should tell you how long your cat needs to fast before surgery but there are some general guidelines.

For cats younger than 4 months old withhold food should be withheld starting about four hours before the spay surgery. If you want some more advice please contact our expert nurses over the phone. Its also extremely important to monitor and contact your vet if they are not drinking or are displaying other symptoms or behavioral changes.

Not drinking water not even eating her treat and looks very weak. To avoid the risk of hepatic lipidosis you want the cat to be hungry but not literally starving. Often known by the laymens term fatty liver this disease occurs when cats especially obese cats go without food for a few days.

Especially younger than 6 weeks old food avoidance for just 12 hours can be damaging. The reasons why your cat has stopped eating can vary greatly but despite the cause its important to bring your cat to your vet if it lasts more than 24 hours. How many hours before surgery should a cat not eat.

My 5-month-old cat got neutered around 2 days ago. Not eating or drinking for cats is dangerous but I would wait with a vet visit as thats even more stress and wont help right now unless there are actual symptoms eye discharge sneezing vomiting etc. If your cat was just diagnosed with hepatic lipidosis fear not.

Different cats have different metabolism levels the 20 callb is just a rough guideline. Truth is typically there will be a medical reason for a cat not eating. The sooner the issues that are causing your cat not to eat are addressed the sooner your cat can get back to a happy life.