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zanana1

(6,530 posts)
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 09:40 AM Oct 2025

How long can a cat go without eating (or barely eating)?

My cat was declared healthy a week ago at the vet's. But now he isn't eating and sleeps all the time.

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How long can a cat go without eating (or barely eating)? (Original Post) zanana1 Oct 2025 OP
I once had a neighbor's cat get accidently locked in a storage unit. It survived, sinkingfeeling Oct 2025 #1
He got the rabies vaccine. zanana1 Oct 2025 #2
I agree. Rizen Oct 2025 #3

sinkingfeeling

(58,036 posts)
1. I once had a neighbor's cat get accidently locked in a storage unit. It survived,
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 09:44 AM
Oct 2025

don't know how, for over two weeks.
Did your cat get any vaccines at the vet's last week? You should probably call the vet if there's no improvement in a day or so.

Rizen

(1,121 posts)
3. I agree.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 09:36 PM
Oct 2025

Call the vet if there's no improvement. I had a turtle who stopped eating one day and it lead to her dying.

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