This could be not
eating usual amounts or simply not eating at all.
If your cat or dog suddenly acts as if it is always starving, despite
eating the usual amount (known as polyphagia), and maintains or loses weight despite increased food intake, this can be a sign of diabetes as well.
Not exact matches
While injured athletes do require fewer calories if they are exercising less than
usual, they still need to
eat an appropriate
amount of fuel.
Aside from drinking copious
amounts of energy drinks, he did not change any of his
usual eating habits and drinking habits.
They will assist your body especially if you are
eating richer foods than
usual or larger
amounts as is often the case over Christmas and New Year.
If anyone says that having moderate
amounts of junk food is okay in the context of a balanced diet, the
usual retort is something like «Most of the developed world is obese or overweight, and you're telling people it's okay to
eat junk.»
But the basics of it are to minimise the
amount of junk food you are
eating — that means cakes, chocolate, deep fried food, soft drink, fast food and all the
usuals.
The idea for the post-test is to basically re-introduce small
amounts of your
usual foods (excluding all processed foods you used to
eat) to see what works and what doesn't.
My pom has not been acting his
usual self for around 5 days, he has a loss of appetite but will
eat little
amounts, he has also been panting a lot.
Rather than absentmindedly tossing your cat a piece of ginger root (which they probably would not
eat anyway), add tiny
amounts of ground ginger to their
usual food in order to give them the benefits without causing stomach problems.
The first six weeks of pregnancy the mother dog should not
eat more than its
usual pre-pregnancy
amount.
During pregnancy, your cat may only
eat a little more than
usual, but when she is suckling kittens she has to produce plenty of milk, so may
eat double or triple the
usual amount of food.
If your veterinarian has recommended you put your dog on a calorie - restricted diet, replacing some of their
usual snacks with high - fiber vegetables such as cabbage can be a great way to reduce their caloric intake without actually decreasing the
amount of food they get to
eat.
Be sure that your cat is
eating something each day; a small
amount of food is sufficient to prevent serious issues and it need not be their
usual daily portion of food.
Changes in
usual behaviors and routines Changes in interactions with humans and other pets Grooming changes Activity changes such as sleeping patterns, jumping, wandering, reacting to being handled, and ability to navigate to preferred places Vocalization (especially yowling at night Changes in litter box habits
Eating and drinking (
amount and behavior); vomiting or signs of nausea Stool quality (number, volume, consistency, odor, color) Urine quality and / or quantity (volume, frequency, color, odor) Hearing or vision loss (decreased responsiveness, increased vocalization).
As a side effect, dogs may
eat or drink more than their
usual amounts.