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bif

(26,195 posts) Sun Aug 10, 2025, 07:51 PM Aug 10

Do your cats not eat when it gets really hot? [View all]

It's in the upper 90s here and we don't have AC. My cat nibbled a little but is leaving a whole bowl of food. And it's fresh Costco chicken which is her favorite food on the planet.

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Do your cats not eat when it gets really hot? [View all] bif Aug 10 OP

Mine eat less when it's hot.(nt) amerikat Aug 10 #1

Either they all eat piddyprints Aug 10 #2

we have AC, a condition of life here in the summer... mike_c Aug 10 #3

It cooled off a little and now she's horking it down bif Aug 10 #4

Does she need water or milk? My cat is insisting on eating 4 times a day. applegrove Aug 10 #5

I saw recently where they tend to hate plastic bowls filled with water. slightlv Aug 10 #8

I changed from a stainless steel water bowl to a applegrove Aug 10 #9

Yeah, the one I saw made a big deal about how quiet it was. slightlv Aug 11 #11

Must be fun to have a a whole pride of cats. applegrove Aug 11 #12

Yes... 2naSalit Aug 10 #6

They finish the wet food in the middle of the night Nigrum Cattus Aug 10 #7

I know. My cat snubs his nose at most of the flavours. applegrove Aug 11 #10