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I have a problem with my cat.
We feed him a sachet of food in the morning, leave some biscuits down for the day and give him another sachet of food in the evening. This is normally enough for him. When we first got him, I checked with the vet, who agreed this was adequate.
The problem is that over the last few weeks in particular, he seems to be starving all the time. He's getting into our kitchen and living room bins and dragging old empty sachets and leftover food out of them! He even took out two pieces of garlic bread during the night and ate most of them!
I'm worried there might be something wrong that is increasing his appetite. There don't appear to be any other symptoms so maybe it's just seasonal. I'm not sure.
I will take him to the vet but I thought I would ask to see whether anyone could suggest what might be wrong as there's no point putting him through going to the vet if it's likely to be normal!
EDIT:
There is no way for you to tell if there's anything wrong with his feces. A trained veterinary technician needs to look at in under a microscrope. They will know what they are looking for. Most of the time, you will not see any adult worms, the only way to tell is to try to see the eggs under a microscope.
As others have said, it could be worms. You could check for "rice grain" looking stuff, this would be tapeworms. But, the easiest way to find out is to take in a sample of his fecal matter (poop) and the technicians at the vet clinic will look at it under a microscope to see if there are any eggs.
And, it could also be a thyroid problem. Often an animal will get an increase in appetite with a decrease in weight, or with the weight staying the same. Since there are no other symptoms, you would be catching this early on so there would be a good chance of being able to fix it. But, don't simply wait to see if it gets better.
Any time you have a problem with your animal, you should at least call your vet. They can give you the best advice on whether or not the behavior is normal, and it won't cost you anything just for a phone call.
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Thanks for the advice, although almost everything you mentioned had already been stated by others. I will take him to the vet but his appetite appears to have gone back to normal now and there's nothing wrong with his faeces so it seems maybe he just had a hungry few days. Thanks.
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