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Originally Posted by squirell nutkin
seriously, there has never been a case of a cat starving to death because they wouldn't eat the food they were fed.
Pissing on your pillow, absolutley. Starving? Not once.
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Heard of Hepatic Lipidosis?
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The condition is triggered when a cat stops eating due to stress, another disease or for any other reason. After a few days without food, the cat’s body will begin to use fat for energy. Cats do not metabolize fat well; therefore the fat cells build up in the liver and eventually prevent it from functioning normally. FHL is very dangerous for cats and can be life threatening if left untreated. "I strongly urge pet owners to contact their veterinarian if their cat has not eaten in one or two days," says AAHA member Dr. Ted Cohn of the University Hills Animal Hospital in Denver, Colo. "Feline hepatic lipidosis can progress rapidly and become life-threatening in a few days to a week after onset."
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My older cat nearly died of it.
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