"CatNipped" wrote in message
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On 12/29/2011 6:46 PM, J J Levin wrote:
Our two cats, Agatha and Edgar, seem to have bigger appetites now that
the
weather is colder. Either I am giving them better food (I have not
changed
their menu much) or they need more food because it's winter.

They share a small can of moist food morning and evening, and have
kibble
available all day. But now he (more than she) is begging for more treats
after breakfast and after dinner. And he used to be sort of picky and
pick
and choose which treats he ate, now he wolfs them all down.

Is this common?

Thanks,

Jay




Cats do tend to eat more in colder weather to put on an extra layer of fat
to keep warm - this is especially true for outdoor or indoor/outdoor cats.
However, if he is eating much more then you might want to have his thyroid
checked. I know you got them both as adults, but do you know how old they
are?

--
Hugs,

CatNipped


They're 3 years old, brother and sister. They saw their vet 2 weeks ago. He
pronounced them healthy and definitely NOT overweight -- as a matter off
fact he commented that one of them (Edgar, the bigger one) is big but he's
all muscle and very lean.

Jay