Concerned owner takes their cat who hasn't eaten for 3 days to the vet, turns out the sneaky cat has been eating the neighbor's cat's food the whole time: '[He's] been sneaking in at night to steal their food'

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Nov 26, 2025 10:00 AM EST

There is one piece of advice that we give to every new cat owner, and that is to pay attention. Cats don't show you when they are feeling unwell. They don't like showing weakness, so they hide it. They hide it until they can't anymore. So, to catch things early enough, you have to look for any and all behavioral changes in your cat. Is your cat cleaning itself as much as before? Does your cat have the same level of energy? And one of the biggest ones - is your cat eating properly? 

If your cat suddenly stops eating, that is one of the biggest signs that something is wrong with it. Time to take your cat to the vet. Which is exactly what this concerned owner did when they realized that their cat hasn't eaten properly in three days. They did the right thing. Doing the ultrasound was the right thing. Paying the money was the right thing. It is not their fault that their cat played them. 

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    "Cat didn't eat for 3 days, went to the vet where they did an ultra sound only to find a belly full of the neighbour's cat's food"

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    Shooka 14 Amazing! Something I could see my cat doing But I've put a 'please, do not feed' tag on him
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    Mysticstorms OP He doesn't get fed on purpose, i talked with the neighbour and they have a cat door that's always open for their own cat, so he probably has just been sneaking in at night to steal their food
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    Tinkle Twinkle Toes I wish neighbors would understand that if a cat looks like a normal sized cat and not malnourished or raggedy looking, don't feed it.
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    Mysticstorms OP I've talked with them, they don't feed him on purpose, he probably sneaks in at night through their cat door. So he is just being a j in this case
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  • We can only imagine how concerned these owners must have been. A cat not eating is a clear surefire sign that something is wrong with it. In fact, sometimes, it's one of the only ways that you can know something is wrong with them, because they are not quite keen on letting you know on their own. The relief must have been immense. 

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    Runzas_In_Wonderland "I may look like an idiot, but at least I am full!"--this cat, probably.
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    idrivelikeanlowan It's more like 'you look like an idiot but at least I'm full!'
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    "Your cats not eating... because it's full of cat food"
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    spooktember lol, what a little j . That looks like a 'no regrets'-face, too
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  • Oh, the cat's only regret had to have been that he wasn't able to tell his owners what was happening before they took him to the vet and got him shaved. We don't know of a single cat who likes that. But other than that… heck no, no regrets.

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    Pilaf237 Cat: Get the neighbor's brand of food, I likey.
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    FastWalkingShortGuy We had an outdoor cat in my neighborhood that would go from house to house putting on an Oscar- worthy performance of pitiful hunger and woe. We figured out his game when he hit about 19 lbs.
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    shelbygeorge29 They can be such scammers! Same thing happened to me!!
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    Madame Kitsune98 That was our cat, Beat. He was a big kitty. As in, he was actually a giant cat. He was also a scam artist who would go across the street to the assisted living place, and hit up the sweet old ladies for treats and TOONA.
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    We figured it out when one of the ladies was out walking, and we were outside our fence with our kid on her bike, and she spotted Beat, who was being our daughter's Guard Cat. And she asked us if we knew the cat. Yeah, he's our cat.
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    She gave us an odd look, and asked if we fed him. My daughter piped up, "Of course we do, lady, that's why he's a fat cat!" She looked sheepish, and told us that he would come over and sound like such a pitiful kitty that she would give him treats, and sometimes tuna.
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    My husband said, “I wondered why he was having such nasty farts. Please stop feeding him tuna. He's fed very well." She did. He sulked. She still gave him treats until he had a stroke and d d at the age of 14.
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