How Long Can A Cat Survive Without Food Or Water. Thanks for the A2A. A sick cat should never go without food for more than 48 hours or 24.
Most of our insight regarding cats ability to go without water is anecdotal. Outdoor cats can survive slightly longer without drinking water than their indoor counterparts because they get fluids from the prey they catch. Any longer than a week and you have a problem.
However if theyre not drinking water either they probably wont survive longer than three days.
However without liquid consumption a cat may not last longer than four days. Encourage food consumption and hydration if your cat doesnt eat for 24 hours or doesnt drink for 12 hours. However if you feed your cat wet or canned cat food which is about 80 water it needs less to drink. At about three or four days worth of missed drinks if heshe has been an outdoor only kitty it will start to experience organ failure and.
