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How long after eating does it take for a cat's stomach to be empty? A medication my cat needs to take suggests that it be given on an empty stomach. My cats a grazer and I don`t want to starve him (he is fed every 4 to 5 hrs, and usually takes up to 1.5 hrs each meal to finish) as he`s lost a tremendous amount of weight. So, basically I`m trying to find out how long... show more A medication my cat needs to take suggests that it be given on an empty stomach. My cats a grazer and I don`t want to starve him (he is fed every 4 to 5 hrs, and usually takes up to 1.5 hrs each meal to finish) as he`s lost a tremendous amount of weight.
A: Gastroparesis is the term used for sluggish emptying of food from the stomach into the small intestine. Normally, your stomach moves about half of an average meal into the small intestine within two hours after you eat, and about 90 percent within four hours. If you have gastroparesis, food stays in the stomach much longer. Nausea and upper abdominal pain are common symptoms. It may become difficult to keep a full meal down. People with serious cases may eat so little they become dangerously thin and malnourished.