Why Is My Cat Throwing Up?

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9 years old and otherwise healthy, including his weight. He has been to the vet about it multiple times, and has even had extended stays with them so they can try and catch him at it. He never threw up while there, and they have never found any problems with examinations and stuff.

He throws up almost every meal, usually close to after he finishes eating. I have thought maybe he was eating too fast and a slow feeder would help, but the slow feeder didn't change anything, he still threw up after.

The vet suggested it could be allergies and gave me allergy friendly food to try, but he still threw up with that and no allergies were found. He is an only cat and has no obvious stressers.

He has been doing this pretty much his entire life. I dunno what else it could be, I'm going insane trying to stop it. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, please share.

The only weird thing about him is that he hates wet food and only eats dry. He will literally rather starve than eat wet food. But he ate only dry food at the vet so i don't know if that even has anything to do with it.

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Rude_Parsnip306 · 1 year ago

I have a barfer, too. My vet gave her a steroid shot that stopped it for a few months. It's worn off now and she's back to barfing every few days. She gets dry food that's predominantly salmon - it's one of the Purina varieties. I give her one Sheba wet food a day with a probiotic sprinkled mixed in. I'm taking her back to the vet soon. He suspected she has IBS so next step is to try medication. He did tell me to stop giving her beef foods - apparently a lot of cats can be sensitive to it.

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Postcards4You · 1 year ago

I work in vet med with cats only. This is a LOT of vomiting! I highly recommend an abdominal ultrasound, regular comprehensive bloodwork, and a specialized GI blood panel done through Texas A&M. If you have a cat-only vet in your area, go there. Food allergies are common in cats, but they can take quite a while to figure out. Sometimes you have to try several diets until you find the right one. It’s extremely important these diets are fed exclusively for a minimum of 6-8 weeks before trying a different one if it didn’t help. During this period of time, you can’t feed literally anything else, even a single piece of kibble or treat that’s any other brand. It defeats the purpose of the special elimination diet. Examples of these diets include Royal Canin Selected Protein (ex. Pea & Rabbit), Royal Canin Ultamino, Hill’s z/d, and Rayne-MAINT.

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Desperate-Pear-860 · 1 year ago

With all that constant vomiting, he's got reflux now and the valve at the top of the stomach is probably inflamed and doesn't close properly so food comes back up more easily. I developed bad reflux and food would just come right back up. I had to go on a fairly long course of prilosec to heal that valve so I wouldn't have reflux or vomiting any more. Prilosec can be given to cats. We had to give it to our senior kitty. She had bad reflux and ibd. She was on prilosec for several months. We had to take her off of kibble because it was making her IBD worse. You may have to wean your guy off of kibble too or try one for sensitive tummies. But for right now, he needs meds for his GERD.

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soganomitora · OP · 1 year ago

Oh thank you! I forhot acid reflux was a thing! I'll take him back to the vet and ask them about it.

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TMI warning! Cat keeps throwing up (a lot).

Posted by truespaceship · in r/CATHELP · 7 months ago

I need an opinion. What could cause our cat to throw up all of a sudden? We didn't change his diet and he keeps throwing up. He eats and drinks plenty of water. We have two more cats and they don't have any issues.

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Dark_WebNinja · 7 months ago

I disagree with the above user, over eating and vomiting produces undigested food vomit. Your cats vomit is digested. There are too many causes to list that could produce the frequency and try of vomit you are seeing, a vet visit is warranted, and I would try to get in today or tomorrow.

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truespaceship · OP · 7 months ago

I'll call the office today then. I wanted to ask here first because I tend to overreact and take my cats in with every little thing just to find out that they're being dramatic. I just couldn't believe a cat could vomit this much. I'm not sure if it's visible, but it looked like a human size puke. And I'm not sure if that matters, but the smell was absolutely horrible. I keep an eye on him today. He always sleeps and eats a lot. I noticed he drinks more today and goes to the litter box frequently. No diarrhea.

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Dark_WebNinja · 7 months ago

I always prefer owners to over react vs under react, it just means you’re a good pet parent! Do try and get in today or tomorrow if they have availability, and best of luck.

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ImmediateList3695 · 7 months ago

Few questions:

When did the vomiting start? Does he vomit after every meal, or occasionally? Does he vomit everyday, or a few times a week?

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truespaceship · OP · 7 months ago

First time on Wednesday, the second time today. Both times, it happened at night when we were sleeping, but they have constant access to dry food, so I'm not sure if it happened right after feeding or not.

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ImmediateList3695 · 7 months ago

Often times we can see cats vomiting like this due to eating too quickly or their digestive system has slowed down for one reason or the other and things are getting backed up—hair balls, GI upset etc.

I would suggest restricting access to food and only feeding him his allotted calories per day, I would feed him in several meals so he isn’t gorging himself to see if this helps.

If this doesn’t not help, or things get worse i.e. vomiting increases, he is not wanting to eat, or having diarrhea I would have him seen asap.

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My cat has been throwing up…

Posted by Difficult-Head-3675 · in r/CATHELP · 14 days ago

We have a scheduled vet appointment tomorrow, but I’m just worried sick over my cat.

He’s thrown up for the past 3 days id say, At first it was an orange/brown color. Not a lot of throw up. He gags like he’s got a hair ball before.

Only about once a day.

I originally thought it was maybe the wet food, so we have had him off of wet food for 24 hours, and we thought he was in the clear, but I I turned and seen him throw up again. (This time the throw up was a little darker.) picture below. One with and without flash. The piles are small

He’s still very playful, he’s eats food, doesn’t seem to have changed behavior. - his gums are pink and retain color.

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Vegetable-Pay2709 · 14 days ago

Emesis is dark but can't tell if there is any blood in it. You are feeding your cat Friskies wet food?.

Could the stomach be upset for some reason. You might watch and observe for a while. Sometimes, these things run their course.

But please take your cat to the vet if it worsens.

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Difficult-Head-3675 · OP · 14 days ago

I have a video of it as well as on a paper towel.

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TiredWomanBren · 14 days ago

That appears to be bile mixed with stomach contents. The cat should go to the vet. I had a cat that did that and seemed ok for a week then got worse over 2 days. I rushed him to the vet and after surgery to remove a hair ball stuck in his pyloric sphincter ($2500 and 1 week at the vet). The vet said if I had waited one more day the resulting systemic infection and lack of nourishment would have be beyond treatment. I also have another cat who threw up after eating. It was I undigested food. Turned out to be a thyroid issue. Either way, vet immediately!

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2dayisago · 14 days ago

When this happened to me, the cat had an impacted hairball and needed surgery.

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Yourdollie · 14 days ago

Might be an obstruction.. but it’s hard to tell. If he’s eating, is he vomiting it up immediately? Is he able to go to the litterbox? Number 1 and 2?

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Difficult-Head-3675 · OP · 14 days ago

As of right now, I believe he’s using the litter box. - I do have other cats so it’s hard to tell. - I’ve seen him eat and play. I’m at work now and my girlfriend is at home watching him. She said he seems to be acting normal

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LozzieBorden · 14 days ago

You know your cat, if their behavior changes, take them to the vet.

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Disastrous_Lime3388 · 14 days ago

Glad he’s still eating. A good sign. Avoid the friskies

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Natural-Picture3513 · 14 days ago

What’s the cat food your feeding him?

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Difficult-Head-3675 · OP · 14 days ago

Friskies

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Ok-Organization9073 · 14 days ago

Oh, that's not good. It's poor quality food.

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Difficult-Head-3675 · OP · 14 days ago

Thank you, I will update once he’s at the vet. - you’re all very kind.

I do appreciate everyone’s input

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Cat keeps throwing up for the last 5 days?

Posted by NorthEdThraway · in r/catcare · 2 years ago

My wifes 12 year old ragdoll has been throwing up for at least 5 days now, once a day.

It usually happens when we're either not home or asleep.

It's dark green, the first one had a lot of food chunks in it but now just a bit, the first one also smelled...like poop. No evidence of hairballs.

No change of food other than a new can flavour every few days(friskies).

We recently noticed that both our cats don't seem to be eating much of their soft food, but do eat the hard food.

Haven't really observed her going to the litterbox but at least one of them has been there and we change it once a week.

Both their behaviours seem normal, the sleep, they cuddle with us a bit, they visit us in bed at night, get plenty of water.

The sick one spends a lot of time outside in our backyard, but mostly just sits on a padded chair and sleeps.

Could it just be a bad batch of friskies? I would think if she was actually sick she would be lethargic and hiding away but shes not.

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FazzeRxxx · 2 years ago

You should check him up, it can be a lot of different reasons. When my cat vomited like that it turned out he had diabetes and his sugar level was to high.

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Shurpanaka · 2 years ago

My kitten had the same problem 2 days ago. Turns out she had a bad case of gas and intestinal distension from overeating. She refused wet food but went crazy eating dry food and treats. I think the new food is giving your cat some tummy issues. Please get her to the vet and keep us updated.

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b-monster666 · 2 years ago

Cats are either shitters, pissers, or pukers. If any of these behaviours change, it's a vet visit.

Hopefully, your cat just revealed himself as a puker.

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maelidsmayhem · 2 years ago

This is so true. I'm also discovering that the cats who are none of these, turn out to be more neurotic. ie: Scratchers. For no reason.

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Agile-Masterpiece959 · 2 years ago

I must be the lucky one! My boy is none of the above or neurotic! He's the most chill gentleman ☺️

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CaladanCarcharias · 2 years ago

This is a phenomenal taxonomy system. Thank you, I’ll remember this one 😂

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beepboopsweatyhands · 2 years ago

time for the vet!

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Shmooperdoodle · 2 years ago

Go to the vet.

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Cat throwing up/ not eating (already been to vet)

Posted by emmegoesbymeme · in r/CATHELP · 2 months ago

My cat meep has been throwing up for the past few days. The first night he threw up so much it began with what looked to still be chunks of food and then foamy clear liquid about 15 spots. I thought maybe it was the food he was eating so I went to go get him some wet food that he’s eaten in the past, because I know it didn’t make him throw up ever before. He then threw up a few hours later. I decided to take him to the vet yesterday because he began to refuse food that he loves, and he is very gluttonous so this was concerning. The vet was not very kind and basically gaslit me into thinking it was just the food change but as I said I CHANGED THE FOOD AFTER HE THREW UP 15 TIMES. she did blood work and said it was normal except his kidney levels looked a little high so he needs to start drinking more water. I was like ok? so what about the fact he WONT EAT. she administered an anti nausea shot and sent me home with two prescriptions for nausea. As well as a can of gasto canned food. He barely ate any of the food when we got home. He also had a bit of diarrhea but mixed in with a solid turd? I’m sure it’s just from the stress. I’m frustrated because she gave me no inclination as to what could be causing this. He’s drinking water this morning but still not eating and as i said this is not like him. he loves food. he’s still acting himself except for some occasional random loafing (as if his stomach is upset). I think this may be why she dismissed my concern and blamed me because he loves the vet and was acting very normal and lovely towards her. i’m like yes he’s acting like himself but i want to catch what is going on before he stops being able to act like himself, which is obviously going to happen if he doesn’t eat ):

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SandyByTheSea · 2 months ago

He might just have eaten something odd that upset his stomach. Not eating for a day isn't ideal, but can be a direct result of the belly ache. I'm sure you don't like eating when you're nauseous.

I would recommend keeping an eye on him, and keep feeding the food he usually eats, don't add new stuff. If he's still refusing food tomorrow, take him in for a 2nd option.

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Comfortable-Gur4559 · 2 months ago

Think back a few days to any other change. Did you bring home flowers? A new plant? Anything chemical? Did you do a bleach clean? Did you use pesticides? Sounds like poisoning to me.

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emmegoesbymeme · OP · 2 months ago

it’s hard to track things like this bc i live with my parents and two brothers and we have 3 other cats ☹️ the 3 others are fine besides one of ours who constantly has tummy issues and she’s been to the vet she’s just a fast eater 😭😭 i think it’s something he ate, so do I just give him time? I’ve been isolating him to my room

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emmegoesbymeme · OP · 2 months ago

this was my guess, he’s just never done this before and he loves to get into human food so i thought he had a pretty iron steel belly lol.

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Legitimate-Jelly7784 · 2 months ago

Kidney disease can cause nausea and vomiting, lack of appetite, and diarrhea. It can also cause lethargy. I agree that he needs at least a second opinion from a different vet, preferably in another location. Ask for a copy of his blood work if they didn't give it to you already to show the new vet.

Give him the nausea medicine 1 to 2 hours before a meal unless specified differently on the label from the vet. Try feeding him frequent small meals. Keep him in your room as much as possible to lower his stress level.

Did the vet check his teeth? My cat was acting the same way, and it turned out that he needed several teeth removed.

It sounds like you're doing a great job helping him.

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emmegoesbymeme · OP · 2 months ago

his blood levels showed normal but slightly high kidney levels so they said he will need to be checked every year and given more hydration but that he is fine righty now.

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Legitimate-Jelly7784 · 2 months ago

Did the vet check his teeth?

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Quick_Ad_4715 · 2 months ago

Does he take treats at all? My suggestion for getting more liquid into him is to pop open a can of tuna and put a small spoonful in a dish with some water, maybe he’ll take to that for a bit to get him hydrated

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emmegoesbymeme · OP · 2 months ago

he’s eating some grilled chicken right now. he’s also drank water this morning and hasn’t thrown up. I will open a can of tuna in a few hours i don’t want to overwhelm him 😭

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Quick_Ad_4715 · 2 months ago

Glad to hear he’s enjoying his chicken, little guy is getting the fancy treatment lol!

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Vlekkie69 · 2 months ago

Give him a fish. You'll know if its serious fast enough :)

I hope he gets better <3

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JS-Berkeley · 2 months ago

If this continues he needs an abdominal ultrasound asap.

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my cat won’t stop throwing up

Posted by venqei · in r/CATHELP · 3 months ago

for the past 3 weeks, every time my cat eats he throws it back up about and hour or two later. nothing has changed in his diet recently so idk what could be happening. i had the idea that he might js be eating too fast so im buying him a slow feeder bowl. i dont have access to a vet rn so is there anything i can do at home to help him?

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MixedBeansBlackBeans · 3 months ago

Is the food regurgitated or actually digested and then thrown up?

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venqei · OP · 2 months ago

the wet food is digested, but when he throws up dry food it’s not

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muthw00m · 3 months ago

has he pooped recently? if so is it solid or is he having diarrhea as well?

i’m sorry you’re having this issue. if you don’t have access to a vet because of money, i would suggest looking into carecredit or scratchpay as alternative forms of payment. most vets take them and they are pretty easy to qualify for.

a vet visit is definitely recommended in this case. i really hope your baby pulls through ♥️

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venqei · OP · 3 months ago

i can’t tell because i have 3 other cats and they all use the same 4 boxes but when i cleaned them recently nothing looked out of the ordinary

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muthw00m · 3 months ago

i would definitely recommend, if you’re able, to keep a very close eye on your kitty to see if he’s pooping. if not, he could have a blockage somewhere that’s causing him to throw up. it’s good that he’s still eating though!

again i’m sorry you’re dealing with this. i’m sure it’s scary. will be sending all the good vibes ♥️♥️

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LettuceG0 · 3 months ago

you can try to get a slow feeder but a vet visit is recommended

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My cat throws up like this once every 2-3 weeks... should I be worried (warning: gross picture).

Posted by wattawoo · in r/catcare · 6 years ago

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BubblyBullinidae · 6 years ago

Maybe eating too fast?

How is the poop? How is the weight? My mom has a cat that is chronically vomiting, very smelly, runny poop and always underweight. Took her to the vet and she has hyperthyroidism.

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wattawoo · OP · 6 years ago

He does eat quite quickly, usually in competition with the other cat. We could be more diligent about separating them at meal times. A bit overweight at 16lbs, but good bowel movements.

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BubblyBullinidae · 6 years ago

Try separating them when feeding and watch if he eats the other cats food. Could be too much food, too fast.

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Riilexi · 6 years ago

You can also put larger rocks in the bowl and the cats will eat around them thus a bit slower. A poor person's food maze bowl

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DumpsterBadger · 6 years ago

I’m not sure about your cat, but my older cat was having pukes just like those (but on carpet☹️). His veterinarian was very concerned (I emailed her pictures) and she did an ultrasound on his belly. She found a growth and did more tests and it turned out to be small cell lymphoma in his intestines. The treatment isn’t too expensive, just some pills or liquid that I give him every day (same stuff) So far he’s fine but he’s starting to lose weight again. He was pretty much given 2-3 years after this diagnosis.

We also switched his diet to a prescription food that’s easy on the stomach.

I hope that this isn’t what your cat has, but when I saw the picture of the puke and the 2-3 week frequency, it just seems very familiar.

Good luck!

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wattawoo · OP · 6 years ago

Wow, I hope not! I’ll make an appointment and see.

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Why does my cat throw up every morning? Even without me feeding her today?

Posted by WhiteWolf101043 · in r/CATHELP · 1 year ago

She's thrown up almost everyday for about a month, we thought we stopped it by giving her less food and at set-ish time, and it worked for about 4 days before she started throwing up. It also only seems to happen whenever I'm awake, never once saw vomit from her from when I was asleep. She also tries to vomit inside of shoes for some reason.

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likeastonrr · 1 year ago

Cats vomiting isn’t normal. You should take her to the vet

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WhiteWolf101043 · OP · 1 year ago

Great

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Tayoftayville · 8 months ago

Any update? My cat pukes almost every day too

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WhiteWolf101043 · OP · 8 months ago

We had to get her a steroid shot and it called down for a while, she's so throwing up but it's more monthly not daily

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CourageMajestic8487 · 1 year ago

Vet. Fair warning the prognosis could have a range of possibilities, from acid reflux that just needs Pepcid to IBD that can be controlled with steroids and diet or or kidney issues or lymphoma, but all need a vet.

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WhiteWolf101043 · OP · 1 year ago

Great

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PipeBorn9838 · 1 year ago

Vet visit.

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WhiteWolf101043 · OP · 1 year ago

Fun

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ButterscotchKind5609 · 1 year ago

Absolutely go to the vet.

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My cat just now suddenly started throwing up and I'm not sure why

Posted by Spiffynitsua · in r/cats · 3 years ago

As stated above. We've been gone from home a lot more than usual because work has been busy and have been feeding her more than her usual amount. She has never had a problem with throwing up before. She mostly eats dry food. When we came home today she didn't have any food in her bowl and decided to give her some wet food, which hasn't expired, and now several hours later she's throwing it back up

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szydelkowe · 3 years ago

Also, cats should not eat mostly dry food. In fact dry food is like a snack, like chips for humans. Not really healthy. Eating too much of it can cause stomach problems. If the dry food contains grains, you have your answer - cats do not properly process grains and should not eat food containing it. Cats should eat wet food with a high meat content. They are carnivores after all.

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szydelkowe · 3 years ago

Go to a vet.

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Spiffynitsua · OP · 3 years ago

None of the vets around me are open, it's very very early morning

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szydelkowe · 3 years ago

It can just be an upset stomach. Cats are greedy, they eat more than they should often :) You can now only wait until the vet is open. The cat will probably get some anti-nausea medicine then and it will be alright.

Is it an outdoor cat? If you let the cat out it might be a more serious issue, like poisoning or an allergic reaction to something. Check if the vomit contains blood, also check the cat's litter if there are any worms or blood in there.

Also check if you have any poisonous plants at home, the cat might have eaten some and got a food poisoning.

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7 year old cat throwing up almost every day :(

Posted by Ryan_says_words · in r/catcare · 6 months ago

So he's always thrown up for pretty much his whole life but it seems like he just eats too fast. Whether it's wet food or dry food when he throws up it's never accompanied by blood or any signs of pain. I think he's just anxious and overactive. If u have any thoughts or home remedies if really appreciate your input!

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uela7 · 6 months ago

After vet has ruled things out and it persists, I highly recommend splitting up your cats daily amount of food into many small, frequent portions.

My cat would throw up from eating too fast if he hadn’t eaten for 12 hours. He now gets 5 small portions of food a day— no problems.

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Ryan_says_words · OP · 6 months ago

I think you're right. He gets wet and dry food every day. Should I cut 1 or the other out? Or just manage the portions better? This is the 1st cat I've had that I've ever given wet (canned) food for so maybe only a good dry food..

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uela7 · 6 months ago

Keep both dry and wet but divide them into smaller portions. You basically want to prevent your cat from inhaling an amount of food that’s too much for him too quickly which then causes him to throw up.

Wet food is way healthier for cats than dry! And more filling. So definitely don’t cut it out.

The way I currently do it is dry food from an automatic feeder 3 times a day, and then wet food 2 times a day.

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Purrrr4289 · 6 months ago

I have to split one bag of wet food into 3 small portions and feed them in a span of 1-2 hours or my little void would eat too fast

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More-Opposite1758 · 6 months ago

Try sprinkling Forti Flora probiotic on his food. My food sensitive cats were vomiting daily before I started the Forti Flora. Now they vomit maybe once every two weeks. I also use it for diarrhea for my neonate foster kittens. Most cats love the taste. You can get on Amazon.

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Hey_Grrrl · 6 months ago

A slow feeder cat bowl helps my cat’s scarf & barf situation. They’re a pain to clean, but so is daily vomit

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NerfRepellingBoobs · 6 months ago

If your regular vet has no answers, you can ask for a referral to a veterinary gastroenterologist (GI).

But get pet insurance before any diagnosis if you don’t already have it because they can deny claims for preexisting conditions. You can get it online in minutes.

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nonniewobbles · 6 months ago

A trip to the vet.

Throwing up every day is way out of the realm of normal.

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More-Opposite1758 · 6 months ago

Most cats really love the taste. Good luck with your kitty.

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Calgary_Calico · 6 months ago

Bloodwork and imaging at the vet asap. Get them to check his digestive system specifically with the imaging. We lost a cat to stomach cancer and her only symptom at first was daily vomiting, both food and on an empty stomach

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Ryan_says_words · OP · 6 months ago

Ok, thank you. I'm really sorry you lost your cat

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Ryan_says_words · OP · 6 months ago

Wow ppl answer so quickly here! Thanks to all!

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