my cat wont stop barfing! what should i do??
2006-07-05 21:28:52 · 21 answers · asked by kenzie 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Sometimes cats are allergic to the food you have chosen. This is particularly true with cheap brands of dry cat food. There are too many fillers. Try another better brand of cat food, but make the transition very slowly. Start off with mostly the food he is use to with a little of the new. Continue enlarging the amount of new food over a one week period until there is more of the new food than the former food. Then you can use the new food totally.
It needs to be a slow transition or it causes more vomiting.
This type of change in food should be used for any cat!
2006-07-06 03:05:26 · answer #1 · answered by femcon 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i would agree that if your cat is a long haired domestic, a good hairball medicine may do the trick. though the first thing that i would do would be looking into changing it's diet. wet food is not good for cats. there are several great cat foods on the market for cats with sensitive tummies. my personal favorite is by Breeder's choice, and is called Avoderm. it is rather expensive, but a full grown cat should only be fed 1/2 cup daily. i have 2 long haired Persian mixes, and had the same problem until i found this new food. if things worsen, or other symptoms develop, a visit to the vet is definitely in order. good luck. if you need further info, contact me at imissroo@yahoo.com
2006-07-06 06:42:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All these are right, but if it were me, by now I'd be at the vet and not asking us what to do. Hair ball sounds like the problem but your vet will make you feel better about how to know more for the future. You sound like a new cat owner and you need a lesson in how to keep her healthy and make you more confident with her. Good luck and don't worry... your vet call will make sure of that...
2006-07-06 12:38:55 · answer #3 · answered by Mountain Dragon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does your cat have any sign of diarhea? If not there could be an intestinal blockage that's forcing everything to come out the wrong end. Don't let your cat eat or drink anything for half a day, then try feeding her just a little and if she throws up again, get her to the vet. Intestinal blockage will kill an animal if it isn't treated.
2006-07-06 04:34:17 · answer #4 · answered by Mama23Girls 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kitty's got a hair ball...Buy some Hartz Hairball Remedy at any grocery or retail store and use it regularly. It will help kitty to pass the hairball, which is trapped in his stomach and not allowing his food to be digested. Cats don't mind the taste too much...he may even lick a ribbon of the medicine right off your finger. Alternatively, you can put the doseage on the underside of his paw and he will lick it off to clean himself. You can also use Vaseline Petroleum Jelly in the same fashion, but it's messier and tastes icky...
2006-07-06 09:26:00 · answer #5 · answered by hogtyd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just treat your sick kitty for hairballs...Cause this is what the majority of the "doctors" on here are telling you to do...And if its not hairballs and yer cat dies, DON'T worry all animals are disposable you can just get another one and try all over again. Oh yeh, this works much better if you collect animals and are really poor, so you can't get ANY of them medical attention when needed...Have a great day!
2006-07-06 06:57:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it is actually barf.
if its just dry heaves, put some butter on kitties paws. kitty will lick the paws and the butter will help remove the hairball from the throat.
if she's barfing liquid with chunks go to the kitty doctor SOON AS POSSIBLE.
2006-07-06 04:32:05 · answer #7 · answered by tami 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let it outside to eat some grass (I know it sounds silly but give it a try) if that doesn't stop it, definately take it to the vet.
If it's a long haired cat, it may be having trouble with fur balls. Give it a good grooming on a constant basis if this is the case.
2006-07-06 04:33:40 · answer #8 · answered by Clueless 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat goes through periods of vomiting. I noticed he only did it if there was too much food left out and he gorged himself or when there was a seasonal change (usually fall to winter or spring to summer). In any case consulting your vet is the best advice anyone could give.
2006-07-06 08:23:04 · answer #9 · answered by Bloodsucker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kitten did that right after we gave her vaccination shots. 6 times in an hour. The vet put her on an IV and gave her some meds to soothe her stomach.
Don't mess with it, they can get dehydrated in a hurry.
2006-07-06 10:53:50 · answer #10 · answered by B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋