I have two adult cats. My female vomits after eating about 75% of the time. They are both indoor family pets. They always have fresh water and I feed them twice a day. Wet food at night and dry food in the morning. Their dry food usually lasts all day. At night I dump it in the trash and give them wet food. She vomits no matter what she eats.
Can anyone tell me why she does this and what can I do to correct it. I'm tired of cleaning cat puke and scrubbing the carpet!
2006-07-26 03:58:36 · 19 answers · asked by Jody B. 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
It is possible that because of the two cats they feel under pressure to eat all of their food before the other cat can steal it and so she's eating too much too fast. Try just putting out a little food at a time and see if she still vomits. If she does I'd take her to the vet- there might be something wrong.
2006-07-26 04:02:46 · answer #1 · answered by JadeDragonMage 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Could be she has a hair ball that is causing a blockage. My first step would be to treat that, with either hairball medicine you can get anywhere or drizzle some mineral oil over her food. If the throwing up stops, then you know the hairball has passed. You need to have some oil in your cats diet. I buy the cheap old tuna packed in oil, and just put a spoofull or two on top of the dry food about everyother day to keep things moving. 1 can will last you just about a week, and they love it.
If that does not solve the problem, it could be she has worms, which will also cause her to vomit, sounds gross, but check what she brings up for long spagetti like things, those are round worms. In that case, you need to get a dewormer from your vet - and you might as well worm both cats at the same time.
Again, if that doesn't work, take her into the vet for a check up.
2006-07-26 04:06:57 · answer #2 · answered by buggsnme2 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What kind of food have you tried? Some cats are sensitive to ingredients like corn, which are in almost all grocery store foods and even most vet foods. You might try feeding one of the better foods - Wellness, Innova, Felidae, Blue Buffalo. EDIT: Unfortunately Iams and Purina really aren't great foods. You might search the Internet and find out if there's a high quality food that is alright for cats with urinary tract issues. Neither of my cats have these issues, so I can't advise on this. You might also try and find a vet that has knowledge about nutrition - not all vets do.
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I have two adult cats. My female vomits after eating about 75% of the time. They are both indoor family pets. They always have fresh water and I feed them twice a day. Wet food at night and dry food in the morning. Their dry food usually lasts all day. At night I dump it in the trash and give...
2015-08-09 13:41:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the same problem. I've started closing the door to keep him where the tiled floor is (easier clean up). However, I have a hand creweled (colorful) rug that he recently decided was the prime location to vomit (of course)....so if you have to scrub carpets - this works better than anything else and it's healthy and cheap:
1/3 cup of water,
2/3 cup white distilled vinegar
Use a spray bottle. Dabbing, I was able to clean everything without damaging the rug! And it's natural so it's healthier for you and the cat.
2006-07-26 17:40:51 · answer #5 · answered by qdm 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would contact your vet to see if there is something wrong with her. If this is something that has begun recently, it could be a sign that she has the early stages of kidney disease/failure.
One of my parents' cats would vomit after every morning meal, usually because he was too excited and ate too fast. But later on, it became more commonplace, and he was diagnosed with renal failure. He's on an IV treatment now and has done very well. Not to scare you or anything, as I hope this is not the case.
Whenever you're in doubt about your kitty's behavior, call your vet to play it safe.
2006-07-26 05:54:55 · answer #6 · answered by Social_Butterfly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes cats eat way too fast and don't chew properly. One way to stop this is to put something heavy in the bottom of the bowl so they need to eat around it and it takes them more time.
Cat vomit should not stain your carpet unless the food contains dyes. If it does, switch food. Eating dye is not a good thing.
2006-07-26 04:31:14 · answer #7 · answered by pateo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds familiar. If she eats too fast, mash the food to the bottom and sides of the bowl and it will take longer to eat. I tried that for my one that has to eat everything in sight and right away!!!
(this one is sad) The other thing is to take to a vet for some blood work/check up. My other boy vomitted a lot and it turned out that he had a liver problem and and I did not know it and he had to be put to sleep. I wish I would have caught it sooner :(
2006-07-26 05:06:04 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a couple of reasons why your cat is doing this. One reason may be that she has a sensitive stomach. You could try a sensitive diet food (I think Science Diet has a pretty good one). Another reason could be because she has hairballs. You can go to any pet store to get a hairball remedy or try Vaseline (or another petroleum jelly). She may also have a food allergy. The best thing to do is go to your vet and see what they say.
2006-07-26 04:06:10 · answer #9 · answered by blackcat323 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is very common for a cat to eat more than what they need to...also dry food should be the staple food and the wet food should be a treat for them...also spend the couple of extra bucks and get the good dry food that is made with real meat such as iams or purina one that other junk is just that made with meat by products...also most of all the wet foods are not made with real meat either this could be another reason for the vomiting purina one does make a food for sensitive systems you should try it
2006-07-26 04:31:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋