Why are my 2 cats throwing up daily?

Question

I have two female cats both about 8-9 years old. They have lived together for the past 3 years. I never had problems with them until this year.

Every day I find a place or multiple places in the house where one of them has thrown up. I have caught them both doing it. Nothing has changed that I feel would affect them such as a new pet or moving. I have tried changing their food, giving them smaller/ larger amounts of food, multiple bowls/ one bowl. I haven't seen any changes in their behavior.

I asked a vet once what to do and she recommended everything I have already tried.

Can anyone give me an idea of why they might be doing this and what I can do to stop this behavior?

Answer 1

a) hair is in there, and they are trying get it out. So you could try hairball remover food
b) try switching their diet, different foods, reducing fatty snacks.
c) make sure they aren't under a lot of stress such as you're yelling at them etc.
d) if you're giving them a diet of wet food, either switch brands or switch them to dry food 100%
e) make sure they are getting enough water

Answer 2

Fur balls or food, what are they throwing up? Don't change their diet too often. I have 3 in the same age range and after changing foods once I had the same problem. I went back to my original food and that seemed to clear it up. Also, are you giving them canned (soft) or hard food? I quit giving my girls soft at least 5 years ago. I found with the soft they were pigs and ate too much and too fast therefore resulting in throwing up. Have you been spending more time away from home lately? You know how finicky cats can be. Hope some of this helps you out.

Answer 3

My cat had a similar problem that had nothing to do with change in environment. I take her every year to the vet and is in excellent health. I did find out that our water plant had a fluctuation in the water treatment around the time. I wasn't sure about that one so I tried bottled water for a week. The vomiting wasn't as frequent but then I noticed my cat would vomit after eating. There were times when my cat would seem slow and sluggish and try to stretch, so I tried a fresh catnip plant and after that the vomiting stopped. I hope it helps.

Answer 4

My cats did that so I asked at a small (not chain) pet store and they recommended Evolve brand cat food. The hoarking stopped right away. Unfortunately they liked it so much they started gaining weight and 1 has a heart condition so he can't be a porker. So I got Evolve brand light- they didn't like it. I switched to Chicken Soup brand light. They like it alot and the vomiting is way down, but they still do it sometimes. Try the Evolve- at least then you will know if it is the food and you can work from there. Evolve is made using all human grade food.

Answer 5

The first thing you need to do is determine what kind of vomit it is. My new female hasn't thrown up yet, but I've had time to monitor my male's tendencies. When he gets into something poisonous, the vomit is usually a clear mucousy-type spit-up. If he gets into even the smallest amount of milk, he'll throw up a small amount of food. One time it took me forever to figure out what was making him throw up the mucousy spit-up....until I discovered him chewing on the branches of our artificial Christmas tree.

Is there anything in the vomit that could raise a warning flag? Pieces of plants, materials, knick-knacks? If not and it's JUST food, I'd be at a loss, too.

And I'd consult with your vet again. This is not something that can be ignored....vomiting like that can signal something serious and cause serious damage to their digestive systems.

(And if you want a more natural hairball rememdy, try mixing some pumpkin in with their food.)

Answer 6

If your vet has seen them, then she has probably ruled out any common virus that the two of them are passing back and forth. I would try the hairball medicine CatLax - give both of them a pea-sized amount every day, or a slightly larger amount if needed. If that doesn't clear things up, take them to a veterinary specialist.

Answer 7

My first recommendation is take your pet to the vet for an exam. It may be te type of food, the amount, or they may be having intestional troubles. It is not normal for cats to throw up on a regular basis. Be sure to brush the cats as they may have hairballs that they are throwing up. This is serious and you should take your cats to the vet for an exam.

Answer 8

Sounds like furballs to me. My cats do it. Even if you dont find piles of fur sometimes the fur gets stuck and all that comes up is throw up.
Try some anti-furball foods. They break down the hair and help it process through better.
There is one brand I dont know the name, but I use it, comes in a dark green bag and they have tons of different specialized foods. It works well. Im sorry though I cant remember the name. But its a dark green bag. Cant miss it. Looks like a medicine brand or something.
Good luck.

Answer 9

Hairballs would be a common cause of cats wanting to cough up. Another cause (but unlikely) could be worms or other internal parasites.

Give 'em hairball treatment. Also, cats sometimes like to chew on grass. Your pet shop will sell little pots of "cat greens" which you can use if you don't have a big weedy lawn.

Answer 10

you should get an internal check of the cats. one of mine sadly had cat leukemia and that's contagious also it might just be the food or food bowl get them back to the original food you were giving them and dint mix wet with dry food if u do. if there are any new smells in the home, brush there hair out because sometimes hairballs get stuck in there. good luck