My Cat for the past month has been throwing up his food, why is he doing this?

Question

My cat is 5 years old and very over weight (appox 30 + pounds)
He throws up most of the time right after i feed him
He is going the bathroom, just not as often
He is acting normally
His vomit is yellowish, most of the time contains food, and sometimes hair balls
I have tried feeding him in smaller amounts which works sometimes.

Answer 1

does he eat his food really fast?...if he does then its a common problem with cats. They fear not getting fed for a few days so they eat everything really fast and end up over stretching their stomach forcing everything back up. If it comes up as whole food that is the problem. You can help get rid of this or limit it by feeding him 1/2 of what he usually gets. (this will help him lose weight too)....then split that food in half and feed it to him about 20 mins apart. Do that twice daily. So if he gets 1 cup twice daily cut it in half (1/2 cup twice daily) and split that into 2 parts. 1/4 down, let him eat that then 20 mins later the other 1/4 cup. this will help him lose weight and help to slow down some common problems in overweight cats, like diabetes, which is VERY expensive. It will also slow him down for eating too fast. Goodluck and if you have any other questions feel free to email me.

p.s if it is not undigested food the vet is your best option. They can provide you with a hair ball diet to help get rid of those as well.

Answer 2

Don't panic. Listen to the advice of everyone before me and take your cat to a reputable vet. A good vet will give your cat a thorough exam and do some bloodwork. Tell the vet exactly how your cat is behaving. My family has two cats who are diabetic. Bunky and MamaKitty are sisters and they were acting the same as your cat. Does your cat drink a lot of water? Bunky and MamaKitty were drinking a lot of water but not going to the bathroom as much. We took the girls to the vet and found out they were diabetic. Bunky (who is still a big fat cat) and MamaKitty are both about 15 years and still going strong. The girls get 2 shots of insulin each, everyday. Once in the morning, once at night. Pretty simple really.

Answer 3

You could try feeding him smaller amounts all the time since it sounds like that would be good for him anyway. To be safe you should take the cat to the vet and have him checked out.

Answer 4

Your probaly feeding him way to much! Lay off the food and only feed him 2 times a day. At night and in the morningn take that poor cat to the vet! asap

Answer 5

Here we go again. Another person who has no clue on how to take care of a pet. This cat is fat and puking up all kinds of wonders and you come here for help? TAKE THE CAT TO A VET BEFORE IT SUFFERS AND DIES! It's amazing these vets. They have these magical powers that can heal your obese cat. Do it now. Take your cat swiftly to the vet.

Answer 6

what you need to do is buy some purina one for sensitive systems this should help the current food you are feeding him is not agreeing with his insides and he needs something more sensitive try this im sure it will help i had this problem with one of my cats and this food works

Answer 7

You mean your VET couldn't tell you what the problem is????
Bad Vet! should be ashamed!!! OH wait...I get it, you didn't take the poor thing to the Vet? ahhhh, now it makes since. Vet's can usually tell you what the problem is....like some type of blockage? or maybe a parasite? hmmmm?!

Answer 8

Take him to the vet

Answer 9

30+ lbs. is way too heavy. You need to be feeding him way less! You're going to kill him by feeding him to death.

Answer 10

Take him to the vet.The vet can tell you what is hapening to your cat.And you alread did that,bad vet bad bad bad vet.only if he couldnt tell u what happened