She will eat and then 2 - 3 min. later she will throw it up. The food isn't digested at all. I have switched her food so many times and tried only giving her small amounts but nothing works. Can anyone help?
2006-10-12 14:00:39 · 16 answers · asked by Sarah H 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
my cat did the same thing.. he had a hairball that was interfering in his digestion... take her to the vet and they will give you ointment that you can put on there paw, they will lick it off and it will lubricate there intestinal tract so that the hairball will come up. If you cant afford that, try to put some petroleum jelly on her paw and have her lick off....it wont hurt them GOOD LUCK, hopes the kitty gets better.
2006-10-12 14:11:10 · answer #1 · answered by not2shabby abby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it does sound like hairballs. But, it could also be due to too much food. If there's food, cats will usually eat it whether they are hungry or not. Try giving it a little bit less food. If it doesn't change anything, it's probably hairballs. To find out, examine, but not too closely, the puke and if it is at all gray or if there are hairs in it, it's probably hair balls. If that's the case, then you should get hairball remedy, which is a sort of paste that comes in tubes which can be found just about anywhere that there's pet supplies. If it doesn't seem to be hairballs, then there's a chance she has a stomach infection. In that case, you need to go to the vet and get some surgery done and then you'll probably have to pay for expensive food that she'll have to eat a while. Also, make sure you're not feeding her too many kitty treats or human food as that can trigger puking too.
2006-10-12 14:28:06 · answer #2 · answered by kooldj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy the hairball remedie from the Vet because you'll will get the most relieable results. With my 8 cats I never seem to keep ahead of the hairballs.
Keep a journal because sometimes hairballs are stubborn and some cats get them more often than other because they groom themselves more. If there is other problems the Vet will help but he will be asking you lots of questions. One of my cata is very sensitive to any food coluring. Another gets hyper and eats fast, I try to keep some large size kibble for those times. The old one has improved since put on seniors dry food.
If you think its the food and not hairball buy from a leading brand [the more expensive] the lamb and rice dry food. Keep to one source of protein ei. lamb or chicken. Give the cat's digestion time to accept change as recommended by the pet store/Vet. Start with 10% of new food and increase to 100% over next 10 days.
Adding olive oil or ground flax seed to food will always help. I add 1/2 tsp of apple cider vinegar to 2 cups of cats drinking water all the time.
2006-10-12 15:50:30 · answer #3 · answered by cats r2b treasured 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to check whether she's simply eating her food too fast. If it is furballs, you can usually buy a dry food that is specially designed to prevent furballs. Another good idea is to put a teaspoon of olive oil in her food and feed her the meat (not the dry food) for a while. My father's partner has a cat that does the same thing although with her it's not a furball problem, but a behavioural one because she tries to gulp her food as she thinks the family dog might get there first. If this is a problem, move her food to a secure spot
2006-10-12 14:12:07 · answer #4 · answered by Kble 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably puking up "hairballs" from licking its hair and grooming. If not the hairballs, then consult an animal vet, or a pet store..... Especially if it puking after a meal. Never heard of an anorexic cat..... hmmmmm Maybe it saw a Garfield movie.
2006-10-12 14:06:49 · answer #5 · answered by Bikerbutt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try giving her a hairball remedy first, sometimes they get all the hair they lick off when they groom themselves lodged. (The hairball remedy is usually a gel, put it on a front paw so she licks it off herself, that's the easiest way.) If that doesn't help after a day or two you should bring her to the vet.
2006-10-12 14:07:25 · answer #6 · answered by sekhtet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe its from switching the food she probably has a sensitive stomach try some cat foods especially fro it and don't switch her food so much you have to gradually change it to the other cat food when you change their food if this isn't the case then you should take her to a vet
2006-10-12 14:09:42 · answer #7 · answered by Zoey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should take her to the vet if you have extra cash. Sounds like a hairball to me, but after she eats? That is weird. Good Luck with that though. =D
2006-10-12 14:08:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anothersliceplease! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably hairballs. My cat has the same problem. I brush her more to get rid of the loose hair so she doesn't swallow as much when she's cleaning herself.
2006-10-12 14:12:28 · answer #9 · answered by explorer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what kind of food are you giving her??? crunchy or can? If you would like to email me with these answers I can tell you what to do. mfroeh@yahoo.com I have a very large farm with many different animals so I run into things like this alot...
2006-10-12 15:34:46 · answer #10 · answered by mfroeh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋