my cat vomits regularly. someone told me its the food but i changed to the best brand and it still happens.?

Answer 1

Of the many cats I've had and I have had at least two at all times for the past 26 years, 2 of them have been chronic pukers no matter what I fed them, no matter how many times I took them to the vet, or what I did for hairballs. One lived to be over 18. The current one is 8. Otherwise she is very healthy. I have accepted that it is my problem, not her problem. There are no :cat whisperers" in my area, so I don't expect to get to the cause of this bulemia in cats. I watch where I step, listen for the signs if I'm home, make sure worms are not the problem by regular exams, and brush regularly
to help remove excess hair. The cat I now have that doen't puke is a bit tubby. Go figure.
Ruling out heath problems, just get out the paper towels and try to keep up.

Answer 2

It could be that he's eating too fast or too much at once in which case you need to slow him down, there are several things that can do this. If you changed the food over suddenly that could do it, it needs to be phased in slowly, over weeks so that it doesn't cause a shock to the intestines. Another good food for this sort of thing is Royal Canin Siamese, they have a tendency to woof it down without chewing and vomit it back. This food is shaped so that it sticks on a tooth and they have to chew it to get it off. It is also designed for the Siamese's sensitive stomachs. I switched to this last year when it became available and my previously vomiting at least once a day cat has only vomited once in 8 months. It is expensive, but in my experience, the 2.5kg bag lasted me 6 weeks (and that was with one other cat stealing a few here and there). So work out what that would cost you, it is better for them and they don't eat as much usually so it is more cost effective. All of my cats eat this, Siamese and non Siamese alike. I have a ragdoll and Brit that were rescued, they had coccidia and other intestinal problems at the time so they get Iam's hairball, it controls Diarrhea for some reason, it's not my preference in food, in fact I hate the stuff but it works for them when others don't, but they eat the Siamese food without any issues. Nutrience by Hagen make some good foods for sensitive stomachs too, you could contact the companies and ask for a sample and see which works and how much you use of it. At first they may still woof it down because the other foods have fillers and they have to eat a lot of those to get the nutrients they need so their stomachs have to adjust when their body recognises that they are getting the nutrients they need and to cut back. With any new food, you won't notice a difference until they have been having that exclusively for around 6 weeks (that's what the vet recommends) I say you will know if there's improvement in 4 weeks. It takes time for the allergen or whatever is causing the sensitivity to leave their bodies. So give it a fair try.

Answer 3

Please take him or her to the vet as soon as you can. It's true, many cats do seem to vomit more than others, but according to my (cats-only) vet, often this is because of food allergies or a more serious problem. The only way to detect the more serious problems (sorry I can't remember specifically what they could be) is to anesthetize the kitty and look at their stomach, etc., with an endoscope; frequently, though, you can avoid this invasive procedure by putting the cat on steroids (no, not the bad kind!). I have had two cats with this problem, and both of them had to be on prednisolone (a corticosteroid) to keep them from upchucking after every meal. (Cats are very different from people and can tolerate much higher doses of steroids for longer periods of time than we can.) A special, low-allergen (and really not all that expensive) diet is probably in order and seems to help my current barfy kitty - she only rarely pukes these days. She is currently eating a food called "z/d® Low Allergen Feline," made by Hill's, that my other cats also seem to like very well. Royal Canin makes several "limited ingredient" foods (one of my cats loved the Green Pea and Duck; they also have lamb, venison, and rabbit!) and a "hypoallergenic" one. All of these come in dry and canned form, and are only available at vets (and maybe Petsmart).

I'm sure there are other, "over-the-counter" foods that are for kitties with sensitive stomachs; I just don't know the brands. A good-quality food such as Iams, made with lamb and rice, can sometimes help as well. (Lamb seems to produce fewer allergic reactions in cats than chicken and beef.)

Your vet can advise you which diet would be best for your cat.

Please don't buy into the "all cats barf" line of thinking; vomiting frequently is a sign that something is wrong, and you should definitely get it checked out. Good luck!

Answer 4

The natural remedy for cats that have tummy troubles is to eat a little grass. If yours is an indoor cat, you can purchase a product called "Cat Grass" (it's really oat kernels, which sprout into oat grass.) Your cat will nibble on the grass and it will help his digestion.

Check, too, that your cat is not nibbling on poisonous houseplants such as philodendrons, deifenbacchias, lilies or poinsettas. If he is get them out of his reach.

It may also be hairballs - does he hack a lot before vomiting? If so, the bet cure is to put some vaseline on yr finger and let him lick it off, about three times or one teaspoon of jelly. This will help the hairballs slide down and he will pass them in the litterbox.

Answer 5

The best brand is not always the best. All cat foods have to undergo testing, so sometimes it's just the matter of finding the one that agrees with your cat. Hopefully, you are just feeding dry food, with only occasional canned as a treat.

Answer 6

cats vomits from too much hair in their stomach developed from cleaning their fur. The hair gets trapped into their stomach which leaving it hard to digest and it comes up instead of out the other end. I started feeding my cat foods with Hairball control and my cat hasn't vomit in over a year. I even mix my hairball control foods with other foods my cat likes. Always give water instead of milk it's safer

Answer 7

Check the ingredients of all the foods you have tried and see if there is anything common to them all....then try a food that does NOT include that ingredient. We have a kitten that went thru the same thing, found what was making her sick, and replaced the food with a food not containing that ingredient and she's been fine ever since.

Believe it or not, some cats are lactose-intolerant, and foods containing milk will make them sick....

good luck!

Answer 8

Perhaps your cat has hairballs. This will cause them to vomit. Try a hairball remedy catfood in the brand you have chosen recently or get some hair ball remedy paste from the pet store or pet section. Also, regular grooming helps to prevent hairballs.

Answer 9

I know that everyone says grass is good for a cats stomach. My cat would throw-up every time i went out of town. When i had someone else watching her I would come home and find piles hidden everywhere. I think it can be nerves sometimes. I also always make sure I use a new clean dish every time i feed her.

Answer 10

My cat had the same problem, I had to stop giving her canned food of any kind and only dry. The advice you got here about comparing ingredients is good, I would try that. My cat was obvious, she threw up after eating canned food every time so it was easy to see what the problem was.