One of my cats constantly throws up after he eats. what could cause this? he is a totally indoor cat.?

Question

my other cat seems fine. but i did change to a dry cat food for sensitive stomachs, its not helping. it must be nearly everyday that he barfs....anyone had this same experiance and could tell me what to do? he has a appt with the vet this week to be checked out.
any home remedies tho?

Answer 1

The first thing that I thought is an obstruction of some sort. Swallowed objects get stuck. Cats don't usually do this, but anything is possible. Hairballs can plug the works, cancer too, sorry, I don't mean to scare you.
I'd wait to talk to the vet before you give him anything. You can do more harm than good if you treat him incorrectly.
Good luck.

Answer 2

It is probably gobbling and eating more than its stomach can hold. Here is something to try:

If you only have one cat and can afford it, just give it canned cat food (like Friskies). Only give it a small amount (like 1/4 of a can), wait 15 minutes, and then give it another 1/4 of a can. Repeat in the evening. Vets are now recommending canned cat food for cats. I give my 7 cats both. They get their canned food in the morning and the dry food is available for them all day. However, some of them are pretty overweight. Many vets are recommending canned cat food only because it keeps them from getting overweight and developing diabetes when they get older. If I didn't have so many cats, I would just give them canned cat food, but too expensive for more than once a day!

Answer 3

My oldest cat..11..has this problem sometimes..I took her to the vet after I changed foods about 5 times..He said it was hairballs and to make sure she can get to grass when she feels the need, so I have a little bit of grass growing in a small pot for her set on the floor by her food. She still barfs from time to time, but nothing like she use to. The vet said that it was ok from time to time, just not daily. I also have this cream you can get at a petstore or at the vet for helping w/ the hairballs, you just put some on thier paw and they lick it off. It comes in Tuna flavored too..lol..Maybe ask you vet about some of that cream for you kitty.

Answer 4

I use homeopathic ferrum phosphate on my cats for occasional stomach upsets and vomiting and they do it only infrequently so I don't think it would be best used in your situation.

I don't know what is in the "sensitive stomach" food so I can't advise you on that. Some cats develop allergies to the corn that is in all the inexpensive grocery store foods and some cats can develop allergies to chicken which is in a lot of cat food, even the best ones.
There are other special diets if that proves to be the case with your cat. Natural Balance has a venison and pea and a week wouldn't be long enough to make a switch and see if that would improve your cat's stomach problems.

Answer 5

Try a different food. IF that is the cause, it will clear up. If not, it will continue.
If it does continue, see the vet. This is common among cats. I have one that barfs almost daily and have had MANY tests and ZIPPO. Some foods seem to make it worse.

Answer 6

sounds like an obstruction, it really is protecting him from swallowing something more effective than liquid. a minimum of he's eating, so received't change into dehydrated..... you do not say how old he's, or perhaps if he's dropping diverse weight, yet one component you may want to do is........scent his breath. If that is "fruity", or smells like acetone (fingernail polish remover), there is the prospect that he might want to be arising diabetes. This scent is between the indications of diabetes, which may be managed with weight-loss plan and in all likelihood insulin injections. I have a diabetic cat ( 2 yrs considering that his diagnosis ), provide him insulin two times an afternoon, and he's doing high quality. So, good that you're taking your cat to the vet day after today. with a bit of luck, notwithstanding his challenge, it isn't too severe, and may want to be cured or managed. desire you haven't waited too lengthy to take him.... :-( good luck.......

Answer 7

This is easy and what I had to do also with my cats. Your cat is gorging himself when hes eating. Hes eating to fast. He likes his food way too much. I used to feed meow mix which cats just love to death. I constantly had food barfs all over the house. I finally figured out what was going on and switched to cat chow, original flavor. It ended up being not as appealing to eat and they slowed down and didn't eat as much. No more barfs! What ever food you pick, pick the one without the nice flavors they have out anymore and see if that helps ya out.

Answer 8

Cats need to eat grass to aid their digestion. You can buy a small pot of grass at Petsmart. But there could also be the possibility of a tapeworm or something else in his stomach that should not be there, so KEEP that vet appt.

Answer 9

could be caused by over eating, or may need a hairball treatment because indoor cats don't always get the grass and such to exspell hairballs easily. Also try purina indoor cat food it has really become a favorite for my families three cats.

Answer 10

I used to have that problem with my cats. I kept changing food to no avail. It took awhile to figure it out, but I finally did.

I found out that they cannot eat food that is multi-colored. I've since learned that sometimes they are allergic to the dyes in the food. I always bought it because it was multi-flavored. When I started buying plain brown cat food I never had the problem again.

This may not be your cats problem, but you might try giving them plain brown food if you haven't already.