Bulimic Cat??!?!?!?!?!?

Question

I could just strangle my male cat! EVERY morning around 4:30-5:00 AM, right before the alarm goes off, the stupid thing PUKES up cat food. Being 8 months pregnant, I DO NOT enjoy waking up to smelling hot, wet, already chewed cat food. He's driving me insane. He can't do it anywhere else but beside the bed.

How can I stop him from puking up catfood all the time? I thought about picking up the food at night before bed and putting it back in the morning. I have 2 cats...my other cat never does this..

Answer 1

It could be a few things. For one it could be hair balls. Sometimes as they are trying to cough them up they throw up. However...it could also be the food you are feeding them. Check the bag, the ingredients should start with a protein...no yellow corn and no by products. As mad as it gets you, this is the sign of a problem. You may need to buy a better cat food. You get what you pay for and quite frankly if you can buy it at walmart or the grocery store its not a good cat food.

Call your vet and check into your cat food.

One last thing, your cat could be eating too quickly. Taking the food away at night might make your cat gorge itself in the morning and then it will throw up anyway.

Answer 2

O allow me to sympathyze! I have a cat who does the same thing. According to my vet it could be one of 2 things, number one is a digestive tract dissorder which causes her stomache sometimes to digest the food but contract in the wrong direction forcing the food back up the esphogus... possible but not likely being that it doesn't happen every time she eats. He said the other option is that it is what is called "attention vomiting" My cat has the same habbit, my alarm is set for 7:15 and just before that she will crouch down either next to or ON my bed and start the heaving that causes the vomiting. She started doing this when I moved in with a friend who also had cats, and the little spoiled brat was unhappy about the situation, not to mention I was working 3 jobs, going to school, and pretty much never home. You mentioned being pregnant, My guess is that if this is a newer development with your cat, he is sensing the changes in his enviornment and reacting in a way to let you know this is upsetting him. And hes putting it where you can't help but notice it. Since we moved out of the apartment I shared with the girl with the other cats, I only get hairballs from her, and this is rarely (and the difference is that they are actually hair not chewed food) But I also have more time at home with her now and I spend time holding her and petting her, and I took her food away at night, because the Vet said that to induce the vomiting, she gorges herself on what ever food is left in the bowl and isnt chewing it enough, so no food for her untill her schedualed feeding times.
Good luck, I hope this was in someway helpful!

Answer 3

He might have a hairball that is causing him to not be able to digest his food. There is a product called Felax at the pet store that you give the cat to help get up that hairball. You can also add any kind of vegetable oil to his catfood which will also help bring up the hairball. If your cat is an indoor cat, he needs to have greens. You can grow grass in a container that the cat will chew ir order to relieve hairballs. Cats are also very sensitive. He knows that you are pregnant and might just know that his role in your life is going to be replaced by a baby. Dont laugh at this, my cat turned completely nasty just before I gave birth to my first daughter. The cat adjusted after he met the baby and realized he was not out the door. The food that you are feeding him also might be too rich and you need to cut back or change what he is eating....I still think it is a hairball and the impending change. He is a nervous wreck right now.

Answer 4

If the cat is vomiting several times every day, something is wrong. I suggest you consult your vet about having it checked for pyloric stenosis. This sounds like it may have this, which can be corrected with surgery. Or, you may need to change food as it may be sensitive to something in it's current food. A great one for cats that seems to cut back on that is IAMS. Good luck.

Answer 5

Make sure kitty eats high-quality cat food found in a pet store. Grocery store pet food is garbage filled with by-products and cheap fillers. High-quality food will also allow kitty to eat a lot less in order to get the correct amount of nutrience.

Answer 6

This once was happening to me too. The reason the cat might be throwing up his cat food is because it's not tolerable. He may be allergic to one of the ingredients. When my cat was all of a sudden doing this, I took her to the vet and the vet said she was suddenly allergic to red dye, so I switched her food and she stopped throwing up. Try switching your cat food and see if it helps. Good luck.

Answer 7

I had a cat once who threw up all the time. He also liked eating bread and would literally break into kitchen cupboards and chew through plastic bags to get bread. I dunno, maybe the two conditions are related. Does your cat also do that?

Anyway--perhaps try giving them set meal times and not leaving their food out all the time. You can also ask your vet your pet store if there are any gentler foods for sensitive cats.

Answer 8

Does he have hairballs? Do you give him anything for that? This is not normal behavior. You may want to take him to the vet. Could be something in his diet also. Instead of just blaming the cat, feel sorry for him and do something to help him. I am sure he doesn't like being sick.

Answer 9

If you took your 8 year old cat that weighs 3 lbs to a vet & he said nothing is wrong I would definitely get a second opinion. Did he draw blood to check her liver & kidney values. What about her thyroid? Cats that are hyperthyroid eat normally & lose weight. I would take her somewhere else ASAP.

Answer 10

He's doing it beside your bed because he's asking for your help. The poor thing is sick. Check his food.