i have a cat who is all-of-a-sudden eating more and throwing most of it back up....this is now a daily thing. we have tried switching her food and it stopped for a while but it started back again. she is solid white with blue-ish green eyes, and long hair. not sure what breed, she was a stray.
any idea of what it could be....is it serious?
2006-12-13 08:05:59 · 9 answers · asked by Tanner E 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
hmm...since it is a stray, i have no evidence of it's background or pedigree (i breed registered norweigian forest cats) i can not tell if it is genetic, or if it's an environmental problem. there are MANY different things that could be a problem. the most probable things are: stomach ulcer, hairballs, or switching the food too fast. as for the hairballs...groom her every day with a soft-bristled brush. go and see a vet near you, they can do a few more tests to be sure, but i'm pretty positive it may be a hairball problem.
-megan
2006-12-13 08:15:38 · answer #1 · answered by Megan S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Her color and hair length have not much to do with her problem. At the least, she could have hairballs, which she should have thrown up much sooner than your question implies (changing her food, having the vomiting stop for a while, then starting up again). If you think it could be hairballs, add an oily supplement like Nutrical to her food; it 'greases' the hairball and helps it pass.
At the worst, she could have an intestinal intussuseption, which is a telescoping or twisting of the intestine. The food gets to the blocked point, then, not being able to continue 'forward', will back up. This is very VERY serious, and a vet needs to take an x-ray to make sure this is not the case. You did not state if she was using the litterbox, but if she is, then hopefully this worst-case scenario is not it.
If she is eating more, it is because she is hungry, since most of what she had eaten prior had not stayed in her tummy (poor thing). Cats are very sensitive to dehydration, and this could be a problem.
Even though vets are not cheap, please take her to one to make sure it's nothing more serious than perhaps a simple food allergy.
Good luck.
2006-12-13 09:03:08 · answer #2 · answered by bethanne 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a vet, but I have had to deal with cats throwing up.
She might have hairballs: Long-haired cats have that trouble. If that's it, it should be an easy fix: There are medicines for that, and afterwards you can try feeding her hairball control formula food.
Otherwise, she might have worms or, heaven forbid, cancer. If it's one of these, only a vey could help her.
In any case, a visit to the vet is in order.
Good luck!
2006-12-13 08:16:58 · answer #3 · answered by Tigger 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sadly it's going to fee particularly plenty. It feels like she's going to want a caesarian to get the caught kittens out. If they continue to be caught within her she might die so it is vitally primary that you simply deal with this as an emergency and get her to the vets as rapidly as you'll My male cat had emergency surgical procedure to take away a enormous blood clot from his bladder, the fee of that used to be over £800. There have been additionally different expenses in terms of his situation which supposed our complete invoice used to be £2000
2016-09-03 16:12:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's probablt got hairball problems. Get a hairball remedy. It comes in several different varities, and you can also buy food for this. I wouldn't sweat it, I also went through this with my cat and I went to the vet only to find out he had hairballs. :o)
2006-12-13 08:23:01 · answer #5 · answered by Jenna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a vet but had a cat that did that religiously. It's probably furballs. There is over the counter medicine that you can give them from Wal-Mart that will take care of it.
2006-12-13 08:12:02 · answer #6 · answered by georgiarose_01 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
im not a vet but i have cats...one in particular does this quite often...she is just greedy and eats more than she should...one thing that slowed down the vomiting is i switched to purina one for sensitive systems and dont give her the opportunity to pig out
2006-12-13 09:22:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually im an aspiring vet and this is weird you should definatly call a vet regulate the amount of food she eats, check if she is making BM boul movements regularly, but i probably a problem in her stomach. (unless she wants to be bulimic lol joking)
2006-12-13 08:32:40 · answer #8 · answered by bre 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like she has an illness. Call your vet, check if she pees normally and how her poop is (colour, etc). Also if she drinks water and how much. Throwing up might dehydrate her, and it can indicate some problem.
2006-12-13 08:10:51 · answer #9 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋