Why does my cat vomit?

Question

My cat is a male, about 7/8 years old and the vet says he's healthy (but a little chubby). He is sick at least 3 times a week, just after he has eaten. He has Iams dried food. We've tried raising his bowl so he eats slower and even given smaller portions more often but no luck yet...... any ideas?

Answer 1

More to the point, why does he vomit on the fluffy carpet in the lounge as opposed to outdoors? Usually its a way of getting rid of fur that gets stuck in a cats stomach. It s called a hairball, which sounds cute and playfull but actually its undigested cat food, yellow bile and claggy, slimy fur. The question should be how to stop them vomiting. Regular brushing and combing helps a ;lot.

Answer 2

3 times a week is a lot. how often do you feed him? i feed my 10 year old male 3 times, and at dinner he gets 3/4 little can of iams. i also had to start buying the kind for senior cats, easier on the digestive system, dont forget, for every 1 yr of human life, equates to 7 of cat years.. cats don't normally eat more than they can handle, but if he is really hungry he may be over eating. put a little olive oil on his paw, or in his food, or a bit of Vaseline on his paw to help if the problem is hairballs.
3rd alternative, if none of the above work, is worms. check his stool, sometimes you can see the nasty little critters..
good luck

Answer 3

I think you need to change his diet. It is probably just hairballs but better safe than sorry. When in doubt, feed cooked chicken for a while.I had that problem and moved on to the gourmet food. It worked but was expensive. However Asda do a really good own brand of it and cats love it! I don't really like dried food for cats because unless you can seriously monitor how much water they are having, they can dehydrate. (hence making himself sick because he doesn't feel good) Dried food is good as an 'extra' to normal food only in my view. The trouble with animals is they can't tell you how they feel, so it's difficult. Good luck anyway.

Answer 4

I have two cats, both are 13 1/2 years old. I believe they started vomiting hairballs and food about 13 1/2 years ago. I am so sick of it. Changing food didn't help, brushing didn't help, etc, etc, etc. Basically, it's a gross thing that happens. My carpet is stained and when they finally die, I am not getting any more cats but I am getting new carpet.

Answer 5

Hair Balls...my cat does this too. You can buy hairball stuff in a tube for him to lick up and ease the hair through or if budget is tight use crisco or margarine (not a time to be trans fat conscious). A regular treatment will ease his troubles and then eating his food in the morning won't be so irratating to him.


You could also brush him more to reduce the hair he ingests too...but this takes time, and makes my nose itch.

Just a note: People food is bad for cats or dogs...The food you use is fine, the best you can get outside a vet's office. (I have to get mine from the vet UR food (indoor cats get urinary cyst troubles commonly and mine are aflected)

Answer 6

When he does throw up, is it undigested food formed in "tube" shape? If so it is probably hairballs. Go to your local vet and ask for some "LaxAire". This is a laxative and will help. Your vet will explain how to use it. Also, Hill's Science Diet has a cat food called "Hairball Control". This helps also.

Answer 7

He probably has a hair ball. There is a very simple solution to this. Ask your vet for medication. It's usually only about five dollars. It acts as a laxative to help your cat pass the hair ball. My cat does this sometimes too and I just give her the medicine for a few days and it goes away.

Answer 8

what kind of foodstuff have you ever tried? some cats are tender to substances like corn, that are in very almost all food market ingredients or maybe maximum vet ingredients. you would be able to desire to attempt feeding between the extra appropriate ingredients - wellbeing, Innova, Felidae, Blue Buffalo. EDIT: regrettably Iams and Purina incredibly are not great ingredients. you would be able to desire to seek the internet and discover out if there's a top high quality foodstuff it incredibly is alright for cats with urinary tract subject concerns. Neither of my cats have those subject concerns, so i will no longer be able to signify in this. you would be able to additionally try to detect a vet that has information approximately foodstuff - no longer all vets do.

Answer 9

Iams isnt good food it has byproducts. Dont get any cat food with byproducts. Check the ingredients. Some foods dont have them. Most of them do. Try a new food. That may help. Your cat may be getting fur balls. You can give him some butter and that may help. Or even put olive oil on his food if he'll eat that.

Answer 10

Well best Idea is to buy a different food such as meow mix or 9 lives. My cat had that problem and the cat now eats meow mix and 9 lives Hairball control and inside formula.