Once of my kitties throws up his food, i don't know why? can anyone recommend any?

Question

i've tried purina cat chow and indoor formula but he is still throwing up, i only have him and another American white shorthair, he's about 3 years old, what kind of food should i be feeding him? he is healthy and happy but throws up his food once every 2 weeks at least

Answer 1

A healthy cat can experience frequent vomiting. Causes range from food intolerance, eating too quickly, ingesting plants or paper, playing too hard after eating, and ingesting hairballs. It can also signal problems in the digestive tract, such as inflammatory bowel disease.
As long as the cat appears healthy in every other way, it shouldn't be a problem. If the cat displays symptoms of being unwell, get him to the vet.
Mix canned and dry food together (cats cannot eat the combination as quickly); add water to dry kibble, so the pieces expand, before letting your cat eat it (the food will not expand in the stomach and create overfilling); feed your cat larger kibble that requires chewing; put food in a shallower bowl so the food is thinly dispersed and cannot be ingested in large mouthfuls. Thats the advice I got from my vet.

Answer 2

He may be allergic to something in the food. Purina Cat Chow is decent food, but it also contains a lot of fillers and by products, which helps keep the price down. You may try a food that is specially made for a sensitive stomach, such as a formula made by Science Diet, Purina One, or Eukanuba (available at PetSmart or Petco, and the Purina One may even be available in grocery stores). If that does not help, you may have to choose foods that leave out a specific ingredient, such as fish, or even chicken. Finding a cat food that doesn't have chicken in it is very difficult. I would start with one that is a lamb and rice formula or a fish formula and see what that does. These may still contain chicken, but that will not be the main ingredient. Lamb and rice can cause a cat to put on weight though, so watch out for that too.


As always, when changing food you should gradually add the new food to the old, substituting more and more new food until at the end of the week the cat is only eating the new food. Switching quickly can upset stomachs as well. If you have other questions, talk to your vet.

Good luck

Answer 3

Hi,
I have 2 cats & 1 is a kitten. As for your cat throwing up it could be the food you are feeding it. I would never feed my cats purina cat food. It is processed and has different chemicals in it that is not labeled on the bag because they don't want people to know what they are feeding their pets. I would feed it Science Diet dry food and canned-or Fancy Feast which is what I give my cats now. We a had dog for 11 years and We Fed Him Purina dog food. He grew tumors inside his body that we didn't know about until 2 of them showed up on his stomach and he started having bowl problems. It was cancer from feeding him the Purina Food. I know the foods that I mentioned above are expensive but may be well worth it. ALSO you can feed them the same food you eat. We have chopped up chicken & beef that we have cooked for ourselves and added some of our veggies and they eat it better than the canned cat food. Give It A Try. What do you have to lose? I would try feeding the food you cook if not too spicey before buying the expensive canned food.
I hope this helped you,
unstablegramy

Answer 4

Your kitty probably has a hairball. Hairballs form in the stomach, and get in the way of food digestion. They cause a kitty to vomit it's food back up, but the hairball itself may stay in the stomach and continue to cause digestion problems.
A good remedy for hairballs is, quite simply, a daily brushing routine. Like humans, every cat has a different hair growing pattern - some just grow more and shed more hair than others. Even siblings from the same litter can have different levels of trouble with hairballs. I brush my two cats daily, and offer a treat after brushing, to train them to sit for it. It only takes me about 30 minutes to get them both brushed over once.
I also give my one cat with hairball problems a treatment called Petromalt. It's a fish flavored gel that contains mineral oil and actually lubricates the hairs in her stomach so that they go through her system without forming those balls. There are directions on the product that will tell you how to start the treatment and how often to give it (FYI I had NO trouble starting the treatment, the stuff apparently tastes wonderful to cats, because mine actually begs me for it!).

Answer 5

I have a female cat who does exactly the same, even approximately the same frequency. Sometimes into the floor register or some other conSarnED spot?

She has done this all through life. Initially, I thought it was food related. But now know that is not so. She will throw up the FINEST salmon, tuna or chicken (sole ingredient) as well as kibbles or canned food. Sometimes appears to be result of eating too fast or slightly too much is all I can say....

Found out that garlic and onions not good for cats. Garlic often found in canned dog food -- avoid giving to cats.

My female cat had male kitten, the one most resembling her, who did same, but only twice so far.....23 weeks.

I also am somewhat baffled. But my cats are in excellent health and well cared for. Food and water ALWAYS fresh and clean, dishes washed.

The female cat never LOOKS sick when doing this, often finishes more of same food shortly afterward.

As for food suggestions, I found a good one recently for some homemade treats:

http://www.catscans.com/recipes.htm

Sometimes I can spot my female cat is going to throw up and put her outside in the nick of time. Not always.

Many patient clean-ups done. I love her, she loves me. She is the CLEANEST of all my cats in every other way.

BTW, Chocolate is also poisonous for cats and dogs.

One male kitten from this female NEVER eats any kind of DRY food. Mother will eat Purina kibbles, 9-Lives.

As long as you are not making any mistakes per url listed below, I would not worry. I also make sure my cats have had needed shots, are wormed twice a year. I watch them go, know they are not constipated, would spot bloody stool and the like.

Answer 6

You should take the cat to the vet.

You may want to try switching to a hair ball formula. A lot of cats have problems with hairballs in their throats. When they cough to clear the throat, sometimes they end of throwing up. Also, a lot of household plants and substances are poisonous to cats, and this may be the reason for the vomiting as well.

Answer 7

It could be hairballs. Do you see a lot of fur in the puke? (sorry gross question, I know). If you think it could be hairballs, try something called Laxetone. You can get it at most vets and pet stores. It's a paste that cats love the taste of so they'll lick it right off your finger. I don't know exactly how it works, but I have had great luck with it.

Another thing to check is if your cat is eating any plants or grass. Cats love to gnaw on grass, but it will make them sick to their stomach.

Answer 8

It is not abnormal for cats to vomit once and awhile. Sometrimes there very pronounced reasons, and other times it can leave you scratching your head. Some brands of food can be unsettling as can be the ingredients. Some can't coup with fowl, some have problems with liver, and so on and so on. Providing your not dealing with worms, or a strested cat. please read and record what ingredients its injested, and see if one stays down longer than others. It will take some time, but I'm sure putty is well worth it. P.S. Watch his milk intake. Some adult cats can't handle that well.

Answer 9

Your cat sound like he has a hair ball. Cats do not usually throw up...they are very picky eaters. When it grooms itself all the loose hair gones in the mouth and on down. Some they can pass mixed with feces...but when it get to be a build up there is no where the food can go but back up, You can get hairball remidy at wal-mart..about $3.00 Even rabbits can get hair balls. When a critter is wild ,they know what plants to eat to get rid of the hair balls...if they should get one. There are no wild plants for domestic cats to get to and rabbits are also domesticated and live in cages or hutches and cannot get to the wild plants that they need.

Answer 10

My cat has had problems like this before. I buy the Purina One Sensitive Systems formula and he doesn't throw up anymore.