Throwing up.?

Question

I've had my cat for nearly ten years now, and ever since I can remember she throws up. It's only if we feed her too much food(10 peices or more is too much). I feel bad though if I feed her and she's still hungry, but I know if I feed her anymore she'd throw it up. When she does through up it still looks like the food, like it wasn't digested all the way or something. We've taken her to the vet and they've given us medicine to give to her, but nothing seems to help. Does anybody else have this problem with their cat? If so, what did you do about it, if anything? I would really like some help here, I love my cat too much to see her hurt like this. And my parents are getting to where they can't take it anymore. My dad even mentioned giving her up to the pound, and I would be crushed if I had to do that. Please help!

Answer 1

Are you giving her dry food or canned food? If you feed her dry, gradually switching her to a high-quality canned food may help. (Make the change gradually to avoid stomach upset). Good canned food is closer in texture and nutritional composition to what cats eat in the wild. This link: http://www.catinfo.org explains the importance of canned food in a cat's diet, and there's another link you can read about how to decipher labels to choose a good canned food. http://www.catinfo.org/commercialcannedfoods.htm

Sometimes a cat can be allergic to certain ingredients in cat foods, and switiching to a good canned food with a limited ingredient list can help. Many dry foods contain common allergens such as corn, wheat, and soy ingredients, which many cats have trouble digesting. Some cheap canned foods contain these ingredients too - read the labels carefully.

One of my cats vomited 2-3 times a day every day for years, and the vets couldn't figure out why. It was only after I switched her to a good canned food (Wellness) a few years ago that her vomiting stopped completely. Now, the only time she vomits is when she gets into one of the other cat's prescription dry food. Be sure to give any diet change 4-6 weeks to work, as it can take time to get the bad stuff out of their system completely.

Here's an article about food allergies in cats: http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=foodallergiesincats

Also, try raising her food bowl a bit - use a raised feeder, or put her food bowl on a book to place it at a more comfortable level.

If these measures don't work for you (hopefully they will), you may want to take her to see a feline specialist. http://www.aafponline.org/

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Chronic vomiting is difficult to treat symptomatically, because effective treatment usually depends on the underlying cause. There are several steps your veterinarian might recommend, however, while diagnostic testing is underway. The goals of symptomatic therapy are to initially rest the gastrointestinal tract and then introduce easily digested materials. Symptomatic treatments include:
1. Withhold all food for 12 – 24 hours, then gradually introduce a bland diet. That means switching cat food. Ask your vet for a good cat food that is easily digestabe (wet canned cat food - a very bland recipe).

2. A trial of a hypoallergenic diet may be started, for a minimum of six weeks, if dietary hypersensitivity is suspected.

Answer 3

you may want to change the cats diet to an easier digestible food, talk to your vet, or local pet store to see what some good options are, i have a cat that eats a lot and throws up occasionally, so what I've tried to do, is feed her a little less when i do feed her, but i will feed her more often through out the day.

Try splitting the meal up over and 1 hours time to see if it helps, this may allow you to give the cat more food more often without as much fear your cat may lose everything he/she just ate and ending up dehydrated

Answer 4

it could be worms or it might be just something wrong with the way she's put together, it sounds like a really serious problem though, i hope things work out for you and your kitty.
my mom also just said that you should try giving her unsweetened, unflavored yogurt, that's what is given to babies with colic, try just a little bit though, the cultures in it would be the things to help her.
also you could try mixing 3 parts cooked rice with three parts ground beef or turkey, that's what the vet told us to do with our dogs when they were too sick to eat anything.

Answer 5

I would go to another vet to get a second opinion. Also get a food that is an anti -hair ball formula they sell it at wal-mart.

Answer 6

maybe she has problem digesting the hard food, since she is not chewing it up? how does she do with canned food?