My 5 month old female kitty has been vomiting a lot during the past 2 weeks. It started out only vomiting a little bit but now it's atleast 3 times per day.
It's usually green or brown but today there was some orange and black in it. There is no blood.
What could be wrong with her? I don't want to take her to the vet yet because I don't have a lot of money at the moment. What can I do for her at home?
She is still really affectionate and playful with my and my other pets. She eats well but I hardly see her drink anything. She is an inside cat and always has food down for her but she always seems to sniff out scraps or crums from meals some way or another.
Please no rude comments and don't tell me to give away my pets. I love them very much and feed them the best food (my 3 dogs are on Solid Gold and cats are being fed Purina) and are up-to-date on everything. I do need to worm her again in a few days, get her last shot and give Frontline soon... WHAT COULD BE WRONG?!?!?
2007-03-16 02:16:15 · 9 answers · asked by Lizzie B 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
I understand on being low on funds but it sounds like she needs to go to the vets asap.
2007-03-16 02:20:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be several things...
She could have a hairball problem, she could have a sensitive stomach that doesn't like the food you are feeding her, she could have a virus or some sort of medical condition.
If you switched the type of food you are feeding her recently she could be reacting to the change in food.
I had a cat that vomited when I fed her wet food because the food was too rich for her and she had a very sensitive stomach. When I started just feeding her dry food she stopped vomiting.
Science Diet makes a food for sensitive stomachs that my kitty responded well too.
Whenever you switch types of food, mix the new food with the old food and change over gradually. This will help cats with sensitive stomachs adjust.
Pay attention to any changes in her litter box habits as well as her food and water habits. Litter box habits are another good indicator for how healthy your pet is.
You migh want to try switching over to a food for sensitive stomachs. If this doesn't work - you really need to take your kitty to the vet if you want to get to the bottom of the problem.
Good luck.
2007-03-16 02:29:01 · answer #2 · answered by Tamborine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe get a baby bottle and get her to drink water.
Just make it a play thing . just a little warm water at a time.
Change the food. Cat need plenty of water. fresh everyday.
You may have to borrow some money to see a vet if she is still not well.
Sometimes animal shelter may check her for free if you tell them your situation.
Call any animal refuge place.
Just check the directory.
I live in Australia and sometimes the less fortunately people with pets in trouble can be help by RSPCA.
Here if we see an animal on the road hurt we take to any vet or shelter for animal and they will treat them for free.
Good Luck and i hope she gets better soon.
The poor thing...!!!
2007-03-16 02:46:43 · answer #3 · answered by Kiki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poor kitty. She really needs to go to the vet. Sooner rather than later. Skip the worming until she's better, too. Check to see if she's getting dehydrated by pulling up some skin at her shoulders. If it snaps back down right away she's okay if it gradually goes back down she's getting dehydrated and that can be life-threatening. Vomiting can be a symptom of a lot of things so she really needs to go to the vet. Young cats can go downhill fast.
2007-03-16 02:45:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm no wellbeing practitioner. yet am a determine of two who're the two nicely previous infancy. as quickly as in keeping with day does not sound too worrisome to me, pondering how frequently a three week old feeds. some infants projectile vomit with each and every feeding! in basic terms questioning, ought to the vomiting be from a burp finally coming up and bringing with it the tummy contents? the only advice I quite have: one million.) replace nipples and notice if that alleviates the subject. I had the perfect good fortune with the Gerber Nuk silicone nipples (yet my young ones did no longer vomit) for lowering air intake. 2.) Coughing with feeding must be that he's getting too plenty from the nipple, extra suitable than he can swallow with each and every gulp. attempt yet another nipple. additionally attempt to decelerate the feedings and notice if that facilitates (do no longer permit him drink plenty at as quickly as, have it take longer to end the bottle by removing it for some seconds right here and there). 3.) consistently have him extremely upright mutually as feeding (no longer laying flat). 4.) additionally ascertain you carry the bottle up continuously so there is not any air on the nipple -- pay interest mutually as protecting the bottle so the formulation isn't sloshing around and he's not sucking air as formulation sloshes around. 5.) Burp him by taking breaks for the time of feeding to burp, as a replace of waiting till he's all achieved feeding to burp.
2016-10-02 05:27:50 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She may have swollen something thats stuck in her intestines.Kittens are very curious and that curiosity can sometimes get them in to trouble.I dont know where you live but some hospitals especially the larger teaching hospitals have a plan they call Care Credit which is similar to a credit card in which , if approved, you pay a certain amount every month instead of all at once.I know its available at the M.S.P.C.A. in Massachusetts and sometimes a local vet will also carry it. Please call and ask your vet.It could be something as simple as the food she is being fed,but there is no way to know without a visit to the vet.I wish you good luck with her and please let us know how she is doing.
2007-03-16 02:34:15 · answer #6 · answered by Bird lady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aw poor Kitty! Maybe she has a hairball. Go to or call the pet store and inquire about hair ball remedies that are safe for young kittens. And also ask them if it is OK to give her a little Pepto-Bismal, maybe you can mix it in with her milk and it might soothe her little tummy. It rots when your animals are sick. I hope kitty gets better.
2007-03-16 02:28:54 · answer #7 · answered by Jacqueline M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it might the food...when my cat was sick like that her vet said it might be the kind of litter i was using....i changed it the next week and she was find.. so try to change her food or the brand of litter your using..
2007-03-16 02:25:05 · answer #8 · answered by Bee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
feed it more milk
2007-03-16 02:48:38 · answer #9 · answered by zoomboy16 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋