I started feeding her Wellness chicken formula and 1 boiled chicken breast dialy. (2 meals a day- morning and night) About every week or so I will watch her eat grass down by our lake and then throw up what I stated above. Is this normal for cats? She does not throw up any food, just the liquid....... She is a bit small for her age because she was the runt of the litter, but the vet told me she was healthy but I could add a chicken breast in with her normal food for extra protien. I also give her a hairball remedy once a week....... does this sound any bit normal for my baby?
2007-07-09 08:17:41 · 6 answers · asked by Jenna 4 in Pets ➔ Cats
Kikio- He just told me I could buy the organic chicken breasts at wal-mart, and boil them. I feed half of it to her in the morning and half at night. It actually isent much after it is boiled because it draws up.
2007-07-09 08:27:39 · update #1
Actually it's pretty normal after eating grass. The foamy stuff is clear or white? Not to worry unless it's happening every day or several times a day.
One of mine was tossing this up every day all summer, the vet prescribed 1/4 tablet of Pepsid, and that worked really well with him. He has a very touchy stomach and the summer shedding would always have him heaving, even if no hair came up.
The others only throw up when eating grass or when they ate a dust bunny (don't ask, they're dumb that way sometimes). Sometimes if they just drank cold water and it upset their stomach with the temperature it'll come back up within 10 minutes.
If it's not pink (blood from an irritated stomach) or brown (bile from an empty stomach) and not happening often, it's probably ok.
Chicken won't do it. Dry food won't do it (if it was the food's fault you'd be getting compacted tootsie roll looking barf of undigested cat food coming up).
Cats barf. It's part of being a cat owner. At least it's not much, compared to dog barf!
2007-07-09 13:00:23 · answer #1 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cats eat grass to help digestion or sometimes when they are not feeling well. Mine does the same thing. He doesn't do it every time, but sometimes when he eats grass, he throws up white foamy stuff. It's normal. The vet said you could give her a whole chicken breast daily? Wow, I never heard of that. Is chicken formula a food (canned) or is it a liquid? Just curious. The throwing up after eating grass, however, is normal.
2007-07-09 08:23:12 · answer #2 · answered by kikio 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like the cat has a hairball he can't get rid of. Since you say you're allergic to the cat, you really shouldn't touch him but if you have to, you can try giving him some butter to lick up. If he can go outside, another good remedy is to let him chew on some grass. He'll soon throw it up so don't let him back inside until he has already done it.
2016-04-01 05:32:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is normal, but I recommend two things. One, don't let your cat outside. I'm sure your cat is fine now, but cats do not have the defenses that dogs have to go outside. Not only for defending themselves against predators, but their immune system isn't built for it anymore. Number two, try to give your cat catlax. You can buy it at the pet store, it is a laxative to help digestion, it might help the vommiting.
2007-07-09 08:27:03 · answer #4 · answered by nichole9719 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I had a cat who did this . The white foam is his saliva. The cause is usually from hair because he's licked himself or eaten grass.
2007-07-09 11:42:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
TAKE HIM/HER TO THE VET AS FAST AS YOU CAN
2007-07-09 08:26:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋