Can you people help me?

Question

My cat throws up his food sometimes. He used to have a hernia but that was fixed. The incidents diminished quickly when Mom gave him hairball preventing goo but the weird thing is- he dosen't have long hair or clean himself often enough to give himself hairballs! And he's never hairball hacked! I'm only 10 so I still have to do what Mom says-
she's not worried about my little boy kitty. I know this may be a false alarm, but I'm worried about Toby! (the cat.)

Toby is a little fat, so we give him 1/4th food. For snacks we either give him milk (he likes cow milk and isn't allergic to it) or make him wait. Please don't tell me we're being cruel to him, I only do what Mom tells me to!

Answer 1

question! how much are you feeding this cat per mealtime?
sometimes people overfeed their cat resulting in the cat throwing it up.
also.. go to your vet and check to see if your cat has any allergies..
my cat is allergic to salmon.. resulting in him getting quite a stomach ache and flu-like symptoms if he eats it..

Answer 2

I won't go into the whole issue of hairballs and what causes them. Just tell your mother that the Laxatone or whatever can help move excess hair through the cat's system and that she should also know that it coats the stomach and intestinal tract and can prevent the cat from absorbing the nutrients it needs from its food.

If the cat does upchuck the ingested hair he has taken care of it and doesn't need to grease up his system. If the regurgitation is chronic then the diet needs to be changed. If you don't get at the REASON for the problem giving stuff to correct a symptom is not really helping the cat.

You can go to: http://www.littlebigcat.com and read Dr. Jean Hovfe's article there titled "Hairballs". You can print that out for your mother to read.

Answer 3

Sometimes cats will get territorial about food, overeat and throw up. Sometimes cats will eat fuzzies off the floor, and throw up. Sometimes cats will get stuff stuck in their claws, clean themselves in their privates, and throw up. Throwing up is part of kitty life sometimes. Don't worry about it. Keep up with the hairball goo regardless, make sure Toby always has fresh water. If he's just throwing up once in a while, like every few days in the summer cause its hot or every once in a while. He might be injesting more hair not just from cleaning but simply because it's summer and they're shedding more. Don't worry. If it happens more than one a day and repeatedly, or if Toby starts to loose weight because of it, then there's a worry. Otherwise, it's just what kitties do.

I'm sure you keep the floors very clean in your house, but when you're walking through the house, look around and make sure there aren't things like little pieces of plastic or paper on the floors. Cats can investigate and eat these. It's not the end of the world when they do, but they will throw up.

I used to feel bad for my cats when they'd throw up. Then for a few days I watched their behavior, and they kept eating fuzzies, and chewing on toys, and tearing at paper, and getting into everything. Then they'd throw up from it. That's when I said "hey, if no matter what I do you can't stop eating stuff off the floor, then I can't help you."

Answer 4

He may not have long hair or clean himself alot but his hair is not the only thing that might be causing him to have hairballs. It is possible that he is swallowing any hair that is in the house. Cats like alot. You might want to ask your mom is you can give him cat food that is specially formulated for hairball treatment.

Answer 5

Cats get hairballs off short hair too. And they will blow chunks if they eat too fast or too much . The hairball goo is good for their coats as it has omega oils

Answer 6

it happens from time to time.
it's not fun but it happens.
check the water and food to make sure it is okay before he eats.
watch the litter too.
he may still get a hairball no mater what.
keep an eye on him, but he should be find, unless this becomes regular.

Answer 7

I know my cat throws up when she eats to fast. The throw up looks like her cat food covered in slime. Try to figure out what your cat is doing before he throws up. Maybe there is a connection.

Answer 8

Well, if you are sure it is not fur ball related you could go to your vet and get special food for "sensitive stomachs" that could help that. Ours do that some too, but theirs is more furball related. There are also cat foods they can eat to help get rid of furballs if that is what it is. I hope this helps! Pat your kitty for me! :-)

Answer 9

How about getting some Purina One for sensitive systems? it worked for my cat...

Answer 10

Let your mother take control of things she knows what to do so trust in her.