Cat throwing up, switch to grain-free food?

RevolvingDoor

Hi,

One of my cats keeps throwing up after he eats although he seems in otherwise good health, not losing weight or anything.

Is there a good grain-free food you would recommend as I've read that could be the culprit?

Thanks.:)

RevolvingDoor

Does anyone know? Please.:)

snozberry

If I give one of mine their favourite food he will gobble it down so fast that he will end up bringing it all back up again. I now ration his favourite food over the course of his meal time. By forcing him to slow down means that his food stays down. Try it. If it doesn't work then a trip to the vet is on order.

geri1965_2

My cat throws up when he eats too quickly as well. He was a stray, so I think it's ingrained.

RevolvingDoor

Oh, do you know he is a rescue cat and he does gobble as he was starved.:(

I thought grain-free diets were meant to be a good idea though? I thought I read that here.

Treevo

Not so much a good idea as the only thing a cat should eat. They are obligate carnivores - which is to say that they can only get their nutrition from animal products.

You should feed a majority wet diet (Bozita, animoda carny and Grau (grain-free version) are the best with Bozita being the best value. Being grain-free, they provide sustenance more efficiently than foods with lots of fillers so actually cost less.

If you want to feed some dry too then Applaws, Acana and Orijen are the ones to go for. All high protein and grain-free.

snozberry

Mine love applaws. Just give him a few spoonfuls of the tin. Let him eat it.
Wait a minute or so and then repeat until he eats the rest of the small tin. I know that it's a pain but he needs to slow down when eating. He will soon learn.

Treevo

snozberry wrote: »

Mine love applaws. Just give him a few spoonfuls of the tin. Let him eat it.
Wait a minute or so and then repeat until he eats the rest of the small tin. I know that it's a pain but he needs to slow down when eating. He will soon learn.

Applaws wet isn't a complete food. It's nothing but a treat so shouldn't be expected to provide the complex nutrients that a cat requires to be healthy.

RevolvingDoor

Treevo wrote: »

Not so much a good idea as the only thing a cat should eat. They are obligate carnivores - which is to say that they can only get their nutrition from animal products.

You should feed a majority wet diet (Bozita, animoda carny and Grau (grain-free version) are the best with Bozita being the best value. Being grain-free, they provide sustenance more efficiently than foods with lots of fillers so actually cost less.

If you want to feed some dry too then Applaws, Acana and Orijen are the ones to go for. All high protein and grain-free.

Thanks. :)Do you buy these online? Where is the best place to look for these brands?

snozberry

We give them that and dried. I know how to feed my cats thank you very much. You will also find, as we did to our peril, that a predominantly dry feed can lead to urinary tract problems since they are slightly dehydrated as a species. My furbaby with this problem has got to, under my vets orders, eat more wet. Separate meals and separate rooms to eat in here.

GeckoGirl1985

Look on https://www.zooplus.co.uk for all those brands.

Also try Porta 21 Sensible - its one of the cheapest grain-free dry foods. I have a grain intolerant maine coon queen that thrives on the stuff :-)


http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/dry_cat_food/porta_21/porta21_feline_finest/170885