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Cat being sick

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  • myteeduck
    myteeduck Posts: 302 Forumite
    Sometimes the vomit is food freshly eaten, sometimes it is bile....
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  • KxMx
    KxMx Posts: 10,825 Forumite
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    Okay so food/few teeth leapt out at me... and you saw some improvement when the food was changed? I may be totally wrong but just thinking if her chewing ability is poor the food could be insufficiently broken down before it hits her stomach and as an older cat her digestion may be struggling. Have a look at the food before and food after to see what might have caused the improvement, another change may improve things again

    Some cats are just sicky as a way of life, it's up to you as her owner to judge if she is one of those or something more may be going on.

    We had a 1/4 siamese cat from a kitten who was sick several times a week, absolutely healthy in every other respect. We did not take her to a Vet until it became clear age 5, something more was going on. Sadly she had liver failure and had to be pts.

    If you feel the current Vet is "trigger happy" is there another practice you can try, or how about a consultation with a Vet Nurse instead?

    Cats eat grass by the way to aid digestion, not purely to be sick, that tends to be dogs :)
  • myteeduck
    myteeduck Posts: 302 Forumite
    Hi KxMx,

    I have changed her vets as my mum wasn't happy taking her dogs to the original vets. The practice used to be amazing, but then the owner left and it got taken over by a corporation. She is now at a new vet and if I felt she was poorly in other ways, I would take her.

    The food she used to eat was "chunks" and I have moved her to a "mush" type and she is keeping the food down. She had tuna this morning, and retched afterwards, but it may have been her coughing. I will brush her more regularly in case it is a hairball causing problems and I will keep an eye on her.

    The vomiting has subsided, in that she hasn't been sick since the 24/4 (I keep a record on my calendar) so if it starts up again, I will take her to the new vet and see what they say.

    Thank you all for your advice - it is much appreciated.
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  • helcat26
    helcat26 Posts: 1,119 Forumite
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    Good luck sorting this out.


    I found that our cat vomited because she pigged all her food down in a rush. So we now feed a pouch a bit at a time rather than putting it out in one go.


    I only mention this because of the vomiting on a Sunday- maybe she thinks she can get more food by begging if you are there so eats fast?
  • Lorian
    Lorian Posts: 6,043 Forumite
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    helcat26 wrote: »
    I found that our cat vomited because she pigged all her food down in a rush. So we now feed a pouch a bit at a time rather than putting it out in one go.



    Sensible advise, another thing to do it too slightly raise the dish, so gravity helps send the food downwards while they are eating.
  • myteeduck
    myteeduck Posts: 302 Forumite
    Hi

    She gets half a tray in the morning and half a tray at night. She doesn't tend to pig out and eat it all in a rush, in fact she is very picky and eats a few bites and then a few more 5 or so minutes later.

    It takes all morning to finish half a tray. I figured it was because of the lack of teeth. I think she only has a maximum of 5 (feeding tablets is a job because she spits them through the gaps).

    She has biscuits as well so she never begs unless she sniffs out a packet of Dreamies!

    I think its to do with hair or something funny in the garden. I also think she may have had a worm along with a combination of food which was too rich for her as since treatment and changing the food, we have had no incidents.

    x
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  • myteeduck
    myteeduck Posts: 302 Forumite
    Update, Poppy threw up last night. It was undigested food, but I don't know how to proceed now.

    Do I see if it happens again, or do I take her to the vets?
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  • Haffiana
    Haffiana Posts: 733 Forumite
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    Take her to the vet. Vomiting is not normal in a cat - and yours is vomiting a lot.
  • Mupette
    Mupette Posts: 4,599 Forumite
    undigested food, could there be a blockage / furball?
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  • Hey,

    I have a cat that is around your cat's age. We have the same issues at home, unfortunately. The reason is(and I'm sure of it)the loss of her teeth. She can't chew hard foods and just swallows them. Try to give your cat milk, mash and everything in small pieces. I guarantee you'll see a results.
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