White Vomit and constipated cat

fletch2ndTime

Hello again.....

lily going to vet at half 6 today. Tried another vet yesterday and they said either emergency 24 hour one or wait for her own vet....we told the symptoms.....
she pooped a lot on Friday and a bit on Saturday so she not bunged up. She is also still quite bright. Ate better yesterday. Still feisty this morning. When I got home from work her wee bottom is very red. She been over grooming. I think pain is stopping her

fletch2ndTime

I have written everything down. So I don’t forget.
mid week last week husband noticed a wee lump. Back of her neck....it is small and black. I worried it was a tick so sought to remove. It wasn’t a tick. But it still there. Like a scabbed over scratch or blood blister or something

fletch2ndTime

KayBur said:

fletch2ndTime said:

hello everyone

My wee Lily was very sick yesterday. Had her 10 years and she has never done what happened yesterday. She threw up WHITE. Not like foamy saliva but proper white.... has anyone ever seen this? Any searches suggest gastritis......she was sick a few other times yesterday but is more settled and sleepy today. She also passed a couple of wee Malteser Pellets in the box yesterday but has tried a few times to poop since then to no avail.
I have given her some lactoluse and metacalm. 

I had her at vet 4 weeks ago with constipation. She had X-ray that ruled out back issues. Why is she suffering again. I feel the white vomit is important. She never did that before. It was scary.
any help would be gratefully received

Do you live in an apartment or house? Is the cat walking on the street? Perhaps someone poisoned the mice and the cat ate the poisoned mouse. It looks like poisoning. Maybe the mouse itself was pulled out somewhere not at home. Well that's a guess. If the cat does not go further at home, then you must definitely contact your veterinarian.

She an outdoor cat but she doesn’t go out hunting and she has a curfew at night.

i am worried she might have mega colon

Artytarty

any update on your cat? I do hope he is OK.

KayBur

fletch2ndTime said:

KayBur said:

fletch2ndTime said:

hello everyone

My wee Lily was very sick yesterday. Had her 10 years and she has never done what happened yesterday. She threw up WHITE. Not like foamy saliva but proper white.... has anyone ever seen this? Any searches suggest gastritis......she was sick a few other times yesterday but is more settled and sleepy today. She also passed a couple of wee Malteser Pellets in the box yesterday but has tried a few times to poop since then to no avail.
I have given her some lactoluse and metacalm. 

I had her at vet 4 weeks ago with constipation. She had X-ray that ruled out back issues. Why is she suffering again. I feel the white vomit is important. She never did that before. It was scary.
any help would be gratefully received

Do you live in an apartment or house? Is the cat walking on the street? Perhaps someone poisoned the mice and the cat ate the poisoned mouse. It looks like poisoning. Maybe the mouse itself was pulled out somewhere not at home. Well that's a guess. If the cat does not go further at home, then you must definitely contact your veterinarian.

She an outdoor cat but she doesn’t go out hunting and she has a curfew at night.

i am worried she might have mega colon

Well, the cat may not hunt, but if there was a dead mouse or bird somewhere, it probably ate it. You can't keep track of the animal all the time that the cat is out of the house. In general, it's best to go to your veterinarian than guessing. Still, it is extremely difficult to draw conclusions without examining the animal by a specialist.

fletch2ndTime

SO!!  Lily had a hair all. Stuck in her bottom.  As simple as that. All the visits to the tray was just her trying to dislodge. She was given a suppository afterwards to help her along but nothing much happened.......
The white vomit episode did not worry the vet either.  I took photos of Lily bum before going in just in case she was hostile.....the vet studied it before going near Lil....she deduced it was something poking out......she asked Lily if it was a wee friend 😁. I asked what and she said a tiny bird or rodent but thank God it was just a hair ball.
Lily remains in a huff as I have cream to apply also. Upshot is, it is just another event. Nothing chronic. Am grateful for all help provided. It a fab resource, the MSE family

Artytarty

Oh what a relief! Im happy for you and Lily!

fletch2ndTime

Artytarty said:

Oh what a relief! Im happy for you and Lily!

Thank you.....me too.....I burst into tears.
she is still a bit sombre actually and blanking me but I have broad shoulders

Artytarty

Its all to easy to think the worst isnt it?
im an expert at it!

MalMonroe

Hi, this is lovely news! We adopted our kit Pashmina after we found her on the side of the road and the vet said she was around 5-6 weeks old. She had a sore eye - when it healed we discovered it was blue, she has one blue and one green eye. She also had fleas and raging hunger. We took her straight to the vet and she was given a thorough inspection, pronounced fit to adopt and then we took her home.

She's been an indoor cat ever since but she is also a cat that vomits often. After thorough examinations the vet said there was nothing wrong and recommended Lax a Past for hairballs and constipation. She's 11 now and can only tolerate wheat and grain free dry food. Anything else she throws back up. She's also done the white foam vomit and sometimes bile vomit. Not very glamorous but not life-threatening. We now give her Lax a Past regularly because she's on dry food - also lots of water - she has never been able to eat wet food without vomiting.  

All cats are different though and it's scary when they get ill. We've had some really frightening (and very expensive at the vet!) moments with Pashmina but she's worth it, and we love her to pieces.

Your Lily will love you again. Once she gets over the utter indignity!