Cat repeatedly vomiting?
Hi,
Just getting a bit concerned about my 15 year old "Q". Recently he has been unable to keep food down, or water. He will eat or drink but then within about 20 minutes he sicks it back up. He also dry retches periodically and nothing comes out aside from a bit of hair and bile. He has always had a dicky stomach and tended to vomit up the first meal after a rest (overnight sleep) but this is getting scary and he's lost a lot of weight. He has also become very affectionate. The vet could not find any sign of a problem (no lumps and normal temperature etc) and has pumped him with what I assume are anti-biotics and steroids which seemed to work immediately afterwards as he kept a meal down but is back to being sick all over the house now. He is booked in to have some blood taken for a full bloodwork on Friday morning but I wonder if anyone can give me an idea what the likely problem could be? Kidneys? Liver? Cancer? Either way I get a feeling in my bones he's not long for this earth now. -- Niel H |
Cat repeatedly vomiting?
"Niel Humphreys"
wrote: Just getting a bit concerned about my 15 year old "Q". Recently he has been unable to keep food down, or water. He will eat or drink but then within about 20 minutes he sicks it back up. He also dry retches periodically and nothing comes out aside from a bit of hair and bile. He has always had a dicky stomach and tended to vomit up the first meal after a rest (overnight sleep) but this is getting scary and he's lost a lot of weight. He has also become very affectionate. The vet could not find any sign of a problem (no lumps and normal temperature etc) and has pumped him with what I assume are anti-biotics and steroids which seemed to work immediately afterwards as he kept a meal down but is back to being sick all over the house now. If you have the time, try feeding him a little bit at a time frequently. Even if you can't do it forever, try it for a few days. If you do, please report your results. Good luck. |
Cat repeatedly vomiting?
Niel Humphreys wrote: He is booked in to have some blood taken for a full bloodwork on Friday morning but I wonder if anyone can give me an idea what the likely problem could be? Kidneys? Liver? Cancer? Either way I get a feeling in my bones he's not long for this earth now. I just had Kira in for the same thing. Not as bad, she hasn't lost weight and was keeping some meals down. My vet said it was probably hairballs. Older cats have a harder time passing them, so they need extra lubrication. He recommended we try hairball stuff before doing further tests. (We did do bloodwork as I wanted to get the geriatric panel anyway, and everything was fine). She has puked only twice since last Thursday, so major improvement, and both of those times had some hair,but not as much as previously. So, it is helping. She doesn't like the stuff, so I give her a treat afterward to make it a better experience. If you haven't tried it already, I'd give it a try and see if it helps. |
Cat repeatedly vomiting?
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oups.com... Niel Humphreys wrote: He is booked in to have some blood taken for a full bloodwork on Friday morning but I wonder if anyone can give me an idea what the likely problem could be? Kidneys? Liver? Cancer? Either way I get a feeling in my bones he's not long for this earth now. I just had Kira in for the same thing. Not as bad, she hasn't lost weight and was keeping some meals down. My vet said it was probably hairballs. Older cats have a harder time passing them, so they need extra lubrication. He recommended we try hairball stuff before doing further tests. (We did do bloodwork as I wanted to get the geriatric panel anyway, and everything was fine). Hi, Thanks for the advice but we've already been there. He's half maine coone and has always had hairball problems. for the last 2 or 3 years he's been getting hairball paste on a few treats every other day. :) -- Niel H |
Cat repeatedly vomiting?
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... "Niel Humphreys" wrote: Just getting a bit concerned about my 15 year old "Q". Recently he has been unable to keep food down, or water. He will eat or drink but then within about 20 minutes he sicks it back up. He also dry retches periodically and nothing comes out aside from a bit of hair and bile. He has always had a dicky stomach and tended to vomit up the first meal after a rest (overnight sleep) but this is getting scary and he's lost a lot of weight. He has also become very affectionate. The vet could not find any sign of a problem (no lumps and normal temperature etc) and has pumped him with what I assume are anti-biotics and steroids which seemed to work immediately afterwards as he kept a meal down but is back to being sick all over the house now. If you have the time, try feeding him a little bit at a time frequently. Even if you can't do it forever, try it for a few days. If you do, please report your results. Thanks, I free feed my 4 cats so there is always food in a bowl for them (Hills science plan) so he doesn't really like being given food when I want him to eat. They get a tin of soft in the mornings & I put a little bowl in front of him where he was sleeping just now. He woke up, turned his nose up, got up and puked some bile by the door (caught it on a sheet of A3 fortunately). -- Niel H |
Cat repeatedly vomiting?
Thanks for the advice but we've already been there. He's half maine coone and has always had hairball problems. for the last 2 or 3 years he's been getting hairball paste on a few treats every other day. :) -- Hmm. Is there anything different about the vomiting, compared to the previous hairballs? Does he have any constipation problems? What tests has the vet done? |
Cat repeatedly vomiting?
Thanks, I free feed my 4 cats so there is always food in a bowl for them (Hills science plan) so he doesn't really like being given food when I want him to eat. They get a tin of soft in the mornings & I put a little bowl in front of him where he was sleeping just now. He woke up, turned his nose up, got up and puked some bile by the door (caught it on a sheet of A3 fortunately). Could he be having acid reflux? |
Cat repeatedly vomiting?
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oups.com... Thanks for the advice but we've already been there. He's half maine coone and has always had hairball problems. for the last 2 or 3 years he's been getting hairball paste on a few treats every other day. :) -- Hmm. Is there anything different about the vomiting, compared to the previous hairballs? Nope, just the hair is coming out in little clumps with each vomit instead of one large one every couple of days. I am wondering if one of these big hairballs has started to go through the stomach instead of coming back up and caused a blockage in the intestines or something (gone down too far to be vomited back up). Does he have any constipation problems? Not that I noticed but he goes outside to do that....except for last night when there was a large log in the place where he does every now and again poo inside. :( What tests has the vet done? Preliminary at the moment. Temperature, felt around, listened to heart and breathing, looked down throat. He said that aside from the symptoms I was describing everything seemed normal. Advised to see if the steroids and anti-biotics did anything and if not do full bloodwork in case they are initial symptoms of a bigger problem that isn't yet obvious. -- Niel H |
Cat repeatedly vomiting?
Ask your vet about pancreatitis. I just went through this with my
cat--very scary. When he has the bloodwork done, make sure to include the amalazye and lipase tests too. If they are elevated and the vomiting continues, this may be a sign of pancreatitis. |
Cat repeatedly vomiting?
"Rene S." wrote in message
ups.com... Ask your vet about pancreatitis. I just went through this with my cat--very scary. When he has the bloodwork done, make sure to include the amalazye and lipase tests too. If they are elevated and the vomiting continues, this may be a sign of pancreatitis. Thanks, will do in the morning. The vet mentioned having the full battery of tests so I will ask him if these are included. I gave him a double dose of his furball medicine this morning and he managed to keep some food down this afternoon and has just eaten again..... fingers crossed. -- Niel H |
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