Why does my cat throw-up so much?

My 10-year-old began throwing up alot right after she ate. She also had a bad
rash all over her back--especially around base of tail. I took her to the vet,
and when fleas were ruled out as the cause, he diagnosed her as having a food
allergy.
He gave her a shot of corticosteroid and gave me information about pet food
that startled me and made me realize we needed a better quality food. My vet
said that VERY rarely does any animal get through their life without developing
a food allergy. He has no faith at all in commercial food and gave me
informatoin on WYSONG CORP. (www.wysong.net),
but I wanted something that I didn't have to mail order, so I settled on
California Natural, which I can get locally.
Please talk to your vet about the possibility of a food allergy. My cat
has been very healthy all of her life, and the allergy deal seemed to come out
of nowhere. She has recovered fully and life is good again!
I really don't think it should ever be considered "normal" for a cat to be
vomiting after eating--even if he is a fast eater. The ONLY time vomiting is
not a big concern is if it is to get rid of hairballs---and even that is not
good if it is in excess.

Good Morning:

You are not alone in this.

Chelle.
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Feed them small amounts at a time, brush them lots (minimized
hairballs), give them hairball remedy (treats hairballs), and otherwise,
keep paper towels and a carpet stain treatment handy.

Right now I have two barfers, and two who will, um... clean up after the
barfers...

Johanna



"The day may come when the rest of the animal creation may acquire those rights
which never could have been withholden from them but by the hand of tyranny.
The question is not can they REASON, nor can they TALK, but can they SUFFER?"
-- Jeremy Bentham

Good Morning:

You may want to take the kitty to the vet if
you have not already. My cat used to
throw up 20 minutes after he ate. We took him to the vet, they found nothing
wrong. After three of these visits and continued vomiting, we demaned to see a
specialist (who would not see us without a referal).
The specialist diagnosed Inflammatory Bowel Disease and lymphoma. He had
surgery to remove some cancerous tissue, and then underwent 18 months of
chemotherapy with Cytotoxan pills and Vincristine, etc., injections. He still
takes Prednisone 3 times a week and Leukeran 3 times a week to help with the
IBD. He began throwing up even on this, we did an ultrasound and found that
the pancreas that had been enlarged for a year, had gotten even larger and now
we have to put digestive enzymes in his food.

Also, one reason we were concerned about his being sick, is that 24 hours after
we gave him the topical Revolution he would vomit and hide (not feeling good).

The "well" cats seem to tolerate the Revolution okay. I had a friend who had
used Revolution on her cat and had the same result. He kitty was sick too, I
think they found out he had diabetes.

At any rate, have a good day with your kitty.

Chelle.
"The day may come when the rest of the animal creation may acquire those rights
which never could have been withholden from them but by the hand of tyranny.
The question is not can they REASON, nor can they TALK, but can they SUFFER?"
-- Jeremy Bentham