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Advice wanted- vomiting cat
Hello,
This is my first time posting here. We have 3 cats, one is 12, one is 7, and one is 2. I am writing about the 2 year old. Her name is Aster and she's mixed but looks like a Blue Russian. She is thin to me (7-8 lbs) but is very small-framed too. Anyway, since she was a kitten, she often vomits after she eats. It seems to come in spurts, like she's fine for 2 weeks, then pukes every day for a week, then not for a month, etc. When she was about 6 months old she was tested for feiline aids & leukemia, and some other stuff, worms, etc. Nothing came up. The problem persisted, and 6 months later we went back to the vet, and again, clean bill of health. The vet said she probably just has a weak stomach. We've tried many different foods, and she absolutely refuses to eat wet food of any type. The one that she seems to do the best with, though I know it's not the best for them, is Deli Cat. I mean, we've just gotten to live with it, she has no other signs of being ill, has tons of energy, and never has a lack of appetite. We have done better by making sure she always has food available. She really eats a lot, and if she runs out and has to beg, then she really gulps down fast and almost guaranteed will vomit. The other cats NEVER are allowed in the room where her food is, so that isn't an issue. I should mention she hasn't been spayed, because the vets are afraid of her low weight it could be more risky putting her under. Just figured I'd throw this out if anybody else has a cat that just has a 'bad stomach'? I have acid reflux. Can cats have a similar condition? Are there antacids or something for a cat? It isn't hairballs either, she has short hair, and never any hair in the vomit. Any thoughts? Much thanks in advance!!! Tom & Aster |
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Advice wanted- vomiting cat
She could have a hairball - and that is why this happens about once a
month. She might be throwing up the food and not getting the hairball out. She also may be eating too much too fast. I would try feeding more often with less quantity and give her some Temptations for hairballs. Sharon On Feb 11, 12:50�pm, wrote: Hello, This is my first time posting here. �We have 3 cats, one is 12, one is 7, and one is 2. �I am writing about the 2 year old. �Her name is Aster and she's mixed but looks like a Blue Russian. �She is thin to me (7-8 lbs) but is very small-framed too. Anyway, since she was a kitten, she often vomits after she eats. �It seems to come in spurts, like she's fine for 2 weeks, then pukes every day for a week, then not for a month, etc. �When she was about 6 months old she was tested for feiline aids & leukemia, and some other stuff, worms, etc. �Nothing came up. �The problem persisted, and 6 months later we went back to the vet, and again, clean bill of health. � The vet said she probably just has a weak stomach. �We've tried many different foods, and she absolutely refuses to eat wet food of any type. �The one that she seems to do the best with, though I know it's not the best for them, is Deli Cat. I mean, we've just gotten to live with it, she has no other signs of being ill, has tons of energy, and never has a lack of appetite. �We have done better by making sure she always has food available. �She really eats a lot, and if she runs out and has to beg, then she really gulps down fast and almost guaranteed will vomit. �The other cats NEVER are allowed in the room where her food is, so that isn't an issue. �I should mention she hasn't been spayed, because the vets are afraid of her low weight it could be more risky putting her under. Just figured I'd throw this out if anybody else has a cat that just has a 'bad stomach'? �I have acid reflux. �Can cats have a similar condition? �Are there antacids or something for a cat? �It isn't hairballs either, she has short hair, and never any hair in the vomit. Any thoughts? �Much thanks in advance!!! Tom & Aster |
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Advice wanted- vomiting cat
My experience with this is that they do this when they eat too
quickly. This often happens in multiple cat households. Continue to feed her separately, if you can accomplish that, it is a good thing and try to limit the times she actually runs out of food. Keep working on getting her to eat soft food, too. I think sometimes the dry foods have more of this sort of effect on cats than soft foods. I am not an expert, though, this is only my opinion, there are others on this board that are far more educated about this than I. Good luck ;-) |
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Advice wanted- vomiting cat
One problem with dry food is that after eating it, the cat is likely to
drink some water. Then the dry food expands and can cause the cat to vomit. My cats only get a little dry food at noon and bed time. The main meals are canned (Wellness). I put it down a little at a time so Tiger won't pig out (and vomit). Amber will eat her portion and walk away for a few minutes. Tiger doesn't get more until Amber returns for more. Since I am eating at the same time I have to get up several times to replenish their dishes. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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Advice wanted- vomiting cat
On Feb 11, 11:50 am, wrote:
Hello, This is my first time posting here. We have 3 cats, one is 12, one is 7, and one is 2. I am writing about the 2 year old. Her name is Aster and she's mixed but looks like a Blue Russian. She is thin to me (7-8 lbs) but is very small-framed too. Anyway, since she was a kitten, she often vomits after she eats. It seems to come in spurts, like she's fine for 2 weeks, then pukes every day for a week, then not for a month, etc. When she was about 6 months old she was tested for feiline aids & leukemia, and some other stuff, worms, etc. Nothing came up. The problem persisted, and 6 months later we went back to the vet, and again, clean bill of health. The vet said she probably just has a weak stomach. We've tried many different foods, and she absolutely refuses to eat wet food of any type. The one that she seems to do the best with, though I know it's not the best for them, is Deli Cat. I mean, we've just gotten to live with it, she has no other signs of being ill, has tons of energy, and never has a lack of appetite. We have done better by making sure she always has food available. She really eats a lot, and if she runs out and has to beg, then she really gulps down fast and almost guaranteed will vomit. The other cats NEVER are allowed in the room where her food is, so that isn't an issue. I should mention she hasn't been spayed, because the vets are afraid of her low weight it could be more risky putting her under. Just figured I'd throw this out if anybody else has a cat that just has a 'bad stomach'? I have acid reflux. Can cats have a similar condition? Are there antacids or something for a cat? It isn't hairballs either, she has short hair, and never any hair in the vomit. Any thoughts? Much thanks in advance!!! Tom & Aster Hi Tom: I have several good articles on my website dealing with special diets for cats and the health problems associated with them. Go to the index page and use the search engine. Hope you find some good advice or an answer. Cheers Russell http://www.catnews.org |
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On Feb 11, 9:01*pm, wrote:
On Feb 11, 11:50 am, wrote: Hello, This is my first time posting here. *We have 3 cats, one is 12, one is 7, and one is 2. *I am writing about the 2 year old. *Her name is Aster and she's mixed but looks like a Blue Russian. *She is thin to me (7-8 lbs) but is very small-framed too. Anyway, since she was a kitten, she often vomits after she eats. *It seems to come in spurts, like she's fine for 2 weeks, then pukes every day for a week, then not for a month, etc. *When she was about 6 months old she was tested for feiline aids & leukemia, and some other stuff, worms, etc. *Nothing came up. *The problem persisted, and 6 months later we went back to the vet, and again, clean bill of health. * The vet said she probably just has a weak stomach. *We've tried many different foods, and she absolutely refuses to eat wet food of any type. *The one that she seems to do the best with, though I know it's not the best for them, is Deli Cat. I mean, we've just gotten to live with it, she has no other signs of being ill, has tons of energy, and never has a lack of appetite. *We have done better by making sure she always has food available. *She really eats a lot, and if she runs out and has to beg, then she really gulps down fast and almost guaranteed will vomit. *The other cats NEVER are allowed in the room where her food is, so that isn't an issue. *I should mention she hasn't been spayed, because the vets are afraid of her low weight it could be more risky putting her under. Just figured I'd throw this out if anybody else has a cat that just has a 'bad stomach'? *I have acid reflux. *Can cats have a similar condition? *Are there antacids or something for a cat? *It isn't hairballs either, she has short hair, and never any hair in the vomit. Any thoughts? *Much thanks in advance!!! Tom & Aster Hi Tom: I have several good articles on my website dealing with special diets for cats and the health problems associated with them. Go to the index page and use the search engine. Hope you find some good advice or an answer. Cheers Russell http://www.catnews.org- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks for all the help. At least I'm glad to hear it's not a totally unheard of issue. I think some type of "dispenser" is best, cause feeding smaller amounts throughout the day and never letting the dish get empty helps. She used to have a sister who passed away at 1 year old, we **think** an aneurysm or just something and it was over in 30 seconds. But- at that time they didn't get fed separately, and the cat who passed on was fat. So- Aster is probably conditioned to eat fast out of fear of her food getting eaten. But we make it PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE for the other cats to get her food. I've thought about the dry food expanding in water thing too. Makes sense, and we should give wet food another try and/or look for the gluten again. We had some wet foods that the vet gave us to try, (going back about a year or more) and she absolutely would not touch the stuff. Seeing as she was so skinny, we didn't want her not eating at all, and THEN the big pet food scare came out and I'm paranoid so I threw it all out. Didn't care if it was on the list or not, it went in the trash. I might as well ask this slightly gross question. Deli Cat is an orangish flavor, and the orangish-reddishness in the vomit is not a good thing on our rug, which is like a light beige. Any suggestions on what's the best way to get those stains out? We might very well rip all the carpet out anyway, but would a Rug Shampooer like you rent at the Supermarket get it out? We have "Spot Shot" and I think that stuff is actually taking the dye out of the carpet it's so darn potent! Thanks again! Tom |
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Advice wanted- vomiting cat
wrote in message ... On Feb 11, 9:01 pm, wrote: On Feb 11, 11:50 am, wrote: snip Deli Cat is an orangish flavor, and the orangish-reddishness in the vomit is not a good thing on our rug, which is like a light beige. Therein may lie the problem. She may be having an adverse reaction to the dye in the food. Its not unusual for a cat to have a reaction to a dye in the food . Try switching her over to a food that does not contain any dies. If that doesn't help, you might want to give Hill's Prescription Diet z/d a shot just as a test to rule out or rule in food hypersensitivity. . Z/d doesn't contain any dyes and the protein is split with water which reduces the molecular weight of the protein to below the immune response threshold of the cat. The cat's immune response threshold is ~10,000 daltons, and the average molecular weight of the proteins in z/d is ~ 6,000 daltons. If she still vomits after eating z/d, you might want to have some x-rays taken or ultrasounds done to rule out problems in the gastrointestinal tract. Best of luck. Phil |
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On Feb 12, 9:36*am, "Phil P." wrote:
wrote in message ... On Feb 11, 9:01 pm, wrote: On Feb 11, 11:50 am, wrote: snip Deli Cat is an orangish flavor, and the orangish-reddishness in the vomit is not a good thing on our rug, which is like a light beige. * Therein may lie the problem. She may be having an adverse reaction to the dye in the food. *Its not unusual for a cat to have a reaction to a dye in the food . *Try switching her over to a food that does not contain any dies. If that doesn't help, you might want to give Hill's Prescription Diet z/d a shot just as a test to rule out or rule in food hypersensitivity. *. Z/d doesn't contain any dyes and the protein is split with water which reduces the molecular weight of the protein to below the immune response threshold of the cat. *The cat's immune response threshold is ~10,000 daltons, *and the average molecular weight of the proteins in z/d is ~ 6,000 daltons. If she still vomits after eating z/d, you might want to have some x-rays taken or ultrasounds done to rule out problems in the gastrointestinal tract. Best of luck. Phil I understood try Hill's PD food a shot over Deli Cat, and if it doesn't work, back to the vet. The middle sentences of your response are $2,000 question on Jeopardy material!!! LOL, thanks for the tip though!! "Alex, I'll take Cat Puke Biology for $2,000 please" "OK - the answer: The molecular weight, in quantity of daltons, which is a cat's immune response threshold" "What is 4?" "No, sorry. We were looking for 6,000. Pick again" "OK- I will take Movies for $400" Tom |
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wrote in message ... On Feb 12, 9:36 am, "Phil P." wrote: wrote in message ... On Feb 11, 9:01 pm, wrote: On Feb 11, 11:50 am, wrote: snip Deli Cat is an orangish flavor, and the orangish-reddishness in the vomit is not a good thing on our rug, which is like a light beige. Therein may lie the problem. She may be having an adverse reaction to the dye in the food. Its not unusual for a cat to have a reaction to a dye in the food . Try switching her over to a food that does not contain any dies. If that doesn't help, you might want to give Hill's Prescription Diet z/d a shot just as a test to rule out or rule in food hypersensitivity. . Z/d doesn't contain any dyes and the protein is split with water which reduces the molecular weight of the protein to below the immune response threshold of the cat. The cat's immune response threshold is ~10,000 daltons, and the average molecular weight of the proteins in z/d is ~ 6,000 daltons. If she still vomits after eating z/d, you might want to have some x-rays taken or ultrasounds done to rule out problems in the .. gastrointestinal tract. Best of luck. Phil I understood try Hill's PD food a shot over Deli Cat, and if it doesn't work, back to the vet. The middle sentences of your response are $2,000 question on Jeopardy material!!! LOL, thanks for the tip though!! "Alex, I'll take Cat Puke Biology for $2,000 please" "OK - the answer: The molecular weight, in quantity of daltons, which is a cat's immune response threshold" "What is 4?" "No, sorry. We were looking for 6,000. Pick again" "OK- I will take Movies for $400" All it means is that the weight of proteins in z/d are below the cat's immune threshold which simply means the cat's immune system doesn't detect the proteins and therefore can't develop an adverse reaction from them. BTW, its "z/d" not "p/d" - p/d is a pediatric diet. On second thought- I have a better idea--- Put your cat in a carrier. Then take her to your vet and ask him to find her a good home. When your vet asks you why you want to give her up, tell him its because you're too dumb to have a cat. |
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On Feb 12, 5:00*pm, "Phil P." wrote:
wrote in message ... On Feb 12, 9:36 am, "Phil P." wrote: wrote in message ... On Feb 11, 9:01 pm, wrote: On Feb 11, 11:50 am, wrote: snip Deli Cat is an orangish flavor, and the orangish-reddishness in the vomit is not a good thing on our rug, which is like a light beige. Therein may lie the problem. She may be having an adverse reaction to the dye in the food. Its not unusual for a cat to have a reaction to a dye in the food . Try switching her over to a food that does not contain any dies. If that doesn't help, you might want to give Hill's Prescription Diet z/d a shot just as a test to rule out or rule in food hypersensitivity. . Z/d doesn't contain any dyes and the protein is split with water which reduces the molecular weight of the protein to below the immune response threshold of the cat. The cat's immune response threshold is ~10,000 daltons, and the average molecular weight of the proteins in z/d is ~ 6,000 daltons. If she still vomits after eating z/d, you might want to have some x-rays taken or ultrasounds done to rule out problems in the . gastrointestinal tract. Best of luck. Phil I understood try Hill's PD food a shot over Deli Cat, and if it doesn't work, back to the vet. *The middle sentences of your response are $2,000 question on Jeopardy material!!! *LOL, thanks for the tip though!! "Alex, I'll take Cat Puke Biology for $2,000 please" "OK - the answer: *The molecular weight, in quantity of daltons, which is a cat's immune response threshold" "What is 4?" "No, sorry. *We were looking for 6,000. *Pick again" "OK- I will take Movies for $400" All it means is that the weight of proteins in z/d are below the cat's immune threshold which simply means the cat's immune system doesn't detect the proteins and therefore can't develop an adverse reaction from them. BTW, its "z/d" not "p/d" *- p/d is a pediatric diet. On second thought- I have a better idea--- Put your cat in a carrier. Then take her to your vet and ask him to find her a good home. *When your vet asks you why you want to give her up, tell him its because you're too dumb to have a cat.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I know that 'pediatric diet' would be abbreviated pd. YOU typed Hill's Prescription Diet, which I abbreviated Hill's pd. You wrote a VERY scientific response which I appreciated and thanked you for, then had a bit of fun, cause I KNOW that most people would have no clue what that middle part meant. Sorry, I didn't know that a PhD and a complete lack of sense of humor was required to post here. That said who the f**k are you to call me dumb or tell me I'm too dumb to have a cat? You must be the group snob. I'm a guy with 3 cats chatting - Nice to meet you. T |
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