Cat vomits all the time

"Andrew" wrote in message
om...
My mom has a cat who vomits more than seems normal, and she asked me
to post here for advice. She's been through two vets and every idea
they both recommended, without any improvement.

Every week, she has a couple of days that she'll vomit three to four
times during that day. She vomits undigested food; it's not hairballs.
They adopted this cat about two years ago from a pet rescue place,
when she was about 10 years old (the people they got her from weren't
sure of her exact age). So she's about 12 now. She has had this
problem as long as they've had her (she did it the first day they had
her).

My mom says that they've tried "every kind of food" (at least 10
kinds, including prescription food from the vet and other kinds the
vets recommended). One vet said that it could be due to a stomach
inflamation problem, and said a cortizone shot would help. He said
that the shot should work for about three months, but less than a week
after she got it, she had another full day of vomiting. So that didn't
seem to do much. One vet said, "well, some cats are just pukers."

Does anyone have other recommendations? I'm sure she'd be willing to
try other kinds of food, but she think that she's tried just about
every kind on the shelf...

Thanks.

Vomiting is a symptom rather than a disease. Chronic vomiting leads to
esophagitis - which is not only painful but also compounds the problem and
makes finding the cause even more difficult.

If your local general practioners can't find the cause, I suggest you
consult a specialist. X-rays with barium swallows or ideally, fluoroscopy
are probably necessary to pinpoint the cause.

Go to
http://www.acvim.org/Kittleson/search.htm
and do a search for an internal medicine Diplomate/Specialist in your area.
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Diplomates are about the
best there is.

If you can't find an ACVIM specialist in your area, my second choice would
be an ABVP Diplomate/Feline Specialist (American Board of Veterinary
Practitioners).
Go to http://www.abvp.com/diplosearch1.htm

Good luck,

Phil

"Andrew" wrote in message
om...
My mom has a cat who vomits more than seems normal, and she asked me
to post here for advice. She's been through two vets and every idea
they both recommended, without any improvement.

Every week, she has a couple of days that she'll vomit three to four
times during that day. She vomits undigested food; it's not hairballs.
They adopted this cat about two years ago from a pet rescue place,
when she was about 10 years old (the people they got her from weren't
sure of her exact age). So she's about 12 now. She has had this
problem as long as they've had her (she did it the first day they had
her).

My mom says that they've tried "every kind of food" (at least 10
kinds, including prescription food from the vet and other kinds the
vets recommended). One vet said that it could be due to a stomach
inflamation problem, and said a cortizone shot would help. He said
that the shot should work for about three months, but less than a week
after she got it, she had another full day of vomiting. So that didn't
seem to do much. One vet said, "well, some cats are just pukers."

Does anyone have other recommendations? I'm sure she'd be willing to
try other kinds of food, but she think that she's tried just about
every kind on the shelf...

Thanks.

Vomiting is a symptom rather than a disease. Chronic vomiting leads to
esophagitis - which is not only painful but also compounds the problem and
makes finding the cause even more difficult.

If your local general practioners can't find the cause, I suggest you
consult a specialist. X-rays with barium swallows or ideally, fluoroscopy
are probably necessary to pinpoint the cause.

Go to
http://www.acvim.org/Kittleson/search.htm
and do a search for an internal medicine Diplomate/Specialist in your area.
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Diplomates are about the
best there is.

If you can't find an ACVIM specialist in your area, my second choice would
be an ABVP Diplomate/Feline Specialist (American Board of Veterinary
Practitioners).
Go to http://www.abvp.com/diplosearch1.htm

Good luck,

Phil

"Andrew" wrote in message
om...
My mom has a cat who vomits more than seems normal, and she asked me
to post here for advice. She's been through two vets and every idea
they both recommended, without any improvement.

Every week, she has a couple of days that she'll vomit three to four
times during that day. She vomits undigested food; it's not hairballs.
They adopted this cat about two years ago from a pet rescue place,
when she was about 10 years old (the people they got her from weren't
sure of her exact age). So she's about 12 now. She has had this
problem as long as they've had her (she did it the first day they had
her).

My mom says that they've tried "every kind of food" (at least 10
kinds, including prescription food from the vet and other kinds the
vets recommended). One vet said that it could be due to a stomach
inflamation problem, and said a cortizone shot would help. He said
that the shot should work for about three months, but less than a week
after she got it, she had another full day of vomiting. So that didn't
seem to do much. One vet said, "well, some cats are just pukers."

Does anyone have other recommendations? I'm sure she'd be willing to
try other kinds of food, but she think that she's tried just about
every kind on the shelf...

Thanks.

Vomiting is a symptom rather than a disease. Chronic vomiting leads to
esophagitis - which is not only painful but also compounds the problem and
makes finding the cause even more difficult.

If your local general practioners can't find the cause, I suggest you
consult a specialist. X-rays with barium swallows or ideally, fluoroscopy
are probably necessary to pinpoint the cause.

Go to
http://www.acvim.org/Kittleson/search.htm
and do a search for an internal medicine Diplomate/Specialist in your area.
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Diplomates are about the
best there is.

If you can't find an ACVIM specialist in your area, my second choice would
be an ABVP Diplomate/Feline Specialist (American Board of Veterinary
Practitioners).
Go to http://www.abvp.com/diplosearch1.htm

Good luck,

Phil

The cat should at least have an ultrasound done. Sounds to me like it could
be irritable bowel syndrome or even possibly intestinal lymphoma.


"Andrew" wrote in message
om...
My mom has a cat who vomits more than seems normal, and she asked me
to post here for advice. She's been through two vets and every idea
they both recommended, without any improvement.

Every week, she has a couple of days that she'll vomit three to four
times during that day. She vomits undigested food; it's not hairballs.
They adopted this cat about two years ago from a pet rescue place,
when she was about 10 years old (the people they got her from weren't
sure of her exact age). So she's about 12 now. She has had this
problem as long as they've had her (she did it the first day they had
her).

My mom says that they've tried "every kind of food" (at least 10
kinds, including prescription food from the vet and other kinds the
vets recommended). One vet said that it could be due to a stomach
inflamation problem, and said a cortizone shot would help. He said
that the shot should work for about three months, but less than a week
after she got it, she had another full day of vomiting. So that didn't
seem to do much. One vet said, "well, some cats are just pukers."

Does anyone have other recommendations? I'm sure she'd be willing to
try other kinds of food, but she think that she's tried just about
every kind on the shelf...

Thanks.

The cat should at least have an ultrasound done. Sounds to me like it could
be irritable bowel syndrome or even possibly intestinal lymphoma.


"Andrew" wrote in message
om...
My mom has a cat who vomits more than seems normal, and she asked me
to post here for advice. She's been through two vets and every idea
they both recommended, without any improvement.

Every week, she has a couple of days that she'll vomit three to four
times during that day. She vomits undigested food; it's not hairballs.
They adopted this cat about two years ago from a pet rescue place,
when she was about 10 years old (the people they got her from weren't
sure of her exact age). So she's about 12 now. She has had this
problem as long as they've had her (she did it the first day they had
her).

My mom says that they've tried "every kind of food" (at least 10
kinds, including prescription food from the vet and other kinds the
vets recommended). One vet said that it could be due to a stomach
inflamation problem, and said a cortizone shot would help. He said
that the shot should work for about three months, but less than a week
after she got it, she had another full day of vomiting. So that didn't
seem to do much. One vet said, "well, some cats are just pukers."

Does anyone have other recommendations? I'm sure she'd be willing to
try other kinds of food, but she think that she's tried just about
every kind on the shelf...

Thanks.

The cat should at least have an ultrasound done. Sounds to me like it could
be irritable bowel syndrome or even possibly intestinal lymphoma.


"Andrew" wrote in message
om...
My mom has a cat who vomits more than seems normal, and she asked me
to post here for advice. She's been through two vets and every idea
they both recommended, without any improvement.

Every week, she has a couple of days that she'll vomit three to four
times during that day. She vomits undigested food; it's not hairballs.
They adopted this cat about two years ago from a pet rescue place,
when she was about 10 years old (the people they got her from weren't
sure of her exact age). So she's about 12 now. She has had this
problem as long as they've had her (she did it the first day they had
her).

My mom says that they've tried "every kind of food" (at least 10
kinds, including prescription food from the vet and other kinds the
vets recommended). One vet said that it could be due to a stomach
inflamation problem, and said a cortizone shot would help. He said
that the shot should work for about three months, but less than a week
after she got it, she had another full day of vomiting. So that didn't
seem to do much. One vet said, "well, some cats are just pukers."

Does anyone have other recommendations? I'm sure she'd be willing to
try other kinds of food, but she think that she's tried just about
every kind on the shelf...

Thanks.

Is your cat losing weight? I imagine so.
I had a cat who began vomiting frequently at around 3-years-old. Turned out
he had Diabetes and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The Diabetes was
found by a series of blood work to determine the extent of the disease
and amount of insulin that he requires. The Inflammatory Bowel Disease
was found by looking down his throat to his stomach with a tube. (fun)
I'm not sure if a cat can develop either of these conditions at a ripe old
age
of 10 or 12-years-old. But my cat lived to be 13.

My two cents,
James

"Andrew" wrote in message
om...
My mom has a cat who vomits more than seems normal, and she asked me
to post here for advice. She's been through two vets and every idea
they both recommended, without any improvement.

Every week, she has a couple of days that she'll vomit three to four
times during that day. She vomits undigested food; it's not hairballs.
They adopted this cat about two years ago from a pet rescue place,
when she was about 10 years old (the people they got her from weren't
sure of her exact age). So she's about 12 now. She has had this
problem as long as they've had her (she did it the first day they had
her).

My mom says that they've tried "every kind of food" (at least 10
kinds, including prescription food from the vet and other kinds the
vets recommended). One vet said that it could be due to a stomach
inflamation problem, and said a cortizone shot would help. He said
that the shot should work for about three months, but less than a week
after she got it, she had another full day of vomiting. So that didn't
seem to do much. One vet said, "well, some cats are just pukers."

Does anyone have other recommendations? I'm sure she'd be willing to
try other kinds of food, but she think that she's tried just about
every kind on the shelf...

Thanks.

Is your cat losing weight? I imagine so.
I had a cat who began vomiting frequently at around 3-years-old. Turned out
he had Diabetes and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The Diabetes was
found by a series of blood work to determine the extent of the disease
and amount of insulin that he requires. The Inflammatory Bowel Disease
was found by looking down his throat to his stomach with a tube. (fun)
I'm not sure if a cat can develop either of these conditions at a ripe old
age
of 10 or 12-years-old. But my cat lived to be 13.

My two cents,
James

"Andrew" wrote in message
om...
My mom has a cat who vomits more than seems normal, and she asked me
to post here for advice. She's been through two vets and every idea
they both recommended, without any improvement.

Every week, she has a couple of days that she'll vomit three to four
times during that day. She vomits undigested food; it's not hairballs.
They adopted this cat about two years ago from a pet rescue place,
when she was about 10 years old (the people they got her from weren't
sure of her exact age). So she's about 12 now. She has had this
problem as long as they've had her (she did it the first day they had
her).

My mom says that they've tried "every kind of food" (at least 10
kinds, including prescription food from the vet and other kinds the
vets recommended). One vet said that it could be due to a stomach
inflamation problem, and said a cortizone shot would help. He said
that the shot should work for about three months, but less than a week
after she got it, she had another full day of vomiting. So that didn't
seem to do much. One vet said, "well, some cats are just pukers."

Does anyone have other recommendations? I'm sure she'd be willing to
try other kinds of food, but she think that she's tried just about
every kind on the shelf...

Thanks.

"JamesJ" wrote in message
...
Is your cat losing weight? I imagine so.
I had a cat who began vomiting frequently at around 3-years-old. Turned
out
he had Diabetes and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The Diabetes was
found by a series of blood work to determine the extent of the disease
and amount of insulin that he requires. The Inflammatory Bowel Disease
was found by looking down his throat to his stomach with a tube. (fun)
I'm not sure if a cat can develop either of these conditions at a ripe old
age
of 10 or 12-years-old. But my cat lived to be 13.

Didn't see the original post, but my cat, too, was diagnosed iwth IBD after
the same symptoms. I was very lucky in that he has a very mild case that,
after the initial 2 months of intensive treatment with anti-emetics and
everything else under the sun, he is largely controlled by diet alone (no
red meat) and seems to be doing really well on it. This is further
complicated by the fact that he later developed FLUTD, and so largely eats
only Hills CD these days, with the occasional treat.

But anyway, he's coming up to 10 and is pretty much a picture of health.

"JamesJ" wrote in message
...
Is your cat losing weight? I imagine so.
I had a cat who began vomiting frequently at around 3-years-old. Turned
out
he had Diabetes and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The Diabetes was
found by a series of blood work to determine the extent of the disease
and amount of insulin that he requires. The Inflammatory Bowel Disease
was found by looking down his throat to his stomach with a tube. (fun)
I'm not sure if a cat can develop either of these conditions at a ripe old
age
of 10 or 12-years-old. But my cat lived to be 13.

Didn't see the original post, but my cat, too, was diagnosed iwth IBD after
the same symptoms. I was very lucky in that he has a very mild case that,
after the initial 2 months of intensive treatment with anti-emetics and
everything else under the sun, he is largely controlled by diet alone (no
red meat) and seems to be doing really well on it. This is further
complicated by the fact that he later developed FLUTD, and so largely eats
only Hills CD these days, with the occasional treat.

But anyway, he's coming up to 10 and is pretty much a picture of health.