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Do cats throw up a lot?
Joy wrote:
Almost any question beginning with "Do cats ...?" is answered "Yes and no." Cats are different. I've had only one who vomited very much, and that was only once or twice a day. Most cats will cough up "throw up" a hairball occasionally, but that's about it. The fact that both of your daughter's cats throw up all over the house makes me suspect that she may have something in her house that cats can't tolerate. It could be ant powder, indoor plants or something else. Or maybe their food? My cat Roxy, age 13, has been the hurly-girl in my house. I always tell her that she "lives to throw up", as it seems to be one of her favorite recreational activities. A lot of the time, it's just a hairball, but she can sometimes barf up a bunch of cat food. Then there are the days when she roams around the house, deposting little puddles of white foam. I think she just has a sensitive stomach. Don't worry, I've mentioned this to vets for years. Throwing up doesn't necessarily have alarming connotations in cats like it does in humans. Occasionally, perfectly decent food might cause a person to have an upset stomach, but usually when a human vomits, it means something's wrong, whether it's the flu, spoiled food, or some other condition. People usually don't throw up for fun, whereas I swear, some cats do. As for eating grass, I've heard people say many times that eating grass is good for cats because it helps to "clean out" their digestive system, by which they mean throw up the grass along with anything else that might not belong there. So usually it doesn't mean anything bad, but if you have carpets, then as someone else suggested, have some spot remover handy. If a cat throws up excessively while also not eating, then I'd bring them to the vet. After a puke-attack, Roxy usually trots to the food bowl immediately, because there's nothing else that works up an appetite quite like that. Just for a point of reference, my other cat, Licky, doesn't throw up much at all. Occasionally he'll cough up a hairball, but that's about it. So some cats just have more sensitive stomachs than others. Joyce -- Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of worthless human lives. -- Albert Schweitzer |
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Do cats throw up a lot?
"J J Levin" wrote in message ... As we prepare to make the big decision and adopt a couple of cats, my daughter (who has 2 cats) has told my wife that her cats throw up a lot all over the house. So that's a new concern for my wife. Do they really vomit a lot? I know cats can vomit at will if they need to, but "a lot" ?? Your experience? Reasons for throwing up? How to prevent? Thanks for any assistance, I'm not exactly an expert, I have had only two cats and neither of them ever vomited much, maybe once every 3 months. Usually if they ate too quickly. So my experience is that if you get two cats they are not likely to cover your house with sick. However do not come back to say I was wrong ;-) I have not found that my cats vomit all over the house on a regular basis, if they did, I would be concerned and would be involving the vet. Tweed |
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Do cats throw up a lot?
"J J Levin" wrote in message
... "J J Levin" wrote in message ... As we prepare to make the big decision and adopt a couple of cats, my daughter (who has 2 cats) has told my wife that her cats throw up a lot all over the house. So that's a new concern for my wife. Do they really vomit a lot? I know cats can vomit at will if they need to, but "a lot" ?? Your experience? Reasons for throwing up? How to prevent? Thanks for any assistance, Jay Got lots and lots of good advice here, and I think your replies managed to calm my wife down -- especially the comments about their having small stomachs and the cleanup being of the paper towel variety rather than the "we need to change the carpets all over the house again" kind. Many thanks! Jay With cats, a very good product to have on hand is Nature's Miracle, available at most pet supply stores. It comes in two varieties - one that sanitizes and deodorizes, and another that is a great stain remover. Between them, with paper towels or rags, any sort of cat mishap can be cleaned up as though it has never happened. I have a beige carpet, which is where vomiting usually occurs, when it does. Since their food apparently has a red coloring in it, it makes a nice spot on the carpet. Nature's Miracle makes that spot disappear. It's good for any organic stains, spills, etc. Joy |
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Do cats throw up a lot?
"Joy" wrote in message ... "J J Levin" wrote in message ... As we prepare to make the big decision and adopt a couple of cats, my daughter (who has 2 cats) has told my wife that her cats throw up a lot all over the house. So that's a new concern for my wife. Do they really vomit a lot? I know cats can vomit at will if they need to, but "a lot" ?? Your experience? Reasons for throwing up? How to prevent? Thanks for any assistance, Jay Almost any question beginning with "Do cats ...?" is answered "Yes and no." Cats are different. I've had only one who vomited very much, and that was only once or twice a day. Most cats will cough up "throw up" a hairball occasionally, but that's about it. The fact that both of your daughter's cats throw up all over the house makes me suspect that she may have something in her house that cats can't tolerate. It could be ant powder, indoor plants or something else. OTOH, it could just be the cats themselves. I think it's very unlikely that any cat(s) you get would throw up a lot, as long as you don't have anything around that could make them sick. Joy Persia used to vomit a lot (not hairballs) until the vet changed her food. Some of it was attributed to her eating too fast. But I do think there was something in the other kibble that tended to upset her stomach. It doesn't seem to be a problem with the new stuff. (One of my neighbor's cats had the same problem; again the change in food helped.) The worst part is I have - or should I say *had*! - white carpet. That was my mother's choice. Even before I brought Persia here Mom wondered what possessed her to get white carpet. Beats the heck out of me! One of these days I'll have it professionally cleaned, although I do worry about the chemicals they use. JillJill |
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Do cats throw up a lot?
On 2011-07-28, J J Levin wrote:
As we prepare to make the big decision and adopt a couple of cats, my daughter (who has 2 cats) has told my wife that her cats throw up a lot all over the house. So that's a new concern for my wife. Do they really vomit a lot? I know cats can vomit at will if they need to, but "a lot" ?? Your experience? Reasons for throwing up? How to prevent? Thanks for any assistance, Jay Housecats hardly ever throw up. Something is wrong when they vomit a lot. Bud |
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Do cats throw up a lot?
"J J Levin" wrote
As we prepare to make the big decision and adopt a couple of cats, my daughter (who has 2 cats) has told my wife that her cats throw up a lot all over the house. So that's a new concern for my wife. Do they really vomit a lot? I know cats can vomit at will if they need to, but "a lot" ?? Your experience? Reasons for throwing up? How to prevent? With 15 cats, rarely does a day pass without having to clean up at least one cat vomit. It will usually be a hairball, or someone ate/drank too much/fast. No way to prevent. Cleanup is very easy tho. |
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Do cats throw up a lot?
On 29/07/2011 2:10 AM, J J Levin wrote:
As we prepare to make the big decision and adopt a couple of cats, my daughter (who has 2 cats) has told my wife that her cats throw up a lot all over the house. So that's a new concern for my wife. Do they really vomit a lot? I know cats can vomit at will if they need to, but "a lot" ?? Your experience? Reasons for throwing up? How to prevent? Thanks for any assistance, Jay I have a pair of littermates. The medium-long haired one (Suki) has barfed nearly every day for the 4 years we've had her. Its usually hairballs, although she'll also barf if she's eaten too much too quickly or gets too excited or scared. I've never seen her brother, Pickle, barf once in all that time. My previous owner, Shmoggleberry, seemed only to barf when he was expressing his displeasure at his hoomin's poor attitude and behaviour. And he'd make sure he'd get my attention before barfing on something soft and unwashable, as if to prove the point. Yowie |
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Do cats throw up a lot?
It varies by cat- Dunzi was a champion puker all her life usually
because she bolted her food but Sarsi almost never pukes Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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Do cats throw up a lot?
"J J Levin" wrote in message ...
As we prepare to make the big decision and adopt a couple of cats, my daughter (who has 2 cats) has told my wife that her cats throw up a lot all over the house. So that's a new concern for my wife. Do they really vomit a lot? I know cats can vomit at will if they need to, but "a lot" ?? Your experience? Reasons for throwing up? How to prevent? Thanks for any assistance, Jay Cats normally don't throw up a lot. Long-haired cats will sometimes upchuck a hairball, and any cat can vomit on occasion. But all the time? Your daughter should perhaps take her cats to a vet for a check-up to find the problem - possibly diet. |
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