Cat suddenly throwing up after environment change

Hello everyone -

I have two cats, and one of them is acting somewhat weird. I'm not
concerned yet enough to take her to the vet, but I am somewhat
worried.

Basically, recently I donated one of my couches to the Salvation Army.
Cat in question enjoyed hiding under said couch. Now that the couch is
gone, I think she is depressed. Recently - the past 4 days or so - she
has been more lethargic than normal, and the past two days she has
started throwing up. She is only throwing up saliva in very small
amounts - no food.
Also her nose is dry and her ears aren't warm, but they aren't as cold
as I'd like them to be.

This concerns me because she *never* throws up.

I know they were sort of unhappy with their food also, so I switched
back to Purina, which they enjoyed - I did this to help lessen the
stress from their environment changes. One cat is in fine health, the
other seems... depressed?

Is there anything I can do, or should I take her to the vet?

"jamina1" wrote in message
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Hello everyone -

I have two cats, and one of them is acting somewhat weird. I'm not
concerned yet enough to take her to the vet, but I am somewhat
worried.

Basically, recently I donated one of my couches to the Salvation Army.
Cat in question enjoyed hiding under said couch. Now that the couch is
gone, I think she is depressed.

She needs to be seen by the vet first, to make sure there is not something
serious going on. Cats get into deadly trouble fast when they stop eating
enough, and decline quickly. This can happen just because they got their
feelings hurt, because they have a sore tooth, whatever. Don't wait. A basic
exam is maybe $40, right? And it might save her life.

Did you get another couch? Does she have other hiding places? Have you had a
talk with her, looked into her eyes and asked her what the problem is?
And--if you are only feeding dry, get some canned food. That should perk her
right up.

On Feb 26, 9:43*am, jamina1 wrote:
Hello everyone -

I have two cats, and one of them is acting somewhat weird. I'm not
concerned yet enough to take her to the vet

Is there anything I can do, or should I take her to the vet?

you under-estimate how important her hiding place was

so. back to block one

but be careful, if cats crawl up into a sofa, they could get killed
if say.. a husband, or a mother-n-law with a big butt sits on it

obviously, a chill pill from the vet, would be nice

but other than her nerves and feeling outted from her retreat

so long as she's eating, why not, take the $40 the vet would get
and, buy a few cat things, special food, small toys

BUT BE SURE to give her a cool place to retreat to
it's very important

I am convinced, this hiding thing is essential to a cat's emo health

somehow

"jamina1" wrote in message
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Hello everyone -

I have two cats, and one of them is acting somewhat weird. I'm not
concerned yet enough to take her to the vet, but I am somewhat
worried.

Basically, recently I donated one of my couches to the Salvation Army.
Cat in question enjoyed hiding under said couch. Now that the couch is
gone, I think she is depressed. Recently - the past 4 days or so - she
has been more lethargic than normal, and the past two days she has
started throwing up. She is only throwing up saliva in very small
amounts - no food.
Also her nose is dry and her ears aren't warm, but they aren't as cold
as I'd like them to be.

This concerns me because she *never* throws up.

I know they were sort of unhappy with their food also, so I switched
back to Purina, which they enjoyed - I did this to help lessen the
stress from their environment changes. One cat is in fine health, the
other seems... depressed?

Is there anything I can do, or should I take her to the vet?

I would take her to a vet to have her evaluated. You are assuming that she
is depressed because she lost a favorite hiding place. That may be true,
but it also could be coincidence--and cats that are sick can decline *very*
quickly.

MaryL

jamina1 wrote:
Hello everyone -

I have two cats, and one of them is acting somewhat weird. I'm not
concerned yet enough to take her to the vet, but I am somewhat
worried.

Basically, recently I donated one of my couches to the Salvation Army.
Cat in question enjoyed hiding under said couch. Now that the couch is
gone, I think she is depressed. Recently - the past 4 days or so - she
has been more lethargic than normal, and the past two days she has
started throwing up. She is only throwing up saliva in very small
amounts - no food.
Also her nose is dry and her ears aren't warm, but they aren't as cold
as I'd like them to be.

This concerns me because she *never* throws up.

I know they were sort of unhappy with their food also, so I switched
back to Purina, which they enjoyed - I did this to help lessen the
stress from their environment changes. One cat is in fine health, the
other seems... depressed?

Is there anything I can do, or should I take her to the vet?


Is the cat taking in food and water? It may not be eating, thus not
throwing up food. If she's not taking in fluids dehydration can set in
very quickly, after which organs can begin to fail. It can snowball
really fast. My cat started vomiting on a Saturday night into Sunday (a
few weeks ago), and by Monday when I took him to the vet he was already
getting dehydrated. He ended up with IVs and all sorts of things, he was
very sick - hopefully that's not the case here. But I'd take your cat
into the vet. Being lethargic is another sign she's sick, and the vet
can get the vitals and hopefully a quick diagnosis. In the mean time
check to see if she's dehydrated by bunching the skin/fur at the neck
like a tent, then let it go. It should snap back into place without
delay. If it goes back slowly, or stays sort of tented (is that a
word?), she's dehydrated. If so I'd get to the vet ASAP during the day,
before it becomes an emergency ($$).

I do not think the couch and her vomiting are related. I think the
timing is purely coincidental. I personally would call your vet today
and get her in. What looks like 'depression' to you could actually
mean she is feelling quite ill.

"jamina1" wrote in message
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Hello everyone -

I have two cats, and one of them is acting somewhat weird. I'm not
concerned yet enough to take her to the vet, but I am somewhat
worried.

Basically, recently I donated one of my couches to the Salvation Army.
Cat in question enjoyed hiding under said couch. Now that the couch is
gone, I think she is depressed. Recently - the past 4 days or so - she
has been more lethargic than normal, and the past two days she has
started throwing up. She is only throwing up saliva in very small
amounts - no food.
Also her nose is dry and her ears aren't warm, but they aren't as cold
as I'd like them to be.

This concerns me because she *never* throws up.

I know they were sort of unhappy with their food also, so I switched
back to Purina, which they enjoyed - I did this to help lessen the
stress from their environment changes. One cat is in fine health, the
other seems... depressed?

Is there anything I can do, or should I take her to the vet?

Get her another, "couch". Or, something similar to hide under, and make sure
she knows that it's especially set up for her and not for any other cat.....

Thank you for your concerns all. Rest assured she has plenty of other
hiding spots, there is another couch to hide behind, closets to hid in
and tables to cower beneath.
I just think she is upset.

I'm certain she is eating - and her behavior is confusing. She sleeps
alot usually, but now she's very angry if I wake her up, but the other
day I shook the treat bag and she came running and happily ate it. I
fed her some tuna (I know not the most amazing thing but I knew she
would eat it) and she ate it right up.

I think I will indeed have her seen by the vet ASAP. I can tell she is
sort of dehydrated and she's very prone to UTI. I don't want that to
happen again.

"jamina1" wrote in message
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Thank you for your concerns all. Rest assured she has plenty of other
hiding spots, there is another couch to hide behind, closets to hid in
and tables to cower beneath.
I just think she is upset.

I'm certain she is eating - and her behavior is confusing. She sleeps
alot usually, but now she's very angry if I wake her up, but the other
day I shook the treat bag and she came running and happily ate it. I
fed her some tuna (I know not the most amazing thing but I knew she
would eat it) and she ate it right up.

I think I will indeed have her seen by the vet ASAP. I can tell she is
sort of dehydrated and she's very prone to UTI. I don't want that to
happen again.


I'm glad you're taking her to the vet. Her behaviour isn't confusing to me
at all. The fact that she is "very angry" when you wake her tells me she is
not feeling at all well. I have a cat who is somewhat grumpy and refuses to
shift when I want to wake her, but I know she's healthy and her mischief
muscles are in perfect condition :~), so I don't need to worry. Your cat is
upset, feeling very unwell and dehydrated (to some extent). The sooner you
get her to a vet, the better her chances. The vet may want to keep her in
to carry out remedial iv rehydration. Dehydration in cats is very serious
and needs early treatment. Please take her to the vet *very* soon; at once,
if you can.

Do let us know how she gets on.
My pussies and I have our paws crossed for her.

Spider

"Spider" wrote in message
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"jamina1" wrote in message
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Thank you for your concerns all. Rest assured she has plenty of other
hiding spots, there is another couch to hide behind, closets to hid in
and tables to cower beneath.
I just think she is upset.

I'm certain she is eating - and her behavior is confusing. She sleeps
alot usually, but now she's very angry if I wake her up, but the other
day I shook the treat bag and she came running and happily ate it. I
fed her some tuna (I know not the most amazing thing but I knew she
would eat it) and she ate it right up.

I think I will indeed have her seen by the vet ASAP. I can tell she is
sort of dehydrated and she's very prone to UTI. I don't want that to
happen again.


I'm glad you're taking her to the vet. Her behaviour isn't confusing to
me at all. The fact that she is "very angry" when you wake her tells me
she is not feeling at all well.

Really. This cat should have been to the vet weeks ago.