We have a three-year-old cat Charlie. No matter what food we put
him on he frequently vomits. The Vet can not find anything wrong.
He indicates that we just keep trying new food until one works.
Since the cat is otherwise heathy and has had this problem since we
got it, it doesn't seem to be a life threthening problem. However
any advice would be appreciatied.
Gill - 28 Apr 2007 00:48 GMT
Have you tried hypo-allergenic food? Some cats are allergic to ingredients
which are added to most ordinary cat food (wheat, cheese & milk are common
ones, and also some additives). You can buy cat food which doesn't include
these things specially made for the allergic cat. It's more expensive but
may be worth just trying to see whether he still vomits after eating it or
not.
How long have you had Charlie? Does he have previous owners you can contact
and ask about this?
Is he losing weight? If not then he must be keeping enough down to maintain
himself.
About 2 years ago my cat quite suddenly started vomiting after eating cat
biscuits. He'd eaten these without a problem for 2 years before that (since
I had him). I tried different brands and flavours but it made no difference.
He was fine with his wet food though. I mentioned it to the vet who advised
me to try him on the hypo-allergenic type. Hey presto, no more vomiting.
I've used the hypo-allergenic dry food ever since and he's never vomited
after eating since. (He still happily eats the wet food without a problem.)
> We have a three-year-old cat Charlie. No matter what food we put
> him on he frequently vomits. The Vet can not find anything wrong.
> He indicates that we just keep trying new food until one works.
> Since the cat is otherwise heathy and has had this problem since we
> got it, it doesn't seem to be a life threthening problem. However
> any advice would be appreciatied.
kathyO - 28 Apr 2007 02:10 GMT
Gill: Thanks for the information. We will give it a try.
Charlie was my son's college cat. Now it is firmly attached to me.
He has had this problem since he got him.
grumpy@mailinator.com - 28 Apr 2007 07:13 GMT
> We have a three-year-old cat Charlie. No matter what food we put
> him on he frequently vomits. The Vet can not find anything wrong.
> He indicates that we just keep trying new food until one works.
> Since the cat is otherwise heathy and has had this problem since we
> got it, it doesn't seem to be a life threthening problem. However
> any advice would be appreciatied.
Have you tried something like raw chicken wings (never use cooked ones)?
Paula4u - 13 May 2007 12:59 GMT
>> We have a three-year-old cat Charlie. No matter what food we put
>> him on he frequently vomits. The Vet can not find anything wrong.
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>
> Have you tried something like raw chicken wings (never use cooked ones)?
Are you sure that its not projectile vomiting? i.e. straight after eating,
its a stomach disorder many cats have it. Is the food fresh still when he
vomits? i.e. if dry you can even see the shapes still?
My cat suffers from this I try to stop it by gently talking to her and
rubbing her she often desists from vomiting and walks away sheepishly ( for
a cat). Reduce the portions feed 10 X a day small rather than 2 X large.
Paula www.paula4u.net