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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2005My poor vomiting cat
Okay...Willow has not been doing well keeping down food. Initially I thought it was dyes in the cheap brand I had been feeding her. So I switched to more costly brands such as Royal Kanin and James Wellbeloved. She still had issues with throwing up. Off to the vet we go. First visit, he suggested wet food. Made her even worse. Off to the vet we go. I saw a different vet, who recommended Hills i/d, I think. She also suggested not giving her treats, etc., and to continue with the Hills for 6 weeks, to rule out allergies. All directions have been followed. Willow is still throwing up. I called her today and tomorrow...you guessed it, off to the vet we go. I'm very concerned. Willow is happy (except now I am fasting her for 24 hours), glossy coat, good teeth, alert, bright eyed, etc. I noticed her stools are soft, but there is no blood or mucus. Ideas, comments, concerns? Someone? I'm so worried about her. It could be so many things. Blockages due to foreign objects need to be ruled out. She could also have diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and others. She needs more testing by the vet. Gail > Okay...Willow has not been doing well keeping down food. Initially I > thought it was dyes in the cheap brand I had been feeding her. So I [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Ideas, comments, concerns? Someone? I'm so worried about her. thanks...I will start to compile a list to ask the vet tomorrow. She did mention ibd and I think the change in food was to address that. > It could be so many things. Blockages due to foreign objects need to be > ruled out. She could also have diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > > > Ideas, comments, concerns? Someone? I'm so worried about her. Boy, it's so tough to know. I wonder if an endoscope would show anything. I think i/d is what they recommend for IBD if that's what this is. Will she eat plain chicken ground up with rice? Maybe just to see if that stays down? Let us know what the vet says. Purrs for Willow. > Okay...Willow has not been doing well keeping down food. Initially I > thought it was dyes in the cheap brand I had been feeding her. So I [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Ideas, comments, concerns? Someone? I'm so worried about her. > Okay...Willow has not been doing well keeping down food. Initially I > thought it was dyes in the cheap brand I had been feeding her. So I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > the Hills for 6 weeks, to rule out allergies. All directions have been > followed. Willow is still throwing up. You need to feed z/d not i/d to rule out food allergies or aversions. Phil >Okay...Willow has not been doing well keeping down food. Do you pay attention to what is in her vomit? It's nasty stuff, but possibly revealing. My older cat Kiki has been vomiting every day or every other day. After some Usenet research, I did the same as you, feeding her expensive food and then going with good-quality wet food, trying to feed her smaller amounts more often and trying to avoid feeding her before she sleeps. She has some respiratory problems which I believe cause problems with digestion, maybe especially while she is sleeping. Anyway, the wet food seems to have significantly reduced the vomit versus hairball ratio. In other words, it's easy to figure why she vomits when the hairball is most of what is there. Good luck. Initially I >thought it was dyes in the cheap brand I had been feeding her. So >I switched to more costly brands such as Royal Kanin and James [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >Ideas, comments, concerns? Someone? I'm so worried about her. Wow, poor Willow :( Vomiting is such a vague symptom. It can be caused by so many things it is sometimes hard to diagnose the problem. It can be as simple as a hairball (even in shorthairs), or as complex as some systemic illness. I think your vet is wise to suspect IBS but allergy tests should probably still be done. Quite a while ago when I was a new meowmy, my cat had vomiting and soft stools. My vet was tentatively treating him for IBS. I found out that my husband (well intentioned as he was) was sneaking kitty treats when meowmy was not around. Much to my horror, one of these treats was milk! You may know that many cats can't digest milk. When we switched to an all canned diet and DH stopped killing my kitty with kindness, the vomiting and loose stools resolved. Is there any chance your cat drinks milk? Something to think about... Best of luck. Sending purrs for Willow to feel better. Lynn > Wow, poor Willow :( Vomiting is such a vague symptom. It can be caused by > so many things it is sometimes hard to diagnose the problem. It can be as [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Best of luck. Sending purrs for Willow to feel better. > Lynn Thank you for the purrs. I'm pretty positive that she isn't getting any milk or treats. I will ask about allergy testing as well. > -- > Message posted via http://www.catkb.com > Initially I > >thought it was dyes in the cheap brand I had been feeding her. So [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >go. I'm very concerned. Willow is happy (except now I am fasting > >her for 24 hours), glossy coat, good teeth, alert, bright eyed, Case threw up for nearly 2 years, vet diagnosed it as nervous and/or from eating to fast - some may remember that Case was thrown away in a forest by some jerk so it's reasonaaable she could have some psychological problems, heh. She is one weird cat! Onlites cat I've ever heard growl and purr simultaneously, but she is happy now... We put her on Prednisolene 2.5mg twice a day and the ralphing is like once a month or so. Norm -- "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from masochism." <AC Clark via me> > > > Case threw up for nearly 2 years, vet diagnosed it as nervous and/or > from eating to fast - I noticed Willow vomiting more after the baby was born and thought it would subside. I know she does vomit when she has gorged,but that is fairly obvious. I'll add nerves to the list. some may remember that Case was thrown away in a > forest by some jerk so it's reasonaaable she could have some > psychological problems, heh. She is one weird cat! Onlites cat I've [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from > masochism." <AC Clark via me> Norm <norm@normdec.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: My poor vomiting cat: >Case threw up for nearly 2 years, vet diagnosed it as nervous and/or >from eating to fast - some may remember that Case was thrown away in a >forest by some jerk so it's reasonaaable she could have some >psychological problems, heh. She is one weird cat! Onlites cat I've >ever heard growl and purr simultaneously, but she is happy now... Felix switches his tail while power-purring. :-)  Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > >Okay...Willow has not been doing well keeping down food. Purrs for Willow. My Kumani is a barfer. Every week or two, she eats her food too fast, and sure enough...it comes right back up. THe food is barely digested, since she's consumed more than she can hold. Cleaning up her pukies is just a fact of life here. Still, it's wise to take Willow to the vet particularly if she's barfing often. --Fil No ideas unfortunately, but lots of purrs and best wishes for Willow and hugs for you, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Okay...Willow has not been doing well keeping down food. Initially I > thought it was dyes in the cheap brand I had been feeding her. So I [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Off to the vet we go. First visit, he suggested wet food. Made her even > worse. <snip> Purrs and purr-ayers are on the way for Willow to feel better ASAP. I hope the vet can track down the reason she's vomiting, and quickly resolve it so she's back to herself in no time. Purrs are on the way for you, too -- I know how nerve-wracking it is to have a cat with symptoms and NOT KNOW what's causing them. Hang in there, and keep us posted on how she's doing. Donna, Captain, and Stanley > Okay...Willow has not been doing well keeping down food. Purrs that the vet finds out what the problem is and that Willow is soon better. I'm afraid I don't have any advice to give. Some time ago (last year, I think), Nikki was throwing up every day. The vet gave me this liquid called Antepsin (probably called something else in your neck of the world) to give her before every meal. It was supposed to coat her stomach so that whatever was irritated there could heal in peace. It worked like a charm. Hang on, I astill have the bottle, I'll check what it contains. The main ingredient seems to be sucralphate, which according to a quick Google search seems to be used to treat - surprise surprise - IBD. SignatureMarina, Frank, Nikki, and coming soon: Mere! marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Purrs on the way that TED can find a problem, and an easy fix. >Okay...Willow has not been doing well keeping down food. Initially I >thought it was dyes in the cheap brand I had been feeding her. So I [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >Ideas, comments, concerns? Someone? I'm so worried about her. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy and Little Bit stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html We went in this morning to followup with her issues. Yesterday when I called, she told me to starve her for 24 hours. I did just that, there was no throwing up, she just perfected her poor starving kitty routine...except it was real :( The doctor felt around for stuff...and didn't feel any lumps or bumps. Could she feel blockages from the outside or does one have to get xrayed? She mentioned a blood test, which I immediately okayed, but Willow was not able to be restrained for that. So the next course of action was steriod shots for the weekend to take down swelling. In addition, she was given some wet food, duck and rice, by Royal Kanin, to be fed at intervals, 6x per day. I am to bring her back next week for a follow up. At that time she may need to be sedated for some blood to be drawn. I wish she had been more cooperative, so it could have been done today. The doctor still feels it is allergy related. I am beginning to think that stress is playing a part, because this started when the baby was born. ::sigh:: I hope we find out something. > We went in this morning to followup with her issues. Yesterday when I > called, she told me to starve her for 24 hours. I did just that, there was [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > I hope we find out something. Oh dear. I hope she takes to the new food. Purrs will continue. > Oh dear. I hope she takes to the new food. Purrs will continue. Purring away....best of luck. --Fil Continued purrs and best wishes for an easy solution to be found, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > We went in this morning to followup with her issues. Yesterday when I > called, she told me to starve her for 24 hours. I did just that, there was [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > I hope we find out something. Purrs she's better soon. Suz |
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