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tony - 05 Mar 2005 14:51 GMT
We got to kittens a year ago. We fed them Purina Kitten food and then
went to what our other two adult cats eat, Iams Adult 1+ year Orginal.

Well, their not kittens now but one keeps barfing after eating and we
can't figure why.

Tried Hill's Prescription Diet 5482 but he won't eat it (a friend had
to go with that for his female cat).

Any advise is welcome.

Maybe back to Purina??
Karen - 05 Mar 2005 15:21 GMT
> We got to kittens a year ago. We fed them Purina Kitten food and then
> went to what our other two adult cats eat, Iams Adult 1+ year Orginal.
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>
> Maybe back to Purina??

My vet says to try wet food when this starts. Try one with no grain, like
wellness. It sounds like cat has developed a food intolerance of some kind.
I would, also, get a vet check as vomiting can be caused by so many things,
but at sucha  young age and being right after eating, I'd really wonder
about a food intolerance.
tony - 07 Mar 2005 13:48 GMT
> > We got to kittens a year ago. We fed them Purina Kitten food and then
> > went to what our other two adult cats eat, Iams Adult 1+ year Orginal.
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> but at sucha  young age and being right after eating, I'd really wonder
> about a food intolerance.

Thanks. I'm going to try that.
Mary - 05 Mar 2005 17:53 GMT
> We got to kittens a year ago. We fed them Purina Kitten food and then
> went to what our other two adult cats eat, Iams Adult 1+ year Orginal.
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>
> Maybe back to Purina??

My cat Cheeks barfs regularly, I think because she wolfs
her wet food. There is a particular flavor she just eats faster
than the others. I have begun just putting a bit down and making
her wait for the rest so she cannot wolf. Your cat may be a
wolfer too. Dry food, when wolfed, can make them barf
because it expands. Tony, have kitties had a checkup
lately? It's never a bad idea. You want to rule out any
medical reason for the barfing. (One big reason many
cats do it is because they are eating parts of  houseplants
that can be poisonous. That can be dangerous, so
you might want to look into it.) When I asked my vet
after checking the cats over he said Cheeks probably
barfs because the food is "too rich" for her and she
wolfs it. But I think cats that eat too fast will do it
regardless of the food. The only think I can think of
to do in that case it to ration it out.
tony - 07 Mar 2005 13:51 GMT
Thanks for the reply. Hate to say it but vet is just too much at this
point. I'm beginning to think there is something addictive to Iam's
tuna flavored cat food. He doesn't want to go back to the Kitten Chow.
Going to try the wet and, like you say, rationing.
melizabeth - 07 Mar 2005 12:25 GMT
> We got to kittens a year ago. We fed them Purina Kitten food and then
> went to what our other two adult cats eat, Iams Adult 1+ year Orginal.
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>
> Maybe back to Purina??

Is the cat gorging on the food and then puking?
tony - 07 Mar 2005 13:52 GMT
He does eat a lot once the food is out; then barfs pretty soon after
that.
Mary - 07 Mar 2005 17:14 GMT
> He does eat a lot once the food is out; then barfs pretty soon after
> that.

This is exactly what my cats do--with canned. Dry is a
little worse because it expands in their stomachs, so when
they eat too much--you get the picture.
Barb - 07 Mar 2005 14:26 GMT
My year old kitten started in with this, barfing every day, undigested food.
Stopped playing with the interactive toy before meals.  Now I feed her one
bite at a time because she was bolting down her food too fast.  Now no more
throwing up.

--
Barb
Of course I don't look busy,
I did it right the first time.
Mary - 07 Mar 2005 17:19 GMT
> My year old kitten started in with this, barfing every day, undigested food.
> Stopped playing with the interactive toy before meals.  Now I feed her one
> bite at a time because she was bolting down her food too fast.  Now no more
> throwing up.

this is the only thing that works with Cheeks, too. But you
don't always have the time, do you? That's the hard part.
Barb - 08 Mar 2005 16:09 GMT
I make the time.  It sure beats having to scrub the carpet.

--
Barb
Of course I don't look busy,
I did it right the first time.
Mary - 08 Mar 2005 16:54 GMT
> I make the time.  It sure beats having to scrub the carpet.

You got me there. It's no picnic on hardwoods either.
melizabeth - 09 Mar 2005 13:33 GMT
> I make the time.  It sure beats having to scrub the carpet.
>
> --
> Barb
> Of course I don't look busy,
> I did it right the first time.

Speaking of scrubbing the carpets...what works best for everyone here?
Karen - 09 Mar 2005 14:46 GMT
> > I make the time.  It sure beats having to scrub the carpet.
> >
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>
> Speaking of scrubbing the carpets...what works best for everyone here?

I use that Oxy think with the two cansiters that come hooked together. Seems
to work great. YOu may have to reapply but definitely let it set. It has
gotten *wine* out of carpet and that is way harder than vomit.
Barb - 09 Mar 2005 16:29 GMT
I use a Dirt Devil spot remover, pour water, vacuum a few times. Then spray
on Resolve and turn the Dirt Devil scrubber on.  Lastly I spray a little
Nature's Miracle!

--
Barb
Of course I don't look busy,
I did it right the first time.
Laura M - 10 Mar 2005 04:26 GMT
First, club soda to break up the particles of the stain.  Then, blot
with white vinegar.  After that, warm water.  Use white, soft cloth at
all stages.  Works great!
Laura M - 07 Mar 2005 17:33 GMT
I've turned to using an automatic pet feeder.  They're kind of pricey
-- mine was $80, but it works great!  I program it to dispense 1 oz. of
food every 3 hrs from 6am to 9pm.  (I have two cats.)  In this way,
they can't gorge themselves.  It has literally stopped the barfing all
together.
Laura M - 07 Mar 2005 17:34 GMT
I've turned to using an automatic pet feeder.  They're kind of pricey
-- mine was $80, but it works great!  I program it to dispense 1 oz. of
food every 3 hrs from 6am to 9pm.  (I have two cats.)  In this way,
they can't gorge themselves.  It has literally stopped the barfing all
together.
Jmagerl - 07 Mar 2005 16:12 GMT
Mr. Bonkers used to throw up but only afetr the first meal of the day. It
was a combination of gorging and food sensitivity. We switched to Science
diet for sensitive stomachs and we started to give 4 meals with 1/4 cup each
meal. (He also has no problem with small amounts of wet food - Fancy feast
marinade) He's now 1.5 yr old and weighs 14 lbs and is a monster of a cat.
and if you give him anything but science diet, he still barfs.

>> We got to kittens a year ago. We fed them Purina Kitten food and then
>> went to what our other two adult cats eat, Iams Adult 1+ year Orginal.
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>>
> Is the cat gorging on the food and then puking?
Mike - 08 Mar 2005 06:03 GMT
> We got to kittens a year ago. We fed them Purina Kitten food and then
> went to what our other two adult cats eat, Iams Adult 1+ year Orginal.
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>
> Maybe back to Purina??

I had a very similar experience with my cat.

I mentioned the problem to the vet and he said it was normal, even
though I didn't think so. But I went ahead and tried feeding the cat
in small amounts and switching to canned food but nothing helped.
Since the vet said this was all normal, I just believed him since he's
the expert.

A few years later I decided to get a blood test done on the cat (at a
different veterinarian's) and we discovered that he had liver problems
(which was what was causing the vomiting). Unfortunately, by the time
we found this out it was too late. We don't know if he had liver
disease or cancer affecting the liver but whatever it was, it was
overlooked by the first veterinarian. I believe that had he gotten the
blood test when the vomiting first started happening or I had taken
him to another vet, that he would still be alive (and in fairly good
health) today.

I'm sure your cat doesn't have the same problem mine did since yours
is so young but it might be something you want to keep in mind for
future reference.
tony - 08 Mar 2005 14:34 GMT
> > We got to kittens a year ago. We fed them Purina Kitten food and then
> > went to what our other two adult cats eat, Iams Adult 1+ year Orginal.
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> is so young but it might be something you want to keep in mind for
> future reference.

Thanks for all the posts. The support is great. We're forcing him to
eat the Purnia Kitten Chow; he not real thrilled about it, but since he
doesn't eat as much (maybe)he hasn't barfed for at least a day. Which
is a good sign.

Again, thanks.
 
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