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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / June 2005I'M NEW HERE AND NEED HELP
Last February we had to put our beloved 5 yr old cat so sleep after over $1600.00 vet bills. He couldn't urinate anymore. I cried for two days passing my rage (not over the money) but over the loss of our cat. In March instead of buying a cat I went to the SPA and adopted another tabby. I really love him and he follows me around like a dog. I ususally go to bed around 10:00 and if I decide to come downstairs on the computer like tonite well he waits at the bottom of the stairs, and when I get up he rushes in front of me to bed. Then when I work I get up at 6:30 and when I am off, little bugger will paw my face lick my hair till I Do get up. Since I have had him, he vomits quite a bit....Took him to the vet, he told me to feed him Diet Hill Prescription I/D and the problem is still there. Got some kind of gel from the pet shop and started to keep updates on the vomiting and noticed that when I give him the gel that's when he barfs. He just eats and it's not even gross to pick up as it is in and out, undigested. I will have to go for a (bilan de sante) excuse my french, but the whole kit of blood work which is about $280.00. Was just wondering if any of you had that problem.Even tried mineral oil, which seems to help.Right now my Romeo is waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs ans says Thank you anyone. By the way read about Conan on a soap group. What was that all about. Thanks to you all. Java and Romeo > Last February we had to put our beloved 5 yr old cat so sleep after over > $1600.00 vet bills. He couldn't urinate anymore. I cried for two days > passing my rage (not over the money) but over the loss of our cat. I'm so sorry your kitty died so young. In March > instead of buying a cat I went to the SPA and adopted another tabby. I > really love him and he follows me around like a dog. I ususally go to bed > around 10:00 and if I decide to come downstairs on the computer like tonite > well he waits at the bottom of the stairs, and when I get up he rushes in > front of me to bed. Then when I work I get up at 6:30 and when I am off, > little bugger will paw my face lick my hair till I Do get up. Hee! What a cutie! Since I have > had him, he vomits quite a bit....Took him to the vet, he told me to feed > him Diet Hill Prescription I/D and the problem is still there. Got some kind > of gel from the pet shop and started to keep updates on the vomiting and > noticed that when I give him the gel that's when he barfs. He just eats and > it's not even gross to pick up as it is in and out, undigested. Is this dry food? Sounds like it is. Please consider feeding him canned food. There are many good reasons for this. The first, in your case, is that dry expands in the stomach. If he eats too fast or too much, it comes up. Another is that dry food contains a lot of starch, usually corn, and many cats have allergies to corn. I switched my two barfy cats to canned and they rarely throw up now, and the fat one is getting slimmer and the skinny one is sleek and shiny and energetic and happy. :) By the way, what is this "gel" you mention?If it makes him barf, take him off of it! Have no worry, I threw it away. Thanks Mary Java > > Last February we had to put our beloved 5 yr old cat so sleep after over > > $1600.00 vet bills. He couldn't urinate anymore. I cried for two days [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > By the way, what is this "gel" you mention?If it makes him barf, take him > off of it! > Have no worry, I threw it away. > Thanks Mary > Java Cool. Let us know how the canned food works out. > > > Last February we had to put our beloved 5 yr old cat so sleep after over > > > $1600.00 vet bills. He couldn't urinate anymore. I cried for two days [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > By the way, what is this "gel" you mention?If it makes him barf, take him > > off of it! On Fri 17 Jun 2005 11:03:27p, Java wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav (news:0aMse.12950$Qr3.1338756 @news20.bellglobal.com): > Took him to the vet, he told me to feed > him Diet Hill Prescription I/D and the problem is still there. Sorry to snip off all of the rest of your post, but I'm curious about how long your cat was on the I/D and did he eat anything else other than it while on it?  SignatureCheryl "The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath." - W.C. Fields He was always on prescription Diet though before I/D it was C/D. Eats only that no treats or table scraps. Java > On Fri 17 Jun 2005 11:03:27p, Java wrote in > rec.pets.cats.health+behav (news:0aMse.12950$Qr3.1338756 [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > how long your cat was on the I/D and did he eat anything else other > than it while on it? > He was always on prescription Diet though before I/D it was C/D. Eats only > that no treats or table scraps. > Java Is he throwing up right after eating? If he is, that would regurgitation which means he might be eating too fast. Regardless, I would definitely recommend getting him on a canned diet. Here's an article you might find interesting: http://www.catinfo.org/zorans_article.pdf Also, if he is diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome, then I would recommend joining the IBD list on Yahoo: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FelineIBD Hope this helps, Lauren > Last February we had to put our beloved 5 yr old cat so sleep after over > $1600.00 vet bills. He couldn't urinate anymore. I cried for two days [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Java and Romeo since I have been combing or brushing my cat every day, she has barfed much less. Also give her Petromalt from time to time. Sometimes she will scarf down her kibble too fast and it will come back up. I think this is when it is too long between meals. Good luck. MLB > Last February we had to put our beloved 5 yr old cat so sleep after over > $1600.00 vet bills. He couldn't urinate anymore. I cried for two days [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Java and Romeo Hi there! I also have a kitty that will barf soon after eating. I used to feed only dry food, and when he ate that, he almost always threw it right back up. When I switched to canned food, it stopped for the most part. I do still feed some dry as one of my cats refuses to eat the dry, so when Loki gets ahold of the dry, it happens. I can see in the throw up that it's still in the kibble shapes, like it went down and right back up. Try a high-quality canned food only diet before doing the bloodwork. Personally, if he seems healthy otherwise, I wouldn't be in a rush to try it. Signature-Kelly Thanks what kind of canned food would you suggest ? Java > > Last February we had to put our beloved 5 yr old cat so sleep after over > > $1600.00 vet bills. He couldn't urinate anymore. I cried for two days [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > Personally, if he seems healthy otherwise, I wouldn't be in a rush to try > it. "KellyH" <Kelly@farringtonsNOSPAM.net> wrote > > Hi there! I also have a kitty that will barf soon after eating. I used to > feed only dry food, and when he ate that, he almost always threw it right [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Personally, if he seems healthy otherwise, I wouldn't be in a rush to try > it. I was thinking the same thing. Cats just throw up a lot at times-- even perfectly healthy cats. > "KellyH" <Kelly@farringtonsNOSPAM.net> wrote > > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > I was thinking the same thing. Cats just throw up a lot at times-- > even perfectly healthy cats. Like my little barf-bag, Luna! :) We call it her monthly cycle. ;) Pam > > "KellyH" <Kelly@farringtonsNOSPAM.net> wrote > > > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > > Like my little barf-bag, Luna! :) We call it her monthly cycle. ;) Hahaha! Gnarly threw up three times a week for 20 years. And never had a sick day until her final days. How are you feeling? >>>I was thinking the same thing. Cats just throw up a lot at times-- >>>even perfectly healthy cats. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > How are you feeling? Finally pretty good after the bout with walking pneumonia. Going to head out soon with DH and try to enjoy a lovely weekend together (weather=GORGEOUS) before isolation. Thanks for askin! :) > Finally pretty good after the bout with walking pneumonia. Going to head > out soon with DH and try to enjoy a lovely weekend together > (weather=GORGEOUS) before isolation. Thanks for askin! :) Have a great time. He sure is a cutie pie, mmm mmm mmm! :) I got my kitten to stop the throw up that she was doing a lot for a while at around one year old. It was undigested food. I decided she was wolfing down the food too fast so I started feeding her a mouthful at a time. Throw up stopped. After a few months of that I went back to just giving her a regular portion all at once. She had outgrown the throw up. Hasn't thrown up now in months! -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. > I got my kitten to stop the throw up that she was doing a lot for a while at > around one year old. It was undigested food. I decided she was wolfing > down the food too fast so I started feeding her a mouthful at a time. Throw > up stopped. After a few months of that I went back to just giving her a > regular portion all at once. She had outgrown the throw up. Hasn't thrown > up now in months! This is very true, and I had forgotten that I had to do it with Cheeks when she first got canned!! Good post. > I got my kitten to stop the throw up that she was doing a lot for a > while at around one year old. It was undigested food. I decided she > was wolfing down the food too fast so I started feeding her a > mouthful at a time. Throw up stopped. After a few months of that I > went back to just giving her a regular portion all at once. She had > outgrown the throw up. Hasn't thrown up now in months! Throw up: vomit, puke, regurgitate, disgorge, emesis, cast, barf, spew, chuck, upchuck, honk, > Throw up: vomit, puke, regurgitate, disgorge, emesis, cast, barf, spew, > chuck, upchuck, honk, Well, guess that sums up your posts, you paragon of meekness. |
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