> On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 19:15:15 +0000, b8hoven
> b8hoven.1ttz11@news.catbanter.com wrote:
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>
> Hi,
>
> I have an 8 month old kitten who has been regurgitating almost daily
> for about 3 weeks now.  He was initially throwing up violently but
> thankfully that has subsided and he now has bouts of "spit ups".-
>
> Is the kitten regurgitating or is it vomiting? They indicate
> different types of diseases. Regurgitation can be caused by a
> restriction in the esophagus, while vomiting is most often caused by
> problems in the stomach or intestinal tract. Regurgitation is rather
> passive and the food may come back up appearing hardly touched
> because it never reached the stomach, while vomiting can be violent
> and the food is partly digested.
>
> BarB