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Cat Forum / General Topics / May 2004Cats who throw up
I've got a female domestic long hair about 8 years old who throws up nearly every day either inside or out. Its a furball problem. We've tried pills, special nibbles supposedly for furball.... Anybody any ideas or successes? > I've got a female domestic long hair about 8 years old who throws up nearly > every day either inside or out. Its a furball problem. > We've tried pills, special nibbles supposedly for furball.... > Anybody any ideas or successes? Are you sure it's a furball problem? Has she been checked by a vet? Constant throwing up was the first (and most visible) sign that one of my cats had inflammatory bowel disease. Get her checked by a vet. > > I've got a female domestic long hair about 8 years old who throws up > nearly [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > throwing up was the first (and most visible) sign that one of my cats had > inflammatory bowel disease. Get her checked by a vet. I second that suggestion. If it does turn out to be furballs, your Vet can prescribe a medication that will remedy it. >> I've got a female domestic long hair about 8 years old who throws up >nearly [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >throwing up was the first (and most visible) sign that one of my cats had >inflammatory bowel disease. Get her checked by a vet. I agree - check with the Vet - if it is furballs then you may find grooming more often to remove loose hair will help because then the cat will get less when they lick themselves. KP > I've got a female domestic long hair about 8 years old who throws up nearly > every day either inside or out. Its a furball problem. > We've tried pills, special nibbles supposedly for furball.... > Anybody any ideas or successes? Has a vet confirmed this is a furball problem? Vomiting is a sign of many ailments in cats. It could be furballs or a sign of a far more serious problem like kidney disease. Trying the wrong rememdy could make an existing problem far worse. circa Sun, 2 May 2004 10:56:25 +0800, in rec.pets.cats, Bear (who@where.net.au) said, > I've got a female domestic long hair about 8 years old who throws up nearly > every day either inside or out. Its a furball problem. > We've tried pills, special nibbles supposedly for furball.... > Anybody any ideas or successes? Aside from the other queries and suggestions you've been given, does your cat tend to eat fast, and does she throw up shortly after eating? Is the vomit mostly solid, barely digested food? Is it actual gobs of fur mixed in with food/liquid? Is it opaque liquid with nothing undigested in it? Is it clear liquid? Each of these is indicative of different things. If it's undigested food and if she's been given a clean bill of health by the veterinarian, then it's probably that she is eating too quickly (and too much at once). Some cats do this (I have one who does). If so, try feeding her very small amounts of food at regular intervals and see if the vomiting stops or lessens. If it does, than you probably have your diagnosis. On the other hand, if you're seeing furballs in the vomit, then she may be one of those cats with a high sensitivity to fur in her digestive tract. Some cats can vomit because of just a few hairs. If this turns out to be the cause (and even if it doesn't, really), the best thing you can do is to brush her *very* regularly, then wipe her down immediately afterwards with a damp (not wet) washcloth to "grab" the loose hairs that the brushing didn't get. If you do this religiously, you may see less vomiting. If the vomit is opaque liquid, then she definitely needs to be rechecked by a veterinarian, as this is usually indicative of more serious problems, such as lymphoma, IBS, pancreatitis or other gastrointestinal diseases. If the vomit is clear liquid, this is a hallmark of chronic renal failure. It could be other things, as well, but CRF is the most common cause of clear liquid vomiting. Regardless, if she hasn't been given a diagnosis by a veterinarian regarding the cause of the vomiting, then it's definitely time for a visit- even if the vomit seems to match one of the non-threatening causes listed above. Laura  SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. > circa Sun, 2 May 2004 10:56:25 +0800, in rec.pets.cats, Bear > (who@where.net.au) said, [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Laura Laura made some *excellent* suggestions and observations. In addition, I would like to add one more: Is it possible your cat is eating plants (either real or artificial) that could be causing this problem? I had a similar problem with Duffy some time ago. I prodded and probed a couple of what looked like "furballs" to see what might actually be in them (yuck!) -- and I discovered that he had been chewing at the ends of an artificial palm tree that I had in the corner of one room. I looked around and found that he had also nibbled on a couple of other artificial plants, so I got rid of all of them. In my case, this was actually numerous episode of throwing up over the space of a single day. I also took Duffy to the vet because he acted like he wasn't feeling well and also took clippings of the "suspects" (artificial plants). TED confirmed my suspicions and prescribed some medication for nausea. Duffy was fine the next day, and I learned to watch for still one more possible source of problems. MaryL circa Sun, 2 May 2004 10:04:16 -0500, in rec.pets.cats, MaryL (carstan101@yahoo.comTAKE-OUT-THE-LITTER) said, > Laura made some *excellent* suggestions and observations. In addition, I > would like to add one more: Is it possible your cat is eating plants [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > nausea. Duffy was fine the next day, and I learned to watch for still one > more possible source of problems. Good thoughts! When Alex first became sick with lymphoma, he started eating houseplants because he was nauseated and he wanted to throw up. I would see the chunks of plant in the vomit, and when I saw that it wasn't just a one-time plant chewing and that he was continuing to eat the plants, it was off to the vet for him. It ended up taking a switch to different vets (the first vets he saw diagnosed him with "mild pre-pancreatitis", which is a nonexistent condition) and six months or so of diagnostic tests because of some weird anomalies (such as a brief bout with vestibular syndrome and subsequent visits to an out-of-state specialist), but eventually the diagnosis was the correct one. Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. Thanks for all your suggestions...... Its not normally after eating although there is often undigested food in it. But mainly a mixture of solids and a 'pellet' of hair (always present). Sometimes grass which all cats eat to induce vomiting. Its worse in the summer when she is constantly shedding. I brush her once a day normally. Do any furball treatments work? I mean it has to get out somehow.... > circa Sun, 2 May 2004 10:56:25 +0800, in rec.pets.cats, Bear > (who@where.net.au) said, [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Laura Are you saying you're not taking our cat to the Vet? > Thanks for all your suggestions...... > Its not normally after eating although there is often undigested food in it. [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > > > > Laura I'm a bit reluctant quite frankly, mainly due to cost. We mentioned it to the vet last time she was in and he gave us some pills to try and reduce it but they were of no use...... > Are you saying you're not taking our cat to the Vet? > [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] > > > > > > Laura > I'm a bit reluctant quite frankly, mainly due to cost. > We mentioned it to the vet last time she was in and he gave us some pills to > try and reduce it but they were of no use...... Again, I strongly recommend you do take her to the vet. The conditions that vomitting can be a sign of, going by the ones mentioned here, are serious. You'll end up paying a hell of a lot more in vet's bills if it turns out to be serious and you didn't catch it early enough. > I'm a bit reluctant quite frankly, mainly due to cost. > We mentioned it to the vet last time she was in and he gave us some pills [quoted text clipped - 65 lines] >> > > I am Dyslexia of Borg, >> > > Your a.s will be laminated. cook cat in vomit, its like stew. > I've got a female domestic long hair about 8 years old who throws up > nearly > every day either inside or out. Its a furball problem. > We've tried pills, special nibbles supposedly for furball.... > Anybody any ideas or successes? simple, cook the cat in it's own vomit and accept that fact the kitty was more useful as a spicy snack than as your companion. If all checks out with the Vet try using EaglePack Hairball formula it worked great on our cat. > I've got a female domestic long hair about 8 years old who throws up nearly > every day either inside or out. Its a furball problem. > We've tried pills, special nibbles supposedly for furball.... > Anybody any ideas or successes? Don't know that brand - I'm in Western Australia...... > If all checks out with the Vet try using EaglePack Hairball formula it > worked great on our cat. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > We've tried pills, special nibbles supposedly for furball.... > > Anybody any ideas or successes? Bear, here is a link to their Australian website. hope this helps. EaglePack has helped our cat. > Don't know that brand - I'm in Western Australia...... > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > > We've tried pills, special nibbles supposedly for furball.... > > > Anybody any ideas or successes?
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