Cat rant!

[Cat]

I love you Riley, I do. Please stop vomiting up your food, causing me to panic and take to the vet, only to be told you are 100% healthy.

Of course I am very happy there is nothing wrong with my lil kitty.....just I know the vet thinks I am insane....Ri had been in the vet so many times.....eye probs, eating string (the following operation is the cause of the tummy probs, I thinks)

The funny thing is, he must still smell like the vet, my other cat Morg had gotten more aggressive towards him...which is good....she needs to stand up to him)

Cats!!

[Kittish]

You might try controlled feedings for a bit. One of my cats had this bad habit of bolting her food and just gorging herself, then a few minutes later she'd barf it all back up. I had to do controlled feedings for a while, and then off and on all her life. Put the food down for 2 or 3 minutes, then remove it. An hour or so later, put it down again for 2 or 3 minutes, then remove. Keep in mind you have to watch the one that has the problems like a hawk while you have the food down. If they're bolting food TOO fast, then remove it after they've had just a few bites the first few times. Repeat til the one having problems doesn't show up and stuff his or her face. At that point you can probably leave it down for several hours, to let your other cat have a good chance at it. Remove the food again when you go to bed, and start the whole cycle of offering it for a few minutes at a time again when you get up. I promise, neither kitty will starve going overnight without access to food, or lasting out the day while you're at work.

It's a pain in the arse to do controlled feedings, but if gorging is what's causing your cat to barf, then it'll probably do the trick. If it's something else, like sensitivities to what's in the food, it won't help.

[Cat]

Thanks!! My vet recommended a new food, so I will try that first...if that doesn't work, I'll try the controlled feedings, I have heard that helps.

as far as I know, he kept breakfast down today

[Plaidman]

Sorry about barfing cat. Thelma does that once a month or so, but she seems happy.

I had to laugh at her. She came into my room after I got home from work, and meowed at me. She sat there until I put her blanket on me, then she came and sat on me. Its the only time she'll sit on my lap at computer is if I'm sitting with my knees against my chest with a blanket on over it.

[Cat]

I had to laugh at her. She came into my room after I got home from work, and meowed at me. She sat there until I put her blanket on me, then she came and sat on me. Its the only time she'll sit on my lap at computer is if I'm sitting with my knees against my chest with a blanket on over it.

That is adorable

[blas]

I feel your pain.

Baby and FatCat both have had that issue, but with FatCat, it was because of the food.

Baby always gorged herself because she was scared FatCat would take it all, and within moments of eating, she'd barf it all back up.

For a while, we had to feed them seperately. It was very difficult.

They get very small portions three times a day, and it has helped with controlling the urping.

[protege]

I had to separate my kitties' feeding dishes. Baxter would literally wolf down not only his food, but most of Sally's as well. Then he'd most of it back up. Tired of this, I brought both dishes upstairs, and put them on opposite sides of the kitchen. Also not helping matters, was feeding the kitties in the morning and at dinner. Again, Baxter would occasionally "return his dinner." That's why they only get fed in the morning. By bedtime, his dish is empty, and Sally's is still half-full

[Red_Dazes]

Art has to have controlled feeding, she gets a 1/4 cup of food 3 times a day. Because otherwise she will eat herself sick. We've tried giving her "free food" and she just sits and eats. You might want to try feeding the cats in different areas if you have more than one... I know my sisters cat (who usually doesn't have any tummy problems) will eat so fast she pukes if there is another cat too close.

[Sonoma]

Don't feel bad, Cat. I once spent $300 on vet bills for Casey, just to find out he had a cold. He wouldn't walk normally, and just wasn't acting like himself. I got scared, imagining neurological problems or all sorts of scary diagnosis. Rushed him to the vet, where after all the testing, they theorize that because of his cold, his equilibrium was off.

It's a good thing I love him. Glad your kitty's OK.

[Rine]

Yeah, I pretty much have given up on taking my cats to the vet when they vomit. If it lasts more than two days and they aren't eating, then I take whichever cat it is. I just remember this one day when both cats and my old dog were all vomitting so I freaked and took them all to the vet and the vet didn't have any answer.

What I hate even more is stealth vomit. Oh, stealth vomit...

[Cat]

Don't feel bad, Cat. I once spent $300 on vet bills for Casey, just to find out he had a cold. He wouldn't walk normally, and just wasn't acting like himself. I got scared, imagining neurological problems or all sorts of scary diagnosis. Rushed him to the vet, where after all the testing, they theorize that because of his cold, his equilibrium was off.

It's a good thing I love him. Glad your kitty's OK.

HA, that sounds totally like me...yeah, Ri is lucky I love that broken cat. SO far, so good....he's kept his food down

[fireheart]

Are any of the cats outside cats by any chance?

If they're eating grass, that may be what's being puked up as well. (I know our two will puke up at random times, usually it's because they've stuffed themselves.)

[Cat]

Spoke too soon he vomited inhis food bowl at least it will be easy to clean up


Nah, both indoor kitties....I think Ri eats too fast. he keeps dinner down, and isn't losing weight, so I'm not gonna worry anymore.....just have SIr Pukes-a-lot for a cat

[Bloodsoul]

My grandmother's cat, Ray, also had the habit of scarfing down his food and then losing it again... I think little-by-little he's starting to break it. Otherwise he's quite healthy (though a tad overweight at 16 lb.); I believe he's atleast a decade old but quite frisky, and with his large eyes is really just a (very) overgrown kitten.

[McGoddess09]

Fuzzy Butt was the same way with his food. We switched to Meow Mix Hairball Control and it worked like a charm. We do not change the cats' food because the puking will happen.

Maybe trying the Hair Ball Control will help.