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To the mods.. I started to do a new thread as the other one is getting long.
So my 16 year old Cat has been throwing up.. pretty constantly for about 3 months now. Last week I took him to the vet and they found nothing obviously wrong. There are still some tests out for thyroid but I suspect even if it is an issue the issue is very low. His T4 was slighly abnormal... He tends to throw up about every 5 to 8 days. And recently it seems to be getting more frequent.
The throw up seems to be sort of clear liquid with hair in it. As I have really watched the hair he might be ingesting the amount of hair in the throw up is less.
I have tried hairball remedies... such as Cat Lax and other remedies... so far hasn't worked.
I have tried Pepcid AC, that seems to do something, but, either it doesn't work, is too low a dose, or perhaps sometimes the dose wears off and he throws up.
It is a kind of throw up that seems.. best guess -- to happen when he is hungry or has an empty stomach. From about 4 AM to 7 AM. Even though I release some dry food from an automatic feeder (at 3 AM) he doesn't always eat it.
At this moment these are my guesses
1. hairballs (remedies haven't seemed to work)
2. Acid stomach (1/4th a pepcid pill hasn't seemed to work)
3. Some back up liquid in the stomach related to his asthma / COPD. (he fights be lately on the dose and I wonder if he is getting enough)
4. Anxiety... when he was out cold last week with Gabapentin (for the vet visit) I didn't see anything. He has gotten used to me feeing him being home during the pandemic and now maybe gets upset and scared when he doesn't get his wet food? He is a very anxious cat over all. And I am home all the time now, though I am expected to go back to work in a month.
5. After effects of taking (sparingly) Meloxicam. Maybe a stomach ulcer / inflammation.
Now some people seem to think it is ok for him to throw up every 5 or so days, but to me, I worry about the effect that will have on his estophogus / teeth. Even I could get it down to once per month I would be happy.
Does anyone have any thoughts?
So my 16 year old Cat has been throwing up.. pretty constantly for about 3 months now. Last week I took him to the vet and they found nothing obviously wrong. There are still some tests out for thyroid but I suspect even if it is an issue the issue is very low. His T4 was slighly abnormal... He tends to throw up about every 5 to 8 days. And recently it seems to be getting more frequent.
The throw up seems to be sort of clear liquid with hair in it. As I have really watched the hair he might be ingesting the amount of hair in the throw up is less.
I have tried hairball remedies... such as Cat Lax and other remedies... so far hasn't worked.
I have tried Pepcid AC, that seems to do something, but, either it doesn't work, is too low a dose, or perhaps sometimes the dose wears off and he throws up.
It is a kind of throw up that seems.. best guess -- to happen when he is hungry or has an empty stomach. From about 4 AM to 7 AM. Even though I release some dry food from an automatic feeder (at 3 AM) he doesn't always eat it.
At this moment these are my guesses
1. hairballs (remedies haven't seemed to work)
2. Acid stomach (1/4th a pepcid pill hasn't seemed to work)
3. Some back up liquid in the stomach related to his asthma / COPD. (he fights be lately on the dose and I wonder if he is getting enough)
4. Anxiety... when he was out cold last week with Gabapentin (for the vet visit) I didn't see anything. He has gotten used to me feeing him being home during the pandemic and now maybe gets upset and scared when he doesn't get his wet food? He is a very anxious cat over all. And I am home all the time now, though I am expected to go back to work in a month.
5. After effects of taking (sparingly) Meloxicam. Maybe a stomach ulcer / inflammation.
Now some people seem to think it is ok for him to throw up every 5 or so days, but to me, I worry about the effect that will have on his estophogus / teeth. Even I could get it down to once per month I would be happy.
Does anyone have any thoughts?