We have 3 cats, all very healthy and between the ages of 8 and 12. In July we moved into a new home, the previous owner did not have a pet, but before that I don't know. The cats never go outside, however, while we were on vacation last week the cat sitter left the door open and one of the cats escaped. She couldn't find him and he spent a day outside before we arrived home. We broght him in the house after a lengthy search and he seemed no worse for the wear, his name is Louis. That was on Monday. When we arrived home we noticed that there was vomit on the floor - clear, frothy, slightly yellow. We assumed it was from Pushkin, who has lived with Louis his entire life. Pushkin was frantic when we arrived home; pacing, crying. He remained that way until we found Louis and then calmed down. Random, the third cat, seemed uninterested - which is his normal behavior.
On Tuesday and Wednesday the vomitting continued. We assumed it was still stress related and might have been because the cat sitter couldn't find their normal food (Iams weight control) and bought some generic store brand. We switched them back Wednesday night.
Thursday, I noticed that Random felt like he had lost some weight. His spine seemed bony. By Sunday he had lost enough weight to see it visually, then I saw him throw up what I assumed to be bile - yellowish white liquid. After Thursday I was watching him, I didn't notice him eating or drinking. His general mood was unchanged - though not as talkative as normal and not darting for the food dishes. I tried feeding him tuna and he ate a piece or two, licked the rest and stopped. He drank a little water.
This morning I called my vet and I have an appointment tomorrow. I hadn't even considered Distemper but then saw on a list of symptops that yellow vommit is one of many. I have a couple of questions:
1) Does an appointment tomorrow morning seem soon enough?
2) Can vomit be mostly bile based if the cat isn't eating? Would bile based vomit be yellow or does yellow vomit specifically indicate distemper?
3) After all of the stress of us being on vacation, one cat being lost for 24 hours, and then our returning - is it plausible that he's just upset? He's a very anxious cat.
Thanks for any insight or support.
~Minion to 3 cats
On Tuesday and Wednesday the vomitting continued. We assumed it was still stress related and might have been because the cat sitter couldn't find their normal food (Iams weight control) and bought some generic store brand. We switched them back Wednesday night.
Thursday, I noticed that Random felt like he had lost some weight. His spine seemed bony. By Sunday he had lost enough weight to see it visually, then I saw him throw up what I assumed to be bile - yellowish white liquid. After Thursday I was watching him, I didn't notice him eating or drinking. His general mood was unchanged - though not as talkative as normal and not darting for the food dishes. I tried feeding him tuna and he ate a piece or two, licked the rest and stopped. He drank a little water.
This morning I called my vet and I have an appointment tomorrow. I hadn't even considered Distemper but then saw on a list of symptops that yellow vommit is one of many. I have a couple of questions:
1) Does an appointment tomorrow morning seem soon enough?
2) Can vomit be mostly bile based if the cat isn't eating? Would bile based vomit be yellow or does yellow vomit specifically indicate distemper?
3) After all of the stress of us being on vacation, one cat being lost for 24 hours, and then our returning - is it plausible that he's just upset? He's a very anxious cat.
Thanks for any insight or support.
~Minion to 3 cats
