Please help with senior cat and vomiting

Hello, I have a pretty serious question to ask...My boyfriend's cat cuddles, who is about thirteen or twelve years old has been throwing up more and more recently..it has not reached a extreme level yet as in, a few times a day or something super bad but she nearly everyday in these few days vomits and when she does, it is a apple green to a darker shade of green, and we are not sure what is going on with her. We conclude maybe she is eating grass outside and thats why it is greenish but, we're not sure otherwise. She seems to act ok and purr and get attention and the usual aside from that. I have also noticed her feet pads are cold sometimes....and aside from all that, she is fine....because I assume it is normal for older cats to rasp when they breath at times and make sounds that sound like snoring and all.....if anyone could shed some light on this please do, we are very concerned about her and really hope she does not have to be put down if she's suffering etc...thanks.

Yes, some kitties snore as for the vomitting, there are a number of possible reasons, none of which we could tell...vet exam will be simplest, fastest, surest way to know what is going on.

Peace of mind for a simple vet office exam fee.

Please keep us updated (and fwiw, 12-13 isn't that old for an indoor only kitty...many live to their 20's...indoor/outdoor has some additional risks, but that talk is for another thread, if you wish )

She needs a SENIOR BLOOD PANEL... and a VET visit

Originally Posted by sharky

She needs a SENIOR BLOOD PANEL... and a VET visit

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Good point re the senior blood panel..never hurts to ask for what you want instead of assuming the vet will think of it.

The senior panel will give you a good idea of what is going on with the kitties thyroid function, liver and kidney function, and hopefully if all is normal, it gives you a baseline for comparison for future senior panels (should,imo, be done once a year once a cat is a senior).

Thanks for the responses, but I do not think his parents will take her to get a senior panel or vet visit.....at most a vet visit but, they've been thinking about putting her down....she seems fine...she is a indoor/outdoor cat....

Hi,

This happened with one of our family cats about 12 years ago when she was ~9 - 10 years old... It ended up being a blockage, which ended in death because we had not taken her to the vet for it (found out it was a blockage when she died at the E-vet's office)...We had assumed it was a hairball issue. It occured shortly after or around eating time and she couldn't eat large portions of food. If only I (or my parents) had recognized the symptoms for what they were... We didn't think it was serious, because she still acted "normal" otherwise.

I'd definately go to the vet and do the tests they rec, as this could be a life-threatening issue.

HTH,
Art

Thanks for your response...I will see to try and getting her to the vet for a check up....i just don't get why her vomit is green, and she has not been vomiting for two to three days...so i hope that is a good sign