White Foamy Vomit - please help...

Originally Posted by GrayFluffy

None of those plants sound familiar to me. I mostly have succulents, actally that's all I have are succulent plants.

If he ate a plant several days ago, would it even be possible that he would be vomiting it up today?

I can't go to an ER vet, they don't exsist where I live.

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All vets have someone who covers emergencies. If you call your vet now, most likely they will have a recording telling who to call, or where to go in an emergency. I suggest you call and find out for your kitty's sake.

please please please please call your vet or a local vet and the machine will tell you what to do in an emergency. Your kitty needs your help.

I called my vet and I'm going to have to talk to the same vet I talked to earlier today. I'll just get the same answer.

How much liquids do cats need to survive in minimal conditions? I am able to give him a syringe 1cc of water, and so far he keeps it down. If I do this every hour or two will this be enough to keep him somewhat hydrated?

My cat is more active tonight, ealier when I gave him pedialyte, he seems to have kept it down and before that he drank water on his own. I hope this is a good sign that he is getting better.

I'm kind of afraid to give him food yet. What would be some advice on starting to feed him again?

I would not feed him until you see a vet. You don't want to nullify the liquids he is keeping down.
Keep us posted on his condition.

my boy cat buddy had a similar problem. He kept throwing up each time he ate and it seemed like his stomach just kept cramping causing him to throw up foam and dry heave. Same thing happened at the vet, that there was nothing wrong he was just dehydrated and gave him fluids, but he didnt seem to get better...i didnt know if he ate a bug or something..i went to a forum and asked a vet online what it may be, and she said it could possibly be a corn allergy in his food...sure enough she was right.. buddy only got sick after he ate...so i switched him to corn free dry cat food...this includes corn gluten meal...ever since then hes been fine and my other two cats like the same food...thats something to consider

Please give us an update when you can.... I've only experienced the "white foam" once with my kitty and it turned out she was allergic to her food. Since switching to another brand, she has been fine.

With the symptoms, the vet diagnosed him with IBD. He has been put on medication and a special diet.

I would have considered a food allergy except that he couldn't even keep water down, he wasn't just vomiting food, he also vomited tuna water, pedialyte, and baby food.

Since he is on medication for IBD he is able to keep his food down so far. He needs to put some weight on. He is a tough guy he's been this way for about a week now, and he is just as active as can be even though he's been dehydrated, and lost a lot of weight.

I'm sorry but please don't ever give a sports drink like gatorade to a cat. Especially one with IBD. The amount of sugar is astronomical and can cause a massive amount of diarrhea, gas and severe discomfort. 

Gatorade and similar products contain all sorts of things I would give my cats - or myself, come to that.  Colouring, for example.  It's easy to make oral rehydration fluid - there are lots of recipies on the Internet - but I suspect the cat is fully rehydrated by now, in which case giving it oral rehydration is pointless.

The OP can tell by lifting the scruff of it's neck.  If it pings straight back down like elastic the cat is fine.

Ths thread was started back in 2008. It was resurrected.