Someone PLEASE help me...

time for her to see the vet... what is she eating brand and type

If she is eating the cheap walmart stuff, it is probably full of grains, with lots of corn... She might have a food allergy problem...
Do you have the bag with you? can you post the ingredients?
Can you change her to some better quality food? Maybe grain free, or wet?

Another thing: She has been throwing up since you got her, 4 years ago??

Going back to the vet would be my suggestion as well.

What did the vet tell you about her throwing up when you were there last?

Some things to think about before you talk to the vet......
If she has been throwing up since 2004, has her weight been stable or has she lost weight?

Does she throw up right after eating or later?

Does she throw up solid food, or partially digested food, or liquid, any hair?

Does she have any other problems with her health? Litterbox problems, other behavior changes?

You can research foods with limited ingredients or for sensitive stomachs so you can talk to the vet about her food.

Sorry, those are just a few things to think about to talk over with the vet. I hope she gets better and I am sorry for the loss of your other cat.

Your post is a little confusing. Did you have two cats that were throwing up, then one of them was killed and the other is still throwing up? Or did the second one only start throwing up after the first one was killed? Does she throw up every time she eats?

I would take her back to the vet, or take her to a different vet for a second opinion. It could be the food or stress or a combination. Or it could be something altogether different.

How often are we talking about. Every day? Once a week? If the latter, it could just be hairballs, especially if she's long-haired. If the former, there is some other problem.

Does she just eat dry food? Have you tried a wet food?

It was very kind of you to bring this kitty into your home; you are a rescue angel for doing it!

I am confused as well..I don't who Poppy is that you refer to. I dunno what to say except for maybe take her back to the vet..What you describe sounds serious. I hope your kitty gets better soon!

I have a cat that throws up almost immediately after eating. He maintains his weight and has been to the vet and has been pronounced healthy. He is 12 years old. He has been doing this most of his adult life. He does not chew his food and he throws up the food as whole pieces (no hair.. hairball throw up is different).

I did change his food to Science Diet Harball control light and the throwing up improved. However, SD has a LOT of corn in it and so I decided to try some Innova. He is on Innova and no longer throws up. I also introduced some Canned Innova and that seems to have helped (tho he would rather eat the dry.. while I really would rather he eat the canned).

From your post it seems you thought that due to the one cat bolting his food, the second cat (that throws up) bolted her food as well and possibly over ate, causing her to throw up. Now that the one cat is gone, the other cat still throws up so you are figuring it is not a food bolting/over eating issue.

Cats can develop habits. If the cat has learned to bolt her food and to over eat, she may still be doing it without the influence of another cat.

While a vet visit would seem to be in order, I think I would also change the food. Try a better brand such as Innova, Wellness, etc. and see if that works. In the case of my cat the pieces of Innova dry are much smaller than the pieces of Science diet Hairball control. Smaller pieces of dry food may also be helping him to not throw up since he does not chew his food (and never has).

For those who can't follow - what I got from the post is that the poster thought FiFi's vomiting problem was originally caused by FiFi eating too fast to prevent their other cat Poppy from stealing it. Elana got it.

I have a cat with a sensitive stomach. If he eats and becomes very active shortly after he will vomit. Cheaper foods and more specifically foods containing corn will make him vomit. Also free feeding, which I let him do when younger, often caused problems (he'd snack at the food more often then run around).



Go back to the vet to double check her health, but you guess is probably right. She needs a better food - especially if it's the special kitty you're feeding her (quality aside, those dyes are bad). There are lots of threads on here that discuss food quality that you can check for reference.
If you're concerned about cost, remember that better quality will mean your cat will eat less once adjusted. Look for sales and coupons too.

Ellie is the up-chuck queen in our house. She is healthy but thin and vomits if she eats too quickly or too much. I would first of all worm Fifi if you haven't already, and then feed her good quality food, a little at a time. I give Ellie half a sachet at a time of 70% protein food, and raise her dish to slow down her eating. It helps, but she still does it sometimes.

First of all, as others have mentioned, take her to the vet and have her checked out.

I had a throw up cat, and it's not fun! The vets were of no help, so me and the husband figured out it was one particular flavor of canned food she was eating. So, I'd start with the food and then look at other factors like eating too fast, another problem my cat had. We had to put down a few morsels for her, wait about 15 minutes, then put down a few more, wait another 15 mins, then put down the rest of her serving. Doing it this way really cut down on the number of times she threw up. Now, she only throws up very occasionally.

She might need to be on a grain-free food, all-wet diet, or a diet for sensitive tummies.

Cheap foods (with a lot of dyes; especially the red dye) are a big problem in cats throwing up. So it could be the food.

It could be many things and your cat needs to be seen by the vet to be sure her teeth are ok, etc. Have you tried canned foods rather then dry?

Hi Britty- my cat Smudge has had the same problem. She used to throw up daily, and it was a struggle for both her as well as all the members of the household who would find cat puke on their things! We went through a few different foods, went to the vet, tried prescription food, and more kinds of foods, from wet to dry to home prepared- and eventually landed on Science Diet Indoor cat dry, on which she throws up less than once a month, which is much better than several times a day!

So my suggestion would to be keep trying different things. Make sure to follow the usual slow transitions between foods, and give each one a few weeks to see if things change, and hopefully eventually you'll find the food that does the trick! If you haven't been yet, def see a vet to rule out anything pathological, but otherwise it just takes perseverance. Good luck!

One of mine would not chew well and then I would find vomit with whole pieces of food. I finally had to switch him to an all wet diet. I fed him smaller amounts as often as my schedule would allow. All mine eat canned and dry. I finally found a dry that he tolerated better because it was a larger size kibble and he had to chew more. California Natural Chicken and Rice. I have to order it.

I would change the food first and see how it goes THEN if your cat is fine (or even if not after a week on different food), consider a kitten.

The point is that any change can cause stress (even positive change). Only introduce one change at a time. This will reduce the stress for the cat and allow you to isolate the problem.

If you're seeing whole kibble, she's regurgitating, not vomiting - which apparently is not as serious in most vets' eyes. My girl regurgitates sometimes when she eats too fast.

Have you tried a raised feeder at all? Sometimes that slows them down a bit, so they can't eat too fast and then toss it all up. And, I'd get over to the pet store and look at the various foods and the kibble size. I don't think it's necessary to buy absolutely the most expensive food available, but you can get something like Petsmart's Authority which is reasonably good and cost-effective, to slowly introduce and see if that has any effect. Good luck - it's worrisome when you think they're not getting enough food.

Sounds like she's just eating too much too fast. I'd try raising her food dish, but some cats won't eat if you change the height of the dish, mine for one! Also, you can add some marbles to the bowl and feed her smaller portions. (See my previous post on this thread.) Also, since she seems stressed over the loss of her friend, you might want to get some Feliway diffusers and see if that helps lessen her stress level.