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I am not sure if this should go into health of behavior, but here I go.

Panther vomitted the first time 3 days ago. He probably emptied out his stomach and there was a lot of them. We cleaned it up right away, but Cheetah kept wanting to smell it.

This morning, I found some dried, long small pieces of looks-like canned food on the kitchen floor. I did not see those last night after I gave them their last meal.

I am thinking can Panther vomited last night and he ate his vomit? or Cheetah ate his vomit? They have a bowl of dry food available to them though.
 
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My cats do that. If one vomits, one will come over, nose it and sometimes try to eat it. I think the fact that it is warm is appealing to them. UGH! and yea, they will re eat their own. I have to stop now, I am not feeling well!
 
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Originally Posted by farleyv

My cats do that. If one vomits, one will come over, nose it and sometimes try to eat it. I think the fact that it is warm is appealing to them. UGH! and yea, they will re eat their own. I have to stop now, I am not feeling well!
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Oh no! Will that cause any health issue?

Last time Panther vomited, I see whole Orijen dry food being swallowed without cracking. Panther is 4 months old, and about 5 lbs. Do you think it can be one of the causes of him vomitting?
 
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If you can recognize the food, it's regurgitation, as opposed to true vomiting (so my vet explained to me). A lot of times when kitty eats too quickly, or too much at one time, they can easily toss their cookies, since their digestive tract is a little more streamlined than ours. Vets tend to worry more about true vomit.

I'd suggest calling your vet to describe, precisely, what you saw and get their take on it, just to be safe.

That said, mine have on occasion regurgitated, and have then 'returned to the scene of the crime' to try to eat up - while Mommy is racing around appalled.

You might try raising the bowl a little bit to sort of slow them down while eating. Some people have put clean larger stones or balls in the bowls to make it a little slower to eat as well.
 
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Originally Posted by darlili

If you can recognize the food, it's regurgitation, as opposed to true vomiting (so my vet explained to me). A lot of times when kitty eats too quickly, or too much at one time, they can easily toss their cookies, since their digestive tract is a little more streamlined than ours. Vets tend to worry more about true vomit.

I'd suggest calling your vet to describe, precisely, what you saw and get their take on it, just to be safe.

That said, mine have on occasion regurgitated, and have then 'returned to the scene of the crime' to try to eat up - while Mommy is racing around appalled.

You might try raising the bowl a little bit to sort of slow them down while eating. Some people have put clean larger stones or balls in the bowls to make it a little slower to eat as well.
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I know each cat is different, but Cheetah eats 2 times faster than Panther, and he is doing fine. Panther eats more dry food than Cheetah though. I am wondering if it is the problem of the size of dry food.
 
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^I've found that it doesn't really matter what size dry food is. Cats teeth aren't meant to grind things up like an omnivore or herbivore, they're for breaking and slicing (and killing). In other words, cats don't really chew like we do so most of their dry food is broke in half at best.

Because of this it's easy for some to vomit after.


It won't hurt them to re-eat it unless there was something bad eaten in the first place.
 
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Originally Posted by strange_wings

^I've found that it doesn't really matter what size dry food is. Cats teeth aren't meant to grind things up like an omnivore or herbivore, they're for breaking and slicing (and killing). In other words, cats don't really chew like we do so most of their dry food is broke in half at best.

Because of this it's easy for some to vomit after.


It won't hurt them to re-eat it unless there was something bad eaten in the first place.
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Hello Strange Wings,

I am not expecting Panther to chew. Since Orijen is trangular (I do not even know if it matters), and I just hope it is not too big for his intestines. But ....what do I know?
 
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Originally Posted by koobe

I am not expecting Panther to chew. Since Orijen is trangular (I do not even know if it matters), and I just hope it is not too big for his intestines. But ....what do I know?
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You should see the size of some of the chunks of meat cats will swallow whole. As long as he's not over eating or participating in a mini cat olympics in the middle of your living room his digestion should be fine.
 
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Originally Posted by strange_wings

You should see the size of some of the chunks of meat cats will swallow whole. As long as he's not over eating or participating in a mini cat olympics in the middle of your living room his digestion should be fine.
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Panther is a funny one. If I give him a piece of raw meat, he will chew a little, and swallow. For the same size of dry, he will simply swallow.

Cooked meat chunks in canned food, no way, he won't even touch it. Even minced canned food, he will lick and lick until the minced meat forms a dry ball at the end and walk away.

I always think they are having a mini cat olympics, they fall from window to sofa, then sofa to the floor. They race across the room... but I think that is normal for kitties.

I hope I am just over worried. Thank you for your advice!
 
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no the food is not to big for intestines often they just gulp to much at once
 
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Harley is my regurgitator--if he's eating commercial he eats too fast, and Jack always gets to it before I can.

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Originally Posted by Jack31

Harley is my regurgitator--if he's eating commercial he eats too fast, and Jack always gets to it before I can.

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There is too much to learn for a first time cat owner. I am so glad I find this forum.

Since Panther is not that into wet food, so I usually allow him to eat as much dry as he wants, actually quite happy about it, because at least he is eating. How I just have to hold off the dry for a little bit after the wet, iso of just put it there 24/7.
 
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My parents' cats are too funny with this. Max will bolt his food and regurgitate with regularity. No matter where Gus is in the house, as soon as she (yes, Gus is a she) hears Max starting to make pukey noises she literally comes RUNNING to him to gobble up his throw-up. I swear she'd take it out of his mouth like a baby bird if he'd let her!!
 
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