Over the past few days, our 9 mo. old kitten has been vomiting once per
day. He vomited once last week and we thought it was because of the
new food we bought him (Wiskas dry). However, even after we switched him
back, he still vomited once per day for the past 2 days. He does not
vomit right away after a meal, usually a few hours after he eats.
His behavior is quite normal. However, he may be a little less energetic
due to his lack of food intake. He hasn't had any diarrhea.
When he eats, he doesn't chew very much. I don't hear a lot of
crunch that goes with every bite of food. He chews maybe once per
bite and then swallows the food.
He had all his shots. A month ago he was exposed to a healthy adult
cat for a weekend and we know he was taken care of well. Our apartment
is clean and we've never had cats here before.
Here is what his vomit looks like next to what we feed him normally
(Purina for kittens, dry). Does the vomit count as predigested or
postdigested food? When I looked close up, i saw strands of hair
tangled in between clumps of food. The vomit is clumpy, dry, and
can be picked up quite easily with a paper towel without much staining
of the carpet.
What is wrong with our kitten? Should we go see a vet?
day. He vomited once last week and we thought it was because of the
new food we bought him (Wiskas dry). However, even after we switched him
back, he still vomited once per day for the past 2 days. He does not
vomit right away after a meal, usually a few hours after he eats.
His behavior is quite normal. However, he may be a little less energetic
due to his lack of food intake. He hasn't had any diarrhea.
When he eats, he doesn't chew very much. I don't hear a lot of
crunch that goes with every bite of food. He chews maybe once per
bite and then swallows the food.
He had all his shots. A month ago he was exposed to a healthy adult
cat for a weekend and we know he was taken care of well. Our apartment
is clean and we've never had cats here before.
Here is what his vomit looks like next to what we feed him normally
(Purina for kittens, dry). Does the vomit count as predigested or
postdigested food? When I looked close up, i saw strands of hair
tangled in between clumps of food. The vomit is clumpy, dry, and
can be picked up quite easily with a paper towel without much staining
of the carpet.
What is wrong with our kitten? Should we go see a vet?
And cats can get pancreatitis, especially if his abdomen is tender; not likely, as he is still perky and very young, but anything is possible.
