Vomit Vomit Vomit!!!

krickette

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It seems like every other day I'm having to clean up vomit! It was like this a while back, and I pulled Riot off her food for 2 days and she got better.... But now it's back to miserable again. She does eat grass when she's outside, but this isn't vomiting grass. It's not runny, it's solid, but not quite regurgitation. I can't really describe it... Anyway, I'm feeding her kit and kaboodle, cause that's the big bag they had on sale... I'm almost done with this bag so I figure I'll go ahead and start switching to something else. I have her and the presumably about 3 month old kitten on the same food, cause they share a food bowl. Which also makes it hard to regulate how much they eat. I used to put a cup of food in the bowl in the morning and that was it, but with two cats, one a growing kitten, I just fill the bowl all the time, when I see it's low. So I know she's probably over eating, but with my random class schedule and small apartment it's kind of hard to figure out what to do about that.
But what's a brand of food that usually doesn't cause this?
She did it on Purina, but not on the first brand she was on, but I can't remember what it was called. They sell it at TSC, and I've never seen it anywhere else.
 

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Put them on a higher quality food. I'd barf too if I was fed crap. The kitten needs a good food and that isn't anywhere close. I feel guilty if I get a free bag and feed it to the outside cats. Cat Chow is still crap but that is about as low quality as I will go for the ones outside(and I try to feed them as cheap as possible.) I honestly feel guilty that I can't afford to feed them premium food. Honestly I wouldn't feed Kit and Caboodle to my worst enemy, or their cat, for that matter. Too much corn, too many bi-products, it doesn't contain one ingredient I'd want Attitude or Nuts to eat. It sounds like you might have a food allergy and I wouldn't doubt it in the least if it was corn.

Look into high quality cat food, Like Natural Balance, Taste of the Wild, EVO and I know I have forgot some but I'm sure the others will give them. They are more expensive but well worth it. Ask my 9 and 11 lb inside cats against the 4-6 lb outside cats and they are all the same age from the same litter. They need some real food and not crap. Remove the crap(aka corn) from their diet and the barfing will go away.

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There are so many dyes and by-products in cheaper foods that they can be allergic to, I would try another higher quality food. Also kittens need different values for growing and should be fed a kitten or all-life stages food - not an adult food to help her get a good start.

Some of the decent quality foods work out cheaper than they seem as you feed less of them than the cheap foods per meal
 

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IMO, the trick with food is to find one that (a) your cats like, (b) you can afford and (c) transition them somewhat slowly from one food to the other.

There's no one perfect food - what will work well for one cat, may totally not work for another. For example, some of the very high end foods are just too rich for some cats, and they'll have all sorts of digestive problems. On the other hand, some of the foods that seem very economical really aren't - you have to feed more to get the same nutrients into the cat. And, any food the cat won't eat doesn't do any good at all, no matter how great it might be for another cat.

Do you have any pet-specific stores near you? Petsmart or Petco? A lot of people have luck with Petsmart's Authority and that's not too terribly expensive. But, if you can tell us what stores you have access to, people could probably give some suggestions. Sharky in particular knows a lot about nutritional requirements and food lines in general.
 

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Originally Posted by darlili

IMO, the trick with food is to find one that (a) your cats like, (b) you can afford and (c) transition them somewhat slowly from one food to the other.

There's no one perfect food - what will work well for one cat, may totally not work for another. For example, some of the very high end foods are just too rich for some cats, and they'll have all sorts of digestive problems. On the other hand, some of the foods that seem very economical really aren't - you have to feed more to get the same nutrients into the cat. And, any food the cat won't eat doesn't do any good at all, no matter how great it might be for another cat.

Do you have any pet-specific stores near you? Petsmart or Petco? A lot of people have luck with Petsmart's Authority and that's not too terribly expensive. But, if you can tell us what stores you have access to, people could probably give some suggestions.
.. and very well written....
 

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Originally Posted by darlili

Do you have any pet-specific stores near you? Petsmart or Petco? A lot of people have luck with Petsmart's Authority and that's not too terribly expensive.
my vomiting cat is on a low carb food, but Authority Sensitive Stomach is one he can handle and I have used before when they were out of stock for Orijen/Evo
 

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Authority is also good from Petsmart. I used the kitten when all of them were smaller(and the mothers were still lactating) and I think I had more of them at the time. I only switched because as everyone got bigger the small bags just weren't cutting it. I don't know why they don't sell kitten food in larger bags. 8 lbs just doesn't cut it. I might still be using it if it came in larger bags.

It's not that expensive, it does have some corn except the sensitive stomach kind. The kitten has to be on either an all life stages food or a kitten food for it to grow properly. Authority is not all life stages so you will need kitten and adult food if you choose to feed that.

Also, each one needs their own food bowl. Mine use just the normal stainless steel bowls, they aren't expensive(I think I paid like $2 each for their bowls) and they are right next to each other and yes they eat out of each others bowls but they need to have their own bowls. The only thing I make them share is the water fountain and they share their 4 litter boxes, but I obviously have enough that they could each have their own pair if they so chose.

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A good chicken and rice blend/salmon and rice is a good option for kitties with sensitive stomachs. I have a kitty with CH/Vestibular disease/hyranencephaly, it makes her dizzy, and she throws up a good 3-5 times a day. I used to feed her Iams original, and the vomiting was 5X worse. I switched her to Purina Pro Plan Chicken and Rice and Salmon and Rice, and it is down to 3-5 times a day. When she's on Purina EN (which is a prescription diet... trying to find a clinic locally that sells it now), her vomitting was maybe every other day. So, the right diet is key.

She may also have issues with hairballs, and needs fiber or cat lax. My kitty, the same one mentioned above, was put on Prozyme, which is a pro-biotic supplement for her chronic intermittent vomiting. You may want to discuss things with your vet, as well, just to be sure.

If she's acting poorly, as well, you may want to bring her to the vet sooner, rather than later. If she's painful in the abdomen, has a fever, and/or lethargic, these are all signs of pancreatitis, and needs to be treated as soon as possible.

Good luck with your kitty!

Okie
 
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