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got a question, Mimi got sick last night, she went around in circles and then she puked on the floor, and it was the second time today, big amount. i was feeding her to much for the last two days and just found out for the package, is this normal? i am reducing the amount of food by a 1/4 cup like the package says. i have a question for you Mimi doesn't like dried up food how should i give her the food so she will eat it thru out the day and not leave it to go bad in her bowl. she sometimes eats her cat litter "World best cat litter brand" is this normal for her to be eatting it? and should i reduce the amount of food giving in her bowl ever more to lessing the amount of intake she has in a day between the litter and the food? a another question how long after she gets sick can I pick her up and comfort her to let her know she ok? she is drinking half a bowl of water no problems.

thank you for taking the time to read and reply. if you have any more advice you like to share please feel free to let me know. i very much be happy for your in sight!

Martina

As a human mom who has had any bodily fluid imaginable(and that includes puke, babies don't give warnings, your first clue they feel bad is usually getting barfed on) on me so a little cat puke getting on me wouldn't be that big of a deal. I'd pick her up once she appeared to be done, you can always put her back down if she starts going through the motions again, cats tend to make it obvious they are going to puke.

She shouldn't be eating her cat litter and she shouldn't WANT to eat it either. Would you want to drink the water out of your toilet bowl? I know I wouldn't. She does need to see a vet regarding that, the litter won't hurt her but that is a sign that something isn't right.

On the puking, is she scarfing down her food quickly and puking or is she just puking after eating and is she eating a huge amount of food in one sitting? Most cats will regulate intake so they don't eat to the point of puking(unlike dogs) but some don't.

Really you can't leave canned food down all day and have it not dry up. Most keep a bowl of dry down for snacking in between wet meals. Nuts gets a can or pouch of wet a day(when my budget allows it) and always has his dry Solid Gold down to munch on when he wants to since a small can or pouch of wet food isn't enough food for a 12 lb cat. I know some take up and toss left over wet after 30 mins. I personally never did it since I knew it would be eaten by morning and if it wasn't(very very rare, usually only if they didn't like the flavor, same thing with Nuts now, if he doesn't eat it he doesn't like it) the outside cats got it and they'd eat it.

How old is she and when was the last time se saw the vet, like I said she has to go for the litter eating, that is not normal and is a sign that something is wrong. The litter itself won't hurt her if she does eat it but you need to find out why she's eating it.

Taryn

she is 5 years old and she only eatting a little bit not much of the litter. she downs a bowl of dry cat food in 30 mins, and i am not sure about her last vet check as i just got her, i have contact the place i got her and asking

If she is eating it all and it is making her puke then you need to give it to her in multiple meals a day instead of all at once. I had to do that with Attitude when she was fat, she wasn't eating it all and puking but she'd eat all the food early on in the day(and Nuts') and then not have any left for the rest of the day. Giving half to her and Nuts in the morning and then half at night solved that. Nuts will eat his entire serving of wet food in one sitting but it isn't much that he gets and the he snacks on the dry food throughout the day. Attitude finally got herself regulated and she did the same so I was able to put down on dry meal a day for them.

Also, what are you feeding?

Taryn

i am feeding Mimi Authority real turkey (its a petsmart brand). i may give her small amount two times a day it calls for 1/2 cup for a small cat and i could give her what ever half of that twice a day and she is a small cat

I think you should take her to the vet. You should also mention to the vet that she's eating litter.

How big is she?

I know foods are different but Nuts get 1/3 cup of dry and he get 1/2 cup when fed only dry but he's also 12 lbs.

I would feed the minimum amount specified on the bag, or even better ask your vet, they can better tell you how much to feed. I had to drop Attitude and Nuts to 1/3 cup when they were about 10 lbs each in order for Attitude to lose weight 1/2 cup was too much for her.

Taryn

Eating litter is the first sign of anemia in cats. Eating litter does not mean she's anemic, but it is a sign she could be. She needs to go to the vet for blood work to make sure. If your vet dismisses this, insist. We fought anemia for four years. Our vet initially dismissed his eating litter as anything serious. Four months later, we were fighting for his life. We went to a feline specialist who hadn't read his file yet and asked for the symptoms. The first thing we said was, "it seemed to start a few months ago when he was eating litter," and before we got any further, he said - "he's anemic, right?"

So not all vets know this, but it is an important warning sign that something is wrong, and one that should not be ignored.