should i be concerned cat vomiting

Hiya my name is Jo i have a 2 year old short hair calico shes indoor,eats a grain free diet some dry with wet,dewormed regularly and flea treated regularly  .She only vomits mayb once every other week so i am not sure if its something i need to be concerned about she appears healthy always happy to see me mews at me and my partner she enjoys being talked too.Should i be concerned or do you think its something as simple as a hairball 

Here is a very interesting recent thread on vomiting and hairballs. http://www.thecatsite.com/t/257969/interesting-article-on-hairballs

Basically, healthy cats should pass hair through the digestive tract and excrete it. Contrary to popular opinion, cats should not vomit regularly, hairball related or not.

so this could be a symptom of something worse to come at least i put her on a grain free half wet half dry diet i guess thats why i dont see her throw up more often  that article also explains why my fathers cat had a problem with hair balls it may also explain why the poor thing died.If this si a symptom of a inflamed bowel then what is the cause her food is free from wheat,corn,oats or rice i feed porta 21 sensible but i guess smilla is not very good quality it only has 50% named meat products rest is animal by product i will be switching out smilla when i am on a better income.I hope she hasnt eaten something she shouldnt have but my house is child proofed.So i need to work out if there is something she has eaten that is causing this but i cant think of what as she is indoors.I guess i do need to get her checked with the vet unfortunatly being unemployed means i cannot at the moment thank you for the link i like to learn about cat health 

Does your cat have long hair? I just had to have mine shaved because of his continual hairball problems. I agree with vball it may mean there is intestinal irritation. I think my guy has ibs which probably exacerbates the hairball problem in cats.

Franksmom said:

Does your cat have long hair? I just had to have mine shaved because of his continual hairball problems. I agree with vball it may mean there is intestinal irritation. I think my guy has ibs which probably exacerbates the hairball problem in cats.

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shes short hair theres a younger pic of her stealing my cup of tea in my profile picture i guess if she was long hair she would be vomiting more often.I cant think of what could be upsetting her tummy mayb i need to deworm her again i did it about 2 months ago i usally every 6 months i think she may of spat out her spill last time i gave her one its a absolute nightmare to give her pills.

How is your cat doing?  Is she still vomiting?

Worms generally cause diarrehea, not vomiting.

If the problem is with food, try boiling some chicken (no spices, nothing added).  And with the liquid, cook up some rice.  Give that to your cat for a few days and see if her stomach calms down.  Or, try babyfood (the kind with ONLY meat and water/broth, not the kind with lemon, cornstarch, etc.)

once last night it does appear more frequent like i said it couldnt be food as its suitable for cats with a sensitive tummy i have been reading information online wich suggests wet may be easyer on her tummy so i will increase the amount of wet food and cut back on dry.thanks for advice though 

It could still be the food. "Sensitive tummy" formulations don't mean that much. A cat could still have an issue with any of the ingredients. If your cat does have IBD then dry food could be irritating to her system. I would definitely increase the wet food as much as possible and use wet foods with as simple an ingredient list as possible. Also a novel protein (a meat source your cat has not had before like duck or venison) may help. Another good link for information on cat nutrition and health is www.catinfo.org.

Agree with vball. Another good site for cats with ibd/ibs is http://ibdkitties.net

vball91 said:

It could still be the food. "Sensitive tummy" formulations don't mean that much. A cat could still have an issue with any of the ingredients. If your cat does have IBD then dry food could be irritating to her system. I would definitely increase the wet food as much as possible and use wet foods with as simple an ingredient list as possible. Also a novel protein (a meat source your cat has not had before like duck or venison) may help. Another good link for information on cat nutrition and health is www.catinfo.org.

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hi i know that allot of so called sensitive foods still have grain wich usually is the problem  i herd before that too much grain in a cats diet can cause problems so removed it the best food i could find for my budget was porta 21 ingredients below 

Ground chicken (64%), chicken (9.15%), chicken fat, dried potatoes, dried brewer's yeast, beet pulp (sugar removed), cellulose, MOS (mannan-oligosaccharides), FOS (fructooligosaccharides), dried cranberries, green tea extract.

I would switch to another dry to see if its a ingredient but being on a low budget my options are limited this is the cheapest grain free i can find all i can do is give less dry and more wet .The wet food i give is not highest of quality though 40% is named meat products the rest is by product 

ingredients of wet 

Poultry with Poultry Hearts:  Meat and meat by-products (20% poultry, 20% poultry hearts), minerals

Ok when i order a new batch of wet food i can order a different type but it seems all different flavours all have chicken i order from zooplus.uk so i will see if i can find something without chicken too see if a different meat type has a effect 

thank you for advice   and links i will read 

My cat who's 5 years old vomits every now and then due to hairballs or eating too much or eating something he caught while playing outdoors or any food he would find on the floor.

Except about a month ago he vomited like 5 times, whenever he ate anything he vomits I immediately took him to the vet and he had a virus we don't know where he caught it from but they withdrew blood and his immune system was very low, he was kept for a couple of days.  He's all better now.

You are the only one who can tell if his vomiting is regular cause like me every once in a while, but when he vomited constantly in a short period of time (less than a day) this is where you should take action.

Do you brush him each day? That's the simplest way to keep hairballs down if that's the problem.

My Polly has IBD, and she has done well on Fancy Feast (classic flavors only) and 9 lives.

PurrPaws said:

Do you brush him each day? That's the simplest way to keep hairballs down if that's the problem.

My Polly has IBD, and she has done well on Fancy Feast (classic flavors only) and 9 lives.

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When i cleaned up her mess other day i did notice a fair bit of hair so i will be brushing her when i can find a good brush