Foster mom getting a little concerned with vomiting

I need either reassurance or a swift kick in the behind to stand up for myself

I'm fostering two little guys who turn 8 weeks old tomorrow. They've been very healthy, so I may be overreactiing - but have never had this issue with such little ones. 

Starting two days ago, at least 2 x a day when I go to check on them/sit with them/play/feed them their wet food (dry available at all times)...there is a pile of vomit. Generally appears to be partially digested food. We keep them in a very large bedroom, away from our "permanent" kitties, so I'm not able to be there 24 hours a day and see which one it is unfortunately. Both also started sneezing a bit about the time the vomit began appearing. Little sneezes - no eye or nasal discharge.

And both are eating well, and continue to gain weight every day (we weigh daily to monitor). And playing like madcats, so maybe I'm overreacting, but I'm always a little overprotective when they're so small! Plus they're scheduled to go back to the shelter soon - so I don't want either starting out unhealthy when they make that very stressful transition - stressful for them and me

I called the shelter manager I'm fostering for and she said "you're just worrying too much." End of story. Two - almost three days - of consistent vomit does worry me a little - especially when there's sneezing too. 

Anyone out there have thoughts? I wonder if it's possible it's overeating - although I always sit with them for at least an hour after I bring their wet food (which is softened Royal Canin Baby Cat mixed with canned Baby Cat, topped with hard Baby Cat).

Ideas on slowing them down if so? I feed about 4 times a day on the soft.

Thanks in advance!

It may be overfeeding or they are eating too fast.  Try cutting back on the dry - just feed the wet.  Four times a day is plenty of food for eight weeks old.  I have a sneezer too - but I noticed she mostly sneezes after using her litter.  I use A/H, so it's pretty dust free but that occurred to me too.

So Ondine-would you feed them less soft too---or less often? I'd actually wondered if we should feed more often since perhaps they're wolfing it down too fast, which might be helped by having it around more often? I've got to pull back relatively soon on the soft as they won't get soft at the shelter.

I actually thought it had stopped after I posted last night, as we'd had 2 feeds & come back down to no vomit....and then came down here 10 minutes ago & ....vomit. Argh!!!!

It's just odd--never in all my litters of fosters have I encountered this?!?! And I deal with the "fast feeding vomit" with my 19-year-old cat but with her the reaction is instantaneous ..as opposed to whatever's happening here, which obviously is happening here sometime after I leave their room (& as I said-I spend about an hour after they eat sitting/loving/playing). So - even with the delay in vomiting -still sound like over/too fast eating?

BTW-sneezing is better this morning!!!

It occurred to me that it might also be the food itself?  I have one cat who cannot eat Sheba - comes right back up no matter what the flavor.

I would guess you should keep with three feedings a day and maybe give them less at each feeding.  If they all eat together, can you hang around and see who is vomiting?

Also, do you know what they'll get at the shelter?  Maybe you can ease them into that, so there is less a shock to their system when they go...

I've tried to figure out which one it is-but I swear its like they wait till i leave the room to upchuck! Yesterday i took my laptop into their room & stayed for 1 1/2 hours after they'd eaten---had to leave for a meeting, come back an hour later to a tiny pile of vomit!!

Tried a few things at last feeding tonight-cross your fingers! It did hit me-after Ondine you mentioned perhaps it was a particular food----I'd been thinking they'd been getting only Royal Canin Baby Cat (hard + hard soaked in water to soften + Baby Cat canned) but it hit me that I'd started swapping the Baby Cat canned out for some Hills Kitten canned as I couldn't find it in town for 2 days---& realized that was right when this started!!! So tonight I went back to ONLY Baby Cat (in the various forms)...plus I let them eat for a few minutes, picked it up for 15 minutes & then put it back down to force them to take a break. Sat with them for an hour & watched Jimmy Kimmel & no vomit....& popped back an hour later & still no vomit!!!! Yeah!!!!! So maybe pulling that Hills &/or making them take a break will help!!!!

As far as scheduling their return----they turned 8 weeks today, so I expect the shelter to call any day. My husband keeps saying they should go back ASAP while they're as small as possible so that they're extra cute (which they are-not that i'm biased)--increasing adoption potential. I think I push to keep them here for another week (or even 2) as this shelter is SO overcrowded & has a lot of URI & ringworm right now. (Plus gotta figure out this vomit). I know teeny tiny does draw in adopters-but I think 9 or even 10 weeks is still tiny-but every week here helps build resistance.

So Ondine-you agree that keeping them another week or even 2 might be smart?!?

Thank you SO much for helping!!!

I would keep them a little while longer.  The shelter is such a harsh place to be, keeping them in a home environment is always the better bet.  And there's no sense in exposing them to ringworm/other shelter cooties.  You can continue to ensure their health and make sure they have the manners training and socialization to be good housecats.

Are you able to take them to adoption events?  That will help get them the exposure they need to be adopted while ensuring they're still with you.  I am hoping the shelter has posted them, too.

Sadly, this shelter does no adoption events at this time (which obviously adds to the overcrowding). I'm a graphic designer, so I've offered to help them out with Petfinder.com postings, as they're not great on keeping up with that either. They try hard, it just seems they just don't have quite the volunteer base some local shelters have. I've also done flyers for our 2 fosters I'm sending out, posting on Facebook, posting around town etc today.

So hopefully I can get these guys homes before faced with taking them back to that stressful environment. Unfortunately I spoke too soon on the sneezing-both are still sneezing like mad....which seems odd since there's no discharge...& it just started 5 days ago? I hate to call & push for antibiotics as I'm sure that'll just prompt them to ask me to bring them back. So think ill see if this blows over (vomiting issue remains better)--push hard this week on the "finding homes" front!

Hopefully that sounds like the right decision!