My rescued kitten is throwing up

Charlotte is still throwing up.  She's almost 3 months old and is still the same size she was at 5 weeks.  It's not gotten any worse but it hasn't gotten any better -- it's never food. Just water and occasional mucus.  I thought dairy was a problem. It's not.  Grain free food doesn't seem to matter.  Her appetite is great and using the litter box seems to be normal (she still shares with her two brothers so it's hard to tell). She's got another vet appointment on Saturday.  Hopefully her brother Owen will go to his forever home (the person who adopted their sister Tosh is interested now that she sees how wonderful Tosh is) and it'll be easier to see what she's doing.  She's SO little I'm really getting worried about her even though she runs and plays like normal. 

I would have the vet check Charlotte for an absorption disorder (done via a blood test.) We have had 2 cats come thru the rescue with this (one diagnosed at 7 yr, the other at 6 wks.) Chase, the youngest, had a huge appetite; but, had horrible diarrhea, vomiting and was not growing properly. This disorder is treated with B12 injections. It also took me a few tries to find a food Chase could tolerate. It has the * occasional* bout of vomiting or diarrhea; but, he is doing so much better. He is still very lean; but weights 9 lbs at 8 mo old.

CatPack said:

I would have the vet check Charlotte for an absorption disorder (done via a blood test.) We have had 2 cats come thru the rescue with this (one diagnosed at 7 yr, the other at 6 wks.) Chase, the youngest, had a huge appetite; but, had horrible diarrhea, vomiting and was not growing properly. This disorder is treated with B12 injections. It also took me a few tries to find a food Chase could tolerate. It has the * occasional* bout of vomiting or diarrhea; but, he is doing so much better. He is still very lean; but weights 9 lbs at 8 mo old.

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Does an absorption disorder always present with diarrhea?  She hasn't had a problem with that at all.  But I will ask the vet for the test! 

I don't think diarrhea always has to be present. The 7 yr old diagnosised with the cobalamin deficiency only vomits. I'm not sure how Chase's numbers compare to hers; but, he was definitely sicker than she was.

Hello all! I'm sorry it took so long to reply, I finally found the site again when I got an email notification. When I took Binx to the vet his vet said he was very healthy, no worms, got his first set of shots and some flea meds. I explained to the tech and the vet what was going on and they both said kitten acid reflux, Binx takes 1/4 of a 10mg Pepcid every morning, and no more vomiting. The only time he's had anymore problems is when we can't get all of his Pepcid down that morning. That's only happen on two occasions and the vomiting was very minimal and didn't seem to phase him at all. dataangel I really hope your baby is okay, maybe try a What Binx is on? He has gained weight since in the last two weeks since he's been on the Pepcid and has had a bigger appetite

Pepcid and metoclopramide have done nothing for Charlotte. She's at the vet right now, having an endoscopic exam.  I'm worried out of my mind about her being sedated. She's 3 months old and weighs 1.9 lbs.  She's scrappy, though.   I can only hope that the vet can find something and that it's fixable. Even if it means keeping her on a special diet and/or meds for the rest of her life. I just want her to have a long, happy life.

Sending many vibes for Charlotte .  That is so strange, because normally throwing up froth is a sign of over acidity, which pepcid and/or metoclopramide handles.  I also hope the endoscopy results in some sort of resolution that can be easily fixed.  Did they check for the malabsorption issue? 

Sending healing thoughts for your baby Charlotte.  I hope they are able to figure out what is causing her issues.

   for Charlotte

dataangel I'm so very sorry to hear about Charlotte, love and good vibes to you both, hope the vet gets some info through this procedure!

Mild distal esophogitis!  She's on several meds now and will have a recheck in about 3 weeks, but the vet thinks we caught this early enough and is hopeful. It's also something that may get better as she grows up.   I'm just so glad she made it through the procedure and she's back home.  Fingers crossed that the medications do the trick and she starts to improve.

Thank you for the good thoughts and mojo.

What meds is she on?  I would have thought the Pepcid A/C or the Metoclopramide would have been the answer to that

Well, anyway, good to have a diagnosis, and hopefully since it is mild and caught early, it will go away, as the Vet mentioned.