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Hello all,
About two months ago we brought home a new companion for our 1 year-old fixed male tabby. We are not home during the day and were concerned he wasn't getting enough activity, playtime, or socialization. The companion cat is a female calico. She is about 3 months old now, we guess (still has her kitten meow) and they hit it off very well. That's what's good.
The bad news is that she has been vomiting with increasing frequency.
We feed them both Natural Balance duck and green pea dry and have done so since she arrived, without incident for the first month. This is safe for kittens, and was at the recommendation of our vet as a hypo-allergenic solution and for better digestion.
Having read that it is best for young kittens to have free access to their food while they grow, we fill the bowl in the morning and then refill it at night if necessary. The older one doesn't eat more than he wants so this has worked well for the kitten, and she seems to like the food. Although she eats enthusiastically, I wouldn't say she is a "gobbler." She doesn't eat the whole bowl at once and will come back several times to nibble throughout the day (when we are home to observe.)
I first noticed that there were spots on the carpet in the room where the litter box is at and initially thought it was diarrhea. However, I could tell the spot had been licked quite a bit - the carpet beneath was matted down and smoothed over. Then one day I found her vomiting and then, it appeared, to eat it afterward. At that particular moment I stopped her and cleaned it up, but since then it happened several more times when we were not at home, and I can tell she was throwing up and then eating it, as all that was left was the stain.
It has no real odor to speak of, no blood. When I inspect it, I can see tiny bits of food - she breaks up the pellets when she eats and I see these same sized pieces all around her bowl so I know this is the food - and today, a pile of whole pellets. The food seems undigested but her vomiting is not happening right after eating. I would say it happens sometimes within and hour to 4 hours after eating.
Today I was home all day, fed them both in the morning, and then kept an eye on her to see if she would be sick. About 3 hours after feeding them, I left to run some errands. I returned home, and 2 hours later found a giant pile of vomit - completely undigested food - in the closet.
She is active, gaining weight, drinking water, playful, very affectionate. We were told she has been dewormed. She does not have diarrhea and her feces is normal size and solid.
It doesn't happen every day, but I'd say 4 out of 7.
So what on earth is going on? Any insights? I appreciate it. We just became first time cat owners last year with our tabby, so this is still new to us.
About two months ago we brought home a new companion for our 1 year-old fixed male tabby. We are not home during the day and were concerned he wasn't getting enough activity, playtime, or socialization. The companion cat is a female calico. She is about 3 months old now, we guess (still has her kitten meow) and they hit it off very well. That's what's good.
The bad news is that she has been vomiting with increasing frequency.
We feed them both Natural Balance duck and green pea dry and have done so since she arrived, without incident for the first month. This is safe for kittens, and was at the recommendation of our vet as a hypo-allergenic solution and for better digestion.
Having read that it is best for young kittens to have free access to their food while they grow, we fill the bowl in the morning and then refill it at night if necessary. The older one doesn't eat more than he wants so this has worked well for the kitten, and she seems to like the food. Although she eats enthusiastically, I wouldn't say she is a "gobbler." She doesn't eat the whole bowl at once and will come back several times to nibble throughout the day (when we are home to observe.)
I first noticed that there were spots on the carpet in the room where the litter box is at and initially thought it was diarrhea. However, I could tell the spot had been licked quite a bit - the carpet beneath was matted down and smoothed over. Then one day I found her vomiting and then, it appeared, to eat it afterward. At that particular moment I stopped her and cleaned it up, but since then it happened several more times when we were not at home, and I can tell she was throwing up and then eating it, as all that was left was the stain.
It has no real odor to speak of, no blood. When I inspect it, I can see tiny bits of food - she breaks up the pellets when she eats and I see these same sized pieces all around her bowl so I know this is the food - and today, a pile of whole pellets. The food seems undigested but her vomiting is not happening right after eating. I would say it happens sometimes within and hour to 4 hours after eating.
Today I was home all day, fed them both in the morning, and then kept an eye on her to see if she would be sick. About 3 hours after feeding them, I left to run some errands. I returned home, and 2 hours later found a giant pile of vomit - completely undigested food - in the closet.
She is active, gaining weight, drinking water, playful, very affectionate. We were told she has been dewormed. She does not have diarrhea and her feces is normal size and solid.
It doesn't happen every day, but I'd say 4 out of 7.
So what on earth is going on? Any insights? I appreciate it. We just became first time cat owners last year with our tabby, so this is still new to us.
