Cat is sick please help urgent

Can someone help please?? My cat, whose like 3 years old, is acting unusual. He is less active than usual and just sleeps. He vomits up his food, so far he vomited 6 times today. He won't eat his food, but will drink his water. The dry food we give him is his usual one, which he didn't have a problem before. I remember him playing with a tiny rubber band before but I dont know if he ate it. I just don't want to take him to the vet unless it's really necessary because the vet isn't cheap. By the way he vomited his food along with some yellowish liquid. Also he likes to go outdoors sometimes but hasn't gone in a while. He also is a cat that meows a lot but now he's really quite. Hope someone can help and return him back to the way he was a happy active cat.

Unfortunately those are the symptoms of a blockage, and the only solution is a vet visit and x-ray to see if he needs surgery or not. I highly urge you to take him as soon as possible. I'd be at the emergency vet.

Is it possible for him to poop it out or barf it out?? I heard other cats did that

While it is possible, if it was something that could pass or be regurgitated, chances are he would have expelled it already. Vomiting this much and being unable to keep down food is a big issue. Vets are definitely not cheap, but the faster a vet can address this, the less damage it will do and the less you may end up paying for treatment or recovery. Best to act quickly before your cat gets even sicker. I would say it is absolutely necessary.

We'll if that's my only option I guess it's time to go to the vet

But if there are any other suggestions please do help

babytommy said:

But if there are any other suggestions please do help

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You've been given the only advice you need -- he needs to see a vet immediately. Trying to get around that will only cause further problems which could have been prevented.

Take a look here if you cannot afford a vet:

http://www.thecatsite.com/a/when-you-cant-afford-a-veterinarian

http://www.thecatsite.com/t/155462/cant-afford-a-vet-please-read

If there is something twined around his intestines it could kill him, and it would be a painful way to die. Please bring him to a vet!

We are going to take him to the vEt then thanks for the help!!

Turns out it was just a hairball!! Hairball and blockage symptoms are pretty much the same

Hairballs can cause blockages. How did they determine it was a hairball? And he's keeping food down now?

Oh before I took him to the vet I went to the pet store to see if his symptoms matched anything. Well they matched the one on medicine to get rid of hair balls. After giving him the medicine the next day he stopped throwing up and went back to his normal self