Male Cat is Vomiting Hourly

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Hi, my family rescued two cats when they were about three months old.  They have had all there shots and have yearly visits to the vet.  They are both just over two years old.  Last year, the male cat experienced vomiting for a couple of days.  We took him to the vet, which is really not easy to do as he is very temperamental.  He stayed at the cat hospital for two nights, where they gave him antibiotics, Pepcid ac and checked him out.  When he came home he was fine.  On Wednesday, he experienced these same issues where he was vomiting throughout the night.  Thursday he was fine and able to eat and drink regularly.  Friday, we spoke to the vet and she told us that if it reoccurs to bring him in.  All day Saturday he was fine until Sunday morning when he began throwing up again.  He has been throwing up once every hour and a half.  We have stopped giving him food, but he can not even hold down the water.  I want to take him to an emergency clinic but he refuses to even go near his cage.  I have even gotten a trap from the local humane society.  This has not worked.

Besides him vomiting he is pretty energetic, his appetite is still strong and he runs and jumps around.  I know people might say to pick him up and put him in the cage but that is just not possible.  We have never been able to pick him up, and he only lets us pet him when he wants to be petted.  He is a very anxious cat.  I'm at a loss of what to do.  I have some crushed up Pepcid ac that I put in water, but he does not like it, so I put out a bowl of fresh water so he wouldn't get dehydrated.  Please help.  Thanks.
 

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You must find a way to get him into the carrier. He can only go so long without food before complications set in (primarily fatty liver disease.)

Have you tried getting him into a small room/bathroom and backing him into a corner using the carrier so that his only "escape" is to run into the carrier? It's not a stress-free way of approaching this; but, this cat needs to go to the vet.
 

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Of course my first recommendation is to get him to the vet.

Try using a pillowcase, gather it up and have it set out so that the end is spread out on the floor or couch, like make a circle. Get him to get on it and pull it up around him. Tie the top in a knot.

Easy transport.

Until you do this, stop feeding him any foods! Get to the store and pick up clear pediolyte and chicken or turkey only baby food.

You MUST get his intestines to settle down or he will continue to vomit causing severe dehydration.

The only thing he should have is-

No food or water for the next 3 hours. Period.

Then he should be given some baby food mixed 50/50 with pediolyte, and heated toasty warm in the microwave.

See if he will eat this on his own.

If not, he needs to be syringed, as well as forced to take the pepcid.

He doesn't sound like syringing will be easy. So lets hope he will go for it. You said his appetite is still good. 


If he will eat a small amt of this, bingo, but you will be offering him this same thing for several times per day. He should eat a minimum of 2 full jars, mixed with the same amt of pediolyte.

You can do this for up to 3 days, depending on how well he takes to it. You WILL see he is no longer vomiting.

Then you will slooowly introduce a new food. We will cross that bridge when we see how he does with this and if you tell me what he is currently eating and always has been.
 
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